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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
103 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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   1243 AM  63    1939  30    -11       37       
  MINIMUM          8   1159 PM -20    1932  12     -4       20       
  AVERAGE         14                        21     -7       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.90 1940   0.03  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.66   0.45     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.11                      0.66   0.45     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.74                     32.70  -1.96    34.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           9.0  1940   0.2    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.5                       3.2   15.3       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     18.5                       3.2   15.3       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     22.2                       8.1   14.1       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       51                        44      7       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  831                       651    180      527       
  SINCE DEC 1    831                       651    180      527       
  SINCE JUL 1   2187                      2214    -27     1872       
                                                                     
 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     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG
  HAZE                                                             
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        58      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   12       -16      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   438 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         17    224 PM  61    1939  26     -9       37       
  MINIMUM          6   1137 PM -21    1932  11     -5       16       
  AVERAGE         12                        19     -7       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          0.50 1908   0.03   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.63   0.38     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      0.63   0.38     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.91                     34.03   5.88    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           5.0  1940   0.3    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       3.5    8.7       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     12.2                       3.5    8.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     15.6                       9.1    6.5      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        46      7       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  822                       696    126      560       
  SINCE DEC 1    822                       696    126      560       
  SINCE JUL 1   2235                      2379   -144     2145       
                                                                     
 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    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         
                                                                     
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    80          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        57      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -18      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   440 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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