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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
107 AM CST THU JAN 6 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         18   1242 AM  55    1956  26     -8       12       
  MINIMUM         14   1159 PM -26    1942   6      8       -3       
  AVERAGE         16                        16      0        5      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.59          0.77 1989   0.02   0.57     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      0.12   0.95     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.59                      1.23   0.36     0.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.07                      0.12   0.95     0.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        8.1 R         7.5  1932   0.2    7.9      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    9.5                       1.0    8.5      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.2                       8.5    2.7      8.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.2                      13.4   -2.2      8.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       7                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       49                        49      0       60       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       244    -33      209       
  SINCE DEC 1   1432                      1587   -155     1373       
  SINCE JUL 1   2775                      3150   -375     2858       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        52      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -26      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   739 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         11    400 PM  47    1930  22    -11        7       
  MINIMUM         10   1200 PM -31    1924   5      5       -4       
  AVERAGE         11                        14     -3        2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.40 1897   0.03   0.21      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.15   0.35      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.98                      1.23  -0.25     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.50                      0.15   0.35      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        6.5           7.0  1929   0.4    6.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.6                       1.6    6.0       T      
  SINCE DEC 1     11.3                       9.6    1.7      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.8                      15.2   -2.4      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       54                        51      3       63       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       255    -21      229       
  SINCE DEC 1   1521                      1683   -162     1480       
  SINCE JUL 1   3106                      3366   -260     3162       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    20.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY SNOW                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     80           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        50      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -29      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   745 AM CST   SUNSET   455 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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