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CLIMCW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         79    445 PM  97    1934  71      8       86
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  27    1929  48     14       62
  AVERAGE         71                        59     12       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.31R         1.24 1917   0.15   1.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.20                      2.81   2.39     1.86
  SINCE MAR 1     16.85                      8.79   8.06     8.32
  SINCE JAN 1     18.52                     10.61   7.91    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                         7     -7        0
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       175     46       69
  SINCE MAR 1   2152                      1724    428     1031
  SINCE JUL 1   7713                      7575    138     6053

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        9
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        11     15       35
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        16     10       48
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        16     10       48
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM
 LOWEST     58           500 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        96      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1907


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2013...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT
MAY 21 2013...........SUNRISE   544 AM CDT   SUNSET   837 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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