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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1252 AM CST SUN JAN 16 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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          3    207 PM  56    1914  25    -22       31       
  MINIMUM        -15    729 AM -28    1963   5    -20        6       
  AVERAGE         -6                        15    -21       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1952   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      0.36   0.80     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.68                      1.47   0.21     0.64    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.16                      0.36   0.80     0.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1997   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   11.3                       3.4    7.9      2.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     13.0                      10.9    2.1      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.0                      15.8   -2.8      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       71                        50     21       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  739                       743     -4      642       
  SINCE DEC 1   1960                      2086   -126     1806       
  SINCE JUL 1   3305                      3649   -344     3291       
                                                                     
 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     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        51      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    5       -26      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
JANUARY 17 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CST   SUNSET   504 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 15 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          2   1159 PM  55    1990  22    -20       34       
  MINIMUM        -18    748 AM -28    1994   4    -22        5       
  AVERAGE         -8                        13    -21       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.44 1953   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.49   0.02      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99                      1.57  -0.58     0.71    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.51                      0.49   0.02      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1956   0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.0                       5.6    2.4      0.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     11.7                      13.6   -1.9      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     13.2                      19.2   -6.0      8.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       73                        52     21       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  788                       773     15      674       
  SINCE DEC 1   2075                      2201   -126     1925       
  SINCE JUL 1   3660                      3884   -224     3607       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   22        44      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    4       -25      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2005.......SUNRISE   742 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
JANUARY 17 2005.......SUNRISE   741 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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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