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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1259 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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         -1    317 PM  54    1914  25    -26       39       
  MINIMUM        -12   1159 PM -26    1963   5    -17       11       
  AVERAGE         -6                        15    -21       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1940   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      0.33   0.83     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.68                      1.44   0.24     0.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.16                      0.33   0.83     0.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.0  1940   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.3                       3.1    8.2      2.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.0                      10.6    2.4      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                      15.5   -2.5      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        50     21       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  668                       693    -25      596       
  SINCE DEC 1   1889                      2036   -147     1760       
  SINCE JUL 1   3234                      3599   -365     3245       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
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    72           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        56      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -28      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   737 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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 14 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         -4    414 PM  51    1914  22    -26       37       
  MINIMUM        -13    839 AM -22    1982   4    -17        9       
  AVERAGE         -8                        13    -21       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1897   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.45   0.06      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99                      1.53  -0.54     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.51                      0.45   0.06      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1929   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.0                       5.2    2.8      0.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.7                      13.2   -1.5      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.2                      18.8   -5.6      8.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       73                        52     21       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  715                       721     -6      629       
  SINCE DEC 1   2002                      2149   -147     1880       
  SINCE JUL 1   3587                      3832   -245     3562       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        55      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -28      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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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