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CLIMCW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
139 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         39    703 PM  88    1985  59    -20       64
  MINIMUM         35    900 AM  18    1907  36     -1       28
  AVERAGE         37                        47    -10       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.88          1.25 1976   0.13   0.75     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.13                      1.98   4.15     1.39
  SINCE MAR 1      9.51                      4.21   5.30     3.84
  SINCE JAN 1     11.18                      6.03   5.15     5.91

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1939   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.0   -1.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     24.5                       8.0   16.5      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     46.5                      40.5    6.0     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       28                        18     10       19
  MONTH TO DATE  454                       363     91      265
  SINCE MAR 1   1691                      1357    334      767
  SINCE JUL 1   7252                      7208     44     5789

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       11
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0       11
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92          1000 AM
 LOWEST     70           300 AM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        93      1985
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2013.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2013.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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