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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST SAT JAN 29 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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         24    446 PM  53    1914  27     -3        1       
  MINIMUM         11    732 AM -29    1915   7      4       -9       
  AVERAGE         18                        17      1       -4      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1949   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      0.75   0.76     0.42    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.03                      1.86   0.17     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      0.75   0.76     0.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          12.0  1949   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                       7.3    5.5      6.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.5                      14.8   -0.3     12.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      19.7   -5.2     12.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        49     -2       69       
  MONTH TO DATE 1356                      1388    -32     1281       
  SINCE DEC 1   2577                      2731   -154     2445       
  SINCE JUL 1   3922                      4294   -372     3930       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
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    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        54      1919                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -26      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   725 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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         24    502 PM  51    1931  24      0       -1       
  MINIMUM         13    818 AM -28    1915   6      7      -11       
  AVERAGE         19                        15      4       -6      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1909   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      0.89  -0.16     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.17                      1.97  -0.80     1.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.73                      0.89  -0.16     0.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.8  1947   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   10.5                      10.2    0.3      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.2                      18.2   -4.0     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.7                      23.8   -8.1     14.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       4                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       46                        50     -4       71       
  MONTH TO DATE 1415                      1436    -21     1347       
  SINCE DEC 1   2702                      2864   -162     2598       
  SINCE JUL 1   4287                      4547   -260     4280       
                                                                     
 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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        50      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    6       -28      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   732 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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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