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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1245 AM CST MON JAN 31 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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         32    644 PM  55    1924  27      5       -3       
  MINIMUM         27    754 AM -24    1951   8     19      -15       
  AVERAGE         30                        17     13       -9      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1947   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      0.81   0.70     0.46    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.03                      1.92   0.11     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      0.81   0.70     0.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.0  1947   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                       7.9    4.9      7.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.5                      15.4   -0.9     13.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      20.3   -5.8     13.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        48    -13       74       
  MONTH TO DATE 1434                      1484    -50     1427       
  SINCE DEC 1   2655                      2827   -172     2591       
  SINCE JUL 1   4000                      4390   -390     4076       
                                                                     
 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     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        57      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -27      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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 30 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         31    334 PM  49    1964  24      7       -6       
  MINIMUM         27    912 AM -26    1951   7     20      -18       
  AVERAGE         29                        16     13      -12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.29 1937   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.95  -0.21     0.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.18                      2.03  -0.85     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      0.95  -0.21     0.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.0  1947   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   10.5                      10.8   -0.3      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.2                      18.8   -4.6     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.7                      24.4   -8.7     14.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        50    -14       77       
  MONTH TO DATE 1490                      1536    -46     1500       
  SINCE DEC 1   2777                      2964   -187     2751       
  SINCE JUL 1   4362                      4647   -285     4433       
                                                                     
 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    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        51      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -34      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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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