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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1243 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         32    343 PM  58    1968  32      0       42       
  MINIMUM         20    426 AM -15    2000  14      6       26       
  AVERAGE         26                        23      3       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.81 1991   0.04  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.71                      0.53   0.18     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.71                      0.53   0.18     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.34                     32.57  -2.23    34.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.5  1972   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   14.0                       2.4   11.6      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.0                       2.4   11.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.7                       7.3   10.4       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        42     -3       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  672                       479    193      362       
  SINCE DEC 1    672                       479    193      362       
  SINCE JUL 1   2028                      2042    -14     1707       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        57      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -26      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   732 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 12 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         34    255 PM  58    1968  28      6       42       
  MINIMUM         19    833 PM -16    2000  12      7       23       
                                      1932                          
  AVERAGE         27                        20      7       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.12 1991   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      0.51  -0.09     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.42                      0.51  -0.09     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.32                     33.91   5.41    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1909   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.4                       2.4    4.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1      6.4                       2.4    4.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      9.8                       8.0    1.8      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        45     -7       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  658                       513    145      388       
  SINCE DEC 1    658                       513    145      388       
  SINCE JUL 1   2071                      2196   -125     1973       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        56      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -22      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   439 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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