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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
137 AM CDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         99R   441 PM  92    1998  70     29       82
  MINIMUM         56    517 AM  30    1966  46     10       48
  AVERAGE         78                        58     20       65

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.65 1906   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      2.04   1.17     1.86
  SINCE MAR 1     14.86                      8.02   6.84     8.32
  SINCE JAN 1     16.53                      9.84   6.69    10.39

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    9.5                       0.1    9.4      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     34.3                       8.8   25.5      1.0
  SINCE JUL 1     56.3                      41.3   15.0     18.8
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       139     81       63
  SINCE MAR 1   2151                      1688    463     1025
  SINCE JUL 1   7712                      7539    173     6047

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       13                         1     12        0
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         6      7       16
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        11      2       29
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        11      2       29
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8


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    72           500 AM
 LOWEST     15           300 PM
 AVERAGE    44

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        91      2001
                                             1894
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        28      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   548 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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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