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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1241 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM          5    321 PM  56    1916  34    -29       41       
  MINIMUM        -18    654 AM -19    1976  16    -34       35       
  AVERAGE         -6                        25    -31       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1926   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.33   0.02     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.35                      0.33   0.02     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.98                     32.37  -2.39    34.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.9  1969   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.4                       1.4    8.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      9.4                       1.4    8.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.1                       6.3    6.8       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        40     31       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  433                       272    161      216       
  SINCE DEC 1    433                       272    161      216       
  SINCE JUL 1   1789                      1835    -46     1561       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    856                       758     98      616       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        65      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   15       -18      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         13    220 PM  53    1916  30    -17       38       
  MINIMUM        -10    727 AM -18    1972  14    -24       31       
  AVERAGE          2                        22    -20       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.90 1926   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.31   0.02     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.33                      0.31   0.02     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.27                     33.71   5.56    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             6.0  1926   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.6                       1.4    3.2       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      4.6                       1.4    3.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      8.0                       7.0    1.0      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       63                        43     20       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  422                       292    130      233       
  SINCE DEC 1    422                       292    130      233       
  SINCE JUL 1   1835                      1975   -140     1818       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    769                       655    114      386       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        65      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -16      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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