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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         74    238 PM  89    2007  65      9       64
  MINIMUM         50   1036 PM  24    1908  41      9       45
  AVERAGE         62                        53      9       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.78          1.72 1997   0.14   0.64     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.26                      3.75   4.51     4.01
  SINCE MAR 1     11.64                      5.98   5.66     6.46
  SINCE JAN 1     13.31                      7.80   5.51     8.53

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1909   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1984
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.7   -2.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     24.5                       8.7   15.8      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     46.5                      41.2    5.3     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        3                        12     -9       10
  MONTH TO DATE  694                       555    139      460
  SINCE MAR 1   1931                      1549    382      962
  SINCE JUL 1   7492                      7400     92     5984

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        2
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         5     -5       13
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         5     -5       13
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM
 LOWEST     35           100 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        92      1992
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1909


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2013...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT
MAY  2 2013...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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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