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CLIALO
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008
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..THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2008
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 78 324 PM 92 1936 72 6 70
MINIMUM 48 403 AM 30 1929 48 0 37
1921
AVERAGE 63 60 3 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 3.03 1999 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 2.01 -0.07 1.43
SINCE MAR 1 14.34 7.37 6.97 7.51
SINCE JAN 1 17.67 9.26 8.41 9.55
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 5.1 7.0 -1.9 7.1
SINCE JUL 1 53.9 34.9 19.0 29.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 6 -4 11
MONTH TO DATE 162 140 22 53
SINCE MAR 1 1822 1614 208 1413
SINCE JUL 1 7556 7254 302 6847
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 14 -14 26
SINCE MAR 1 0 21 -21 51
SINCE JAN 1 0 21 -21 51
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 700 AM
LOWEST 21 500 PM
AVERAGE 43
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1925
1915
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 545 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 828 PM CDT
- 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 MAY 16 2008
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 77 446 PM 91 1936 71 6 65
MINIMUM 48 513 AM 26 1921 47 1 39
AVERAGE 63 59 4 52
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.18 1992 0.14 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.52 2.11 -0.59 2.38
SINCE MAR 1 8.29 7.71 0.58 10.72
SINCE JAN 1 10.21 9.61 0.60 13.43
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 1992 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 4.9 8.7 -3.8 16.5
SINCE JUL 1 34.9 39.6 -4.7 52.5
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 2 7 -5 13
MONTH TO DATE 182 154 28 69
SINCE MAR 1 1945 1710 235 1561
SINCE JUL 1 7966 7651 315 7344
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 29
SINCE MAR 1 0 13 -13 42
SINCE JAN 1 0 13 -13 42
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 77 600 AM
LOWEST 22 400 PM
AVERAGE 50
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1930
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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