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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
110 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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    310 PM  46    1921  26     -2       21       
  MINIMUM         18   1159 PM -28    1919   7     11       12       
  AVERAGE         21                        16      5       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.29          0.63 1910   0.02   0.27     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.10   0.58     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.20                      1.21  -0.01     0.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.68                      0.10   0.58     0.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.4           6.0  1910   0.2    1.2      2.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       0.8    0.6      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      3.1                       8.3   -5.2      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      3.1                      13.2  -10.1      8.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       44                        49     -5       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       195    -33      149       
  SINCE DEC 1   1383                      1538   -155     1313       
  SINCE JUL 1   2726                      3101   -375     2798       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        55      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -26      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   739 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         20    136 PM  45    1964  23     -3       18       
  MINIMUM         11   1159 PM -26    1942   5      6        7       
  AVERAGE         16                        14      2       13      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.80 1922   0.03   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.12   0.14      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.74                      1.20  -0.46     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.26                      0.12   0.14      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.9          10.0  1922   0.3    0.6      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.1                       1.2   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      4.8                       9.2   -4.4      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      6.3                      14.8   -8.5      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        51     -2       52       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       204    -24      166       
  SINCE DEC 1   1467                      1632   -165     1417       
  SINCE JUL 1   3052                      3315   -263     3099       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        47      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -31      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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