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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1256 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2005

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   1150 PM  61    1897  26      7       43       
  MINIMUM         20    402 AM -18    1974   7     13       20       
  AVERAGE         27                        17     10       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          0.85 1916   0.03   0.26     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.29                      0.03   0.26     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.81                      1.14  -0.33     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.29                      0.03   0.26     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1942   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.7                       7.7   -6.0      6.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                      12.6  -10.9      6.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        48    -10       33       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        48    -10       33       
  SINCE DEC 1   1259                      1391   -132     1197       
  SINCE JUL 1   2602                      2954   -352     2682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        50      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -17      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   448 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   449 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         32   1154 PM  54    1897  23      9       36       
  MINIMUM         17    354 AM -24    1974   6     11       21       
  AVERAGE         25                        14     11       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          0.58 1942   0.03   0.18      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.03   0.18      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.69                      1.11  -0.42     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.21                      0.03   0.18      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2           7.5  1942   0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       0.3   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                       8.3   -4.4      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.4                      13.9   -8.5      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        51    -11       36       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        51    -11       36       
  SINCE DEC 1   1327                      1479   -152     1287       
  SINCE JUL 1   2912                      3162   -250     2969       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        47      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -22      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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