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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
143 AM CDT TUE APR 9 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         63    327 PM  85    1931  55      8       64
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  12    1997  32     10       34
  AVERAGE         53                        43     10       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.42          1.50 1896   0.12   0.30     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      0.86  -0.33     0.05
  SINCE MAR 1      3.91                      3.09   0.82     2.50
  SINCE JAN 1      5.58                      4.91   0.67     4.57

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1896   0.2   -0.2      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.1   -1.1      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     23.8                       7.1   16.7      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     45.8                      39.6    6.2     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                        22    -10       16
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       187     16      103
  SINCE MAR 1   1440                      1181    259      605
  SINCE JUL 1   7001                      7032    -31     5627

 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM
 LOWEST     65           100 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        84      1977
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1928


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  9 2013.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
APRIL 10 2013.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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