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CLIMCW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
141 AM CDT THU APR 4 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         46    405 PM  79    1921  52     -6       61
  MINIMUM         20    536 AM   9    1954  30    -10       50
  AVERAGE         33                        41     -8       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.38 1974   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      3.38                      2.53   0.85     2.45
  SINCE JAN 1      5.05                      4.35   0.70     4.52

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1945   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     23.8                       6.4   17.4      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     45.8                      38.9    6.9     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       32                        24      8        9
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        73     33       23
  SINCE MAR 1   1343                      1067    276      525
  SINCE JUL 1   6904                      6918    -14     5547

 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM
 LOWEST     41           200 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        82      2005
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2013.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2013.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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