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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1255 AM CST THU JAN 27 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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         35    146 AM  65    2002  26      9       21       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM -25    1930   7     13       16       
  AVERAGE         28                        17     11       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.75 1950   0.03  -0.03     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      0.69   0.82     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.03                      1.80   0.23     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      0.69   0.82     0.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T            10.4  1996   0.3   -0.3      4.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                       6.7    6.1      6.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.5                      14.2    0.3     12.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      19.1   -4.6     12.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       5                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        49    -12       46       
  MONTH TO DATE 1258                      1290    -32     1154       
  SINCE DEC 1   2479                      2633   -154     2318       
  SINCE JUL 1   3824                      4196   -372     3803       
                                                                     
 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    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        60      2002                    
                                             1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -23      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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 26 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         33    258 AM  62    2002  23     10       19       
  MINIMUM         16   1159 PM -26    1930   6     10       15       
  AVERAGE         25                        15     10       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.45 1994   0.03  -0.03     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      0.83  -0.10     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.21                      1.91  -0.70     1.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.73                      0.83  -0.10     0.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1996   0.3   -0.3      5.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.5                       9.6    0.9      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.2                      17.6   -3.4     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.7                      23.2   -7.5     14.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        50    -10       48       
  MONTH TO DATE 1321                      1336    -15     1214       
  SINCE DEC 1   2608                      2764   -156     2465       
  SINCE JUL 1   4193                      4447   -254     4147       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     77           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        57      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -24      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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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