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CLIMCW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT THU APR 11 2013

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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         36   1229 AM  90    1930  56    -20       49
  MINIMUM         32    850 AM  18    1960  33     -1       21
  AVERAGE         34                        44    -10       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.19          1.40 2008   0.11   0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.88                      1.09   1.79     0.05
  SINCE MAR 1      6.26                      3.32   2.94     2.50
  SINCE JAN 1      7.93                      5.14   2.79     4.57

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM             1.5  1929   0.1   MM        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     23.8                       7.3   16.5      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     45.8                      39.8    6.0     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       31                        21     10       30
  MONTH TO DATE  260                       229     31      155
  SINCE MAR 1   1497                      1223    274      657
  SINCE JUL 1   7058                      7074    -16     5679

 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    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           100 PM
 LOWEST     82           600 AM
 AVERAGE    89

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        84      1968
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        16      1940


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 11 2013.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT
APRIL 12 2013.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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