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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
146 AM CST WED JAN 26 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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         44    440 PM  61    2002  26     18       27       
  MINIMUM         14    456 AM -29    1936   6      8       14       
  AVERAGE         29                        16     13       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.56 1895   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      0.66   0.85     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.03                      1.77   0.26     0.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      0.66   0.85     0.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.5  1895   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                       6.4    6.4      2.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.5                      13.9    0.6      8.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      18.8   -4.3      8.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        49    -13       44       
  MONTH TO DATE 1221                      1241    -20     1108       
  SINCE DEC 1   2442                      2584   -142     2272       
  SINCE JUL 1   3787                      4147   -360     3757       
                                                                     
 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    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        65      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -25      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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 25 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         43    316 PM  62    1944  23     20       24       
  MINIMUM         17    220 AM -25    1936   6     11       11       
  AVERAGE         30                        14     16       18      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.25 1921   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      0.80  -0.07     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.21                      1.88  -0.67     0.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.73                      0.80  -0.07     0.08    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  1996   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.5                       9.3    1.2      0.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.2                      17.3   -3.1      8.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.7                      22.9   -7.2      8.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        51    -16       47       
  MONTH TO DATE 1281                      1286     -5     1166       
  SINCE DEC 1   2568                      2714   -146     2417       
  SINCE JUL 1   4153                      4397   -244     4099       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23        62      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -26      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   734 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   519 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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