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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1240 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         17    306 PM  53    1967  29    -12       34       
  MINIMUM         -2   1143 PM -20    1983  11    -13       13       
  AVERAGE          8                        20    -12       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1952   0.03  -0.03     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.78   0.33     0.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.11                      0.78   0.33     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.74                     32.82  -2.08    34.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1897   0.3   -0.3      0.8     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.5                       4.2   14.3      0.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.5                       4.2   14.3      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.2                       9.1   13.1      0.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       57                        45     12       41       
  MONTH TO DATE 1076                       829    247      715       
  SINCE DEC 1   1076                       829    247      715       
  SINCE JUL 1   2432                      2392     40     2060       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        56      1941                    
                                             1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -27      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   440 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   737 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 20 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   1219 AM  50    1918  25     -7       29       
  MINIMUM         -1   1158 PM -25    1983   9    -10       13       
  AVERAGE          9                        17     -8       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.33 1911   0.03  -0.03     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.75   0.26     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      0.75   0.26     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.91                     34.15   5.76    41.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1942   0.3   -0.3      3.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       4.7    7.5      3.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.2                       4.7    7.5      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.6                      10.3    5.3      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       56                        48      8       44       
  MONTH TO DATE 1065                       885    180      758       
  SINCE DEC 1   1065                       885    180      758       
  SINCE JUL 1   2478                      2568    -90     2343       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        55      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -23      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   442 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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