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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
115 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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  52    1908  27      6       29       
  MINIMUM         31    758 AM -23    1925   8     23       18       
  AVERAGE         32                        17     15       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.57 1972   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      1.05   0.06     0.51    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.11                      1.05   0.06     0.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.74                     33.09  -2.35    34.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.0  1948   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   18.7                       6.9   11.8      1.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     18.7                       6.9   11.8      1.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.4                      11.8   10.6      1.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        48    -15       41       
  MONTH TO DATE 1414                      1247    167     1167       
  SINCE DEC 1   1414                      1247    167     1167       
  SINCE JUL 1   2770                      2810    -40     2512       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        60      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -19      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   445 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   446 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 29 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   1159 PM  47    1999  23     10       28       
  MINIMUM         26   1223 AM -21    1917   7     19       22       
  AVERAGE         30                        15     15       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.65 1972   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.02  -0.01     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      1.02  -0.01     0.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.91                     34.42   5.49    41.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.0  1946   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
                                      1978                          
  MONTH TO DATE   12.2                       7.4    4.8      3.7     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.2                       7.4    4.8      3.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.6                      13.0    2.6      5.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        50    -15       40       
  MONTH TO DATE 1394                      1327     67     1228       
  SINCE DEC 1   1394                      1327     67     1228       
  SINCE JUL 1   2807                      3010   -203     2813       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        54      2004                    
                                             1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -20      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   447 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   448 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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