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CLIMCW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
131 AM CDT MON APR 22 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         64    304 PM  93    1980  61      3       48
  MINIMUM         34    544 AM  19    1934  37     -3       31
  AVERAGE         49                        49      0       40

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.27          1.63 1912   0.14   0.13     0.17
  MONTH TO DATE    6.73                      2.51   4.22     3.19
  SINCE MAR 1     10.11                      4.74   5.37     5.64
  SINCE JAN 1     11.78                      6.56   5.22     7.71

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1988   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.4   -1.7      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     24.5                       8.4   16.1      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     46.5                      40.9    5.6     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       16                        16      0       25
  MONTH TO DATE  565                       429    136      342
  SINCE MAR 1   1802                      1423    379      844
  SINCE JUL 1   7363                      7274     89     5866

 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           800 AM
 LOWEST     48           300 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        93      1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1936


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 22 2013.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT
APRIL 23 2013.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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