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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
100 AM CST THU DEC 29 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         33   1159 PM  62    1984  27      6       43       
  MINIMUM         31   1251 PM -22    1924   8     23       22       
  AVERAGE         32                        18     14       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.55 1927   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      1.02   0.09     0.51    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.11                      1.02   0.09     0.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.74                     33.06  -2.32    34.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.7  2000   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.7                       6.6   12.1      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.7                       6.6   12.1      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.4                      11.5   10.9      1.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        47    -14       32       
  MONTH TO DATE 1381                      1199    182     1126       
  SINCE DEC 1   1381                      1199    182     1126       
  SINCE JUL 1   2737                      2762    -25     2471       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        52      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -23      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   445 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 28 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         33    716 PM  56    1984  23     10       32       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM -21    1993   7     21       21       
  AVERAGE         31                        15     16       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.72 1966   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.99   0.02     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      0.99   0.02     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.91                     34.39   5.52    41.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1966   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       7.1    5.1      3.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.2                       7.1    5.1      3.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.6                      12.7    2.9      5.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        50    -16       38       
  MONTH TO DATE 1359                      1277     82     1188       
  SINCE DEC 1   1359                      1277     82     1188       
  SINCE JUL 1   2772                      2960   -188     2773       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        47      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -21      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   446 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   447 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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