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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         37    329 PM  55    1941  28      9        9       
  MINIMUM          5    109 AM -23    1983  10     -5       -6       
  AVERAGE         21                        19      2        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.66 1979   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      0.84   0.27     0.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.11                      0.84   0.27     0.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.74                     32.88  -2.14    34.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1969   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.5                       4.8   13.7      0.8     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.5                       4.8   13.7      0.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.2                       9.7   12.5      0.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        46     -2       63       
  MONTH TO DATE 1182                       920    262      826       
  SINCE DEC 1   1182                       920    262      826       
  SINCE JUL 1   2538                      2483     55     2171       
                                                                     
 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     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     M                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     81          9999 MM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        52      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -25      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   441 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   738 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 22 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         37   1159 PM  55    1941  25     12        4       
  MINIMUM          5   1209 AM -22    1989   9     -4       -7       
  AVERAGE         21                        17      4       -1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1938   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.81   0.20     0.41    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      0.81   0.20     0.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.91                     34.21   5.70    41.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1935   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       5.3    6.9      3.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.2                       5.3    6.9      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.6                      10.9    4.7      5.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        48     -4       66       
  MONTH TO DATE 1168                       981    187      874       
  SINCE DEC 1   1168                       981    187      874       
  SINCE JUL 1   2581                      2664    -83     2459       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        50      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -25      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   743 AM CST   SUNSET   443 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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