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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1253 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         34   1245 AM  54    1923  31      3       42       
  MINIMUM         18    816 PM -21    1917  13      5       18       
  AVERAGE         26                        22      4       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          0.45 1925   0.03   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      0.63   0.47     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.10                      0.63   0.47     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.73                     32.67  -1.94    34.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           4.5  1925   0.2    0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.3                       3.0   15.3       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     18.3                       3.0   15.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     22.0                       7.9   14.1       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        43     -4       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  780                       607    173      491       
  SINCE DEC 1    780                       607    173      491       
  SINCE JUL 1   2136                      2170    -34     1836       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
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    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        63      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -20      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   437 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   734 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         30   1204 AM  53    1939  27      3       41       
  MINIMUM         17   1159 PM -20    1922  11      6       18       
  AVERAGE         24                        19      5       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          0.32 1940   0.03   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.96                      0.60   0.36     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.96                      0.60   0.36     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.86                     34.00   5.86    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5           5.0  1940   0.3    0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.9                       3.2    8.7       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     11.9                       3.2    8.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     15.3                       8.8    6.5      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        46     -5       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  769                       650    119      522       
  SINCE DEC 1    769                       650    119      522       
  SINCE JUL 1   2182                      2333   -151     2107       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        61      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -21      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   740 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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