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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1242 AM CST THU DEC 22 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         15        MM  56    1941  29    -14       33        
                                      1921                          
  MINIMUM        -10        MM -27    1963  11    -21        1        
  AVERAGE          3                        20    -17       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1984   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.81   0.30     0.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.11                      0.81   0.30     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.74                     32.85  -2.11    34.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1914   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   18.5                       4.5   14.0      0.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.5                       4.5   14.0      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.2                       9.4   12.8      0.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       62                        45     17       48       
  MONTH TO DATE 1138                       874    264      763       
  SINCE DEC 1   1138                       874    264      763       
  SINCE JUL 1   2494                      2437     57     2108       
                                                                     
 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     6   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        55      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -23      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   440 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   737 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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    204 PM  55    1941  25     -8       32       
  MINIMUM         -6    623 AM -23    1989   9    -15       -2       
  AVERAGE          6                        17    -11       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1920   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.78   0.23     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      0.78   0.23     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.91                     34.18   5.73    41.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1920   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       5.0    7.2      3.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.2                       5.0    7.2      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.6                      10.6    5.0      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       59                        48     11       50       
  MONTH TO DATE 1124                       933    191      808       
  SINCE DEC 1   1124                       933    191      808       
  SINCE JUL 1   2537                      2616    -79     2393       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        55      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -22      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   743 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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