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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         12   1159 PM  52    1988  29    -17       13       
  MINIMUM        -11    818 AM -25    1985  11    -22       -3       
  AVERAGE          1                        20    -19        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1987   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.75   0.36     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.11                      0.75   0.36     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.74                     32.79  -2.05    34.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.5  1999   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.5                       3.9   14.6       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     18.5                       3.9   14.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     22.2                       8.8   13.4       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       64                        45     19       60       
  MONTH TO DATE 1019                       784    235      674       
  SINCE DEC 1   1019                       784    235      674       
  SINCE JUL 1   2375                      2347     28     2019       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        53      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -20      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   439 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   736 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         18    800 PM  48    1979  26     -8       13       
  MINIMUM         -9        MM -26    1983  10    -19       -7        
  AVERAGE          5                        18    -13        3      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.24 1968   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.72   0.29     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      0.72   0.29     0.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.91                     34.12   5.79    41.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.0  1960   0.3   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       4.4    7.8       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     12.2                       4.4    7.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     15.6                      10.0    5.6      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH      10                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       60                        47     13       62       
  MONTH TO DATE 1009                       837    172      714       
  SINCE DEC 1   1009                       837    172      714       
  SINCE JUL 1   2422                      2520    -98     2299       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        50      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -25      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   441 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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