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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
129 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         73        MM  96    1934  71      2       72
  MINIMUM         59        MM  28    1907  48     11       42
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       57

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.36 1959   0.15  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    5.23                      2.96   2.27     1.86
  SINCE MAR 1     16.88                      8.94   7.94     8.32
  SINCE JAN 1     18.55                     10.76   7.79    10.39

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    9.5                       0.1    9.4      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     34.3                       8.8   25.5      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     56.3                      41.3   15.0     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        8
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       181     40       77
  SINCE MAR 1   2152                      1730    422     1039
  SINCE JUL 1   7713                      7581    132     6061

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        12     15       35
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        17     10       48
  SINCE JAN 1     27                        17     10       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM
 LOWEST     57           400 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        93      1970
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 PM CDT
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 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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National Weather Service Regional Office
