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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTED FOR SNOW DEPTH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
753 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         35    212 PM  57    1975  31      4       28       
  MINIMUM         27    222 AM -21    1901  13     14        5       
  AVERAGE         31                        22      9       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.15          0.36 1993   0.03   0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.88                      0.60   0.28     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.88                      0.60   0.28     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.51                     32.64  -2.13    34.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.0 R         3.7  1983   0.2    3.8      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.2                       2.8   15.4       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     18.2                       2.8   15.4       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     21.9                       7.7   14.2       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        43     -9       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  741                       564    177      456       
  SINCE DEC 1    741                       564    177      456       
  SINCE JUL 1   2097                      2127    -30     1801       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     89          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        54      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   13       -21      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   733 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 14 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         35    716 PM  55    1998  27      8       28       
  MINIMUM         29    435 AM -17    1926  11     18        2       
  AVERAGE         32                        19     13       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.43          0.90 1975   0.03   0.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      0.57   0.28     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.85                      0.57   0.28     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.75                     33.97   5.78    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        4.3           8.0  1907   0.3    4.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.7                       2.9    7.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     10.7                       2.9    7.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     14.1                       8.5    5.6      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        46    -13       50       
  MONTH TO DATE  728                       604    124      487       
  SINCE DEC 1    728                       604    124      487       
  SINCE JUL 1   2141                      2287   -146     2072       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        53      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -20      1922                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   739 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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