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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1256 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         23   1159 PM  60    2003  25     -2       27       
  MINIMUM          3    649 PM -25    1942   6     -3       10       
  AVERAGE         13                        16     -3       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.50 1937   0.02  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      0.18   0.91     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.61                      1.29   0.32     0.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.09                      0.18   0.91     0.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.1  1964   0.2   -0.2      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.0                       1.6    8.4      2.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.7                       9.1    2.6      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     11.7                      14.0   -2.3      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       9                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        50      2       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  379                       393    -14      364       
  SINCE DEC 1   1600                      1736   -136     1528       
  SINCE JUL 1   2945                      3299   -354     3013       
                                                                     
 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     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        58      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -27      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   739 AM CST   SUNSET   456 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 8 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    132 AM  57    2003  22     -3       24       
  MINIMUM          5    815 PM -20    1970   5      0        8       
  AVERAGE         12                        13     -1       16      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.83 1937   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.24   0.27      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99                      1.32  -0.33     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.51                      0.24   0.27      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.0  1937   0.4   -0.4      0.1     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.8                       2.8    5.0      0.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.5                      10.8    0.7      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                      16.4   -3.4      8.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        52      1       49       
  MONTH TO DATE  406                       409     -3      384       
  SINCE DEC 1   1693                      1837   -144     1635       
  SINCE JUL 1   3278                      3520   -242     3317       
                                                                     
 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     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        49      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -26      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   457 PM CST   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   744 AM CST   SUNSET   458 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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