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CLIMCW

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1230 AM CST SAT NOV 7 2009


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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 6 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         65    229 PM  75    1916  47     18       56
  MINIMUM         40    713 AM   0    1991  28     12       37
  AVERAGE         53                        38     15       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 2000   0.07  -0.07     1.18
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.43  -0.41     2.19
  SINCE SEP 1      8.67                      6.21   2.46     8.33
  SINCE JAN 1     29.74                     31.87  -2.13    41.41

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.5  1943   0.1   -0.1      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0
  SINCE SEP 1      0.3                       1.2   -0.9       T
  SINCE JUL 1      0.3                       1.2   -0.9       T
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                        27    -15       18
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       154    -18       57
  SINCE SEP 1    938                       821    117      690
  SINCE JUL 1   1009                       871    138      708

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE SEP 1     14                        40    -26       40
  SINCE JAN 1    331                       655   -324      494
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4


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    89           800 PM
 LOWEST     56           100 PM
 AVERAGE    73

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      2001
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -4      1991


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
NOVEMBER  7 2009......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST
NOVEMBER  8 2009......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   456 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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