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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
127 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         33   1159 PM  91    1949  66    -33       82
                                      1918
  MINIMUM         31    935 AM  22    2005  42    -11       63
  AVERAGE         32                        54    -22       73

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.06 1913   0.15  -0.02     0.29
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      0.43   0.95     0.93
  SINCE MAR 1     13.02                      6.41   6.61     7.39
  SINCE JAN 1     14.69                      8.23   6.46     9.46

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        3.5          MM      MM   0.1    3.4      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    9.5                       0.1    9.4      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     34.0                       8.8   25.2      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     56.0                      41.3   14.7     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       8

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       33                        11     22        0
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        35     51        4
  SINCE MAR 1   2017                      1584    433      966
  SINCE JUL 1   7578                      7435    143     5988

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        8
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       11
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5       24
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5       24
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM
 LOWEST     82          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    87

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1918
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1910


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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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