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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
100 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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    315 AM  50    1998  26      7       47       
  MINIMUM         23    611 PM -17    1979   7     16       24       
  AVERAGE         28                        17     11       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          0.99 1966   0.03   0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      0.06   0.33      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      1.17  -0.26     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.39                      0.06   0.33      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           9.2  1999   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.7                       7.9   -6.2      6.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                      12.8  -11.1      6.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        49    -12       29       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        97    -22       62       
  SINCE DEC 1   1296                      1440   -144     1226       
  SINCE JUL 1   2639                      3003   -364     2711       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        50      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -21      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   449 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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 2 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   1246 AM  47    1998  23      9       42       
  MINIMUM         14   1159 PM -22    1979   6      8       23       
  AVERAGE         23                        14      9       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 1906   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.06   0.15      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.69                      1.14  -0.45     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.21                      0.06   0.15      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.8  1999   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       0.6   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                       8.6   -4.7      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.4                      14.2   -8.8      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       42                        51     -9       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       102    -20       68       
  SINCE DEC 1   1369                      1530   -161     1319       
  SINCE JUL 1   2954                      3213   -259     3001       
                                                                     
 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    MM   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    MM            
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        45      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -31      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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