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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         52   1222 AM  92    1992  65    -13       73
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM  25    1909  41     -8       48
  AVERAGE         43                        53    -10       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.68          1.38 1906   0.14   0.54     0.28
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.14   0.54     0.28
  SINCE MAR 1     12.32                      6.12   6.20     6.74
  SINCE JAN 1     13.99                      7.94   6.05     8.81

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.0  1911   0.0   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                         0.0   MM        0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     24.5                       8.7   15.8      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     46.5                      41.2    5.3     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       22                        12     10        4
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        12     10        4
  SINCE MAR 1   1953                      1561    392      966
  SINCE JUL 1   7514                      7412    102     5988

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5       13
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5       13
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  LIGHT SNOW
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           500 PM
 LOWEST     76           400 AM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        89      1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        25      1908


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT
MAY  3 2013...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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