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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1255 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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         36   1019 PM  58    1979  32      4       40       
  MINIMUM         12   1259 AM -29    1919  14     -2       33       
  AVERAGE         24                        23      1       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.28 1964   0.04   0.01     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.45   0.23     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.68                      0.45   0.23     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.31                     32.49  -2.18    34.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.5  1909   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   13.7                       2.0   11.7      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.7                       2.0   11.7      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.4                       6.9   10.5       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        41      0       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  592                       395    197      299       
  SINCE DEC 1    592                       395    197      299       
  SINCE JUL 1   1948                      1958    -10     1644       
                                                                     
 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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        61      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   14       -18      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   436 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   437 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 10 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         36    905 PM  59    1979  29      7       37       
  MINIMUM         14   1248 AM -23    1919  13      1       32       
  AVERAGE         25                        21      4       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.20 1911   0.04  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.43  -0.03     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.40                      0.43  -0.03     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.30                     33.83   5.47    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            11.0  1970   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.1                       2.0    4.1       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      6.1                       2.0    4.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      9.5                       7.6    1.9      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        44     -4       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  579                       423    156      322       
  SINCE DEC 1    579                       423    156      322       
  SINCE JUL 1   1992                      2106   -114     1907       
                                                                     
 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    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        57      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -17      1934                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2005......SUNRISE   735 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   736 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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