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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1248 AM CST TUE JAN 4 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         24   1159 PM  50    1909  26     -2       33       
  MINIMUM         20    850 AM -21    1904   7     13       18       
  AVERAGE         22                        16      6       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1906   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      0.08   0.31      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.91                      1.19  -0.28     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.39                      0.08   0.31      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.2  1971   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.7                       8.1   -6.4      6.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.7                      13.0  -11.3      6.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        49     -6       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       146    -28      101       
  SINCE DEC 1   1339                      1489   -150     1265       
  SINCE JUL 1   2682                      3052   -370     2750       
                                                                     
 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     0   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     0   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     0.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        46      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -28      1919                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   740 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   739 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         19    237 PM  45    1933  23     -4       25       
  MINIMUM         12    919 AM -31    1919   5      7       13       
  AVERAGE         16                        14      2       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.02 1971   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.09   0.12      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.69                      1.17  -0.48     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.21                      0.09   0.12      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.0  1971   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.2                       0.9   -0.7      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.9                       8.9   -5.0      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.4                      14.5   -9.1      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        51     -2       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       153    -22      114       
  SINCE DEC 1   1418                      1581   -163     1365       
  SINCE JUL 1   3003                      3264   -261     3047       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        45      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -26      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   453 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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