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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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         19    820 PM  61    1946  33    -14       43       
  MINIMUM         -8    740 AM -21    1958  15    -23       38       
  AVERAGE          6                        24    -18       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.30 1918   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.41   0.22     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.63                      0.41   0.22     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.26                     32.45  -2.19    34.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1961   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.7                       1.8   11.9      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.7                       1.8   11.9      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                       6.7   10.7       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        41     18       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  551                       354    197      271       
  SINCE DEC 1    551                       354    197      271       
  SINCE JUL 1   1907                      1917    -10     1616       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    95           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        58      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -29      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST   
DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   729 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 9 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         16    616 PM  63    1939  29    -13       40       
  MINIMUM         -6    459 AM -19    1958  13    -19       35       
  AVERAGE          5                        21    -16       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.64 1918   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      0.39   0.00     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      0.39   0.00     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.29                     33.79   5.50    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1924   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       1.8    4.3       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      6.1                       1.8    4.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                       7.4    2.1      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        44     16       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  539                       379    160      292       
  SINCE DEC 1    539                       379    160      292       
  SINCE JUL 1   1952                      2062   -110     1877       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        59      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -23      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2005......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   735 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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