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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1248 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         29   1159 PM  54    1919  27      2       -1       
  MINIMUM         14    638 AM -26    1966   7      7      -13       
  AVERAGE         22                        17      5       -7      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.04 1909   0.03  -0.03     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      0.78   0.73     0.46    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.03                      1.89   0.14     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      0.78   0.73     0.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.1  1984   0.3   -0.3      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                       7.6    5.2      7.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.5                      15.1   -0.6     13.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      20.0   -5.5     13.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       43                        48     -5       72       
  MONTH TO DATE 1399                      1436    -37     1353       
  SINCE DEC 1   2620                      2779   -159     2517       
  SINCE JUL 1   3965                      4342   -377     4002       
                                                                     
 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 (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        55      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -24      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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 29 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         29    744 PM  50    1931  24      5       -5       
  MINIMUM         22    730 AM -28    1966   6     16      -17       
  AVERAGE         26                        15     11      -11      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.62 1909   0.03  -0.02     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.92  -0.18     0.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.18                      2.00  -0.82     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      0.92  -0.18     0.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1936   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   10.5                      10.5    0.0      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.2                      18.5   -4.3     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.7                      24.1   -8.4     14.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       39                        50    -11       76       
  MONTH TO DATE 1454                      1486    -32     1423       
  SINCE DEC 1   2741                      2914   -173     2674       
  SINCE JUL 1   4326                      4597   -271     4356       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        49      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -26      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   731 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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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