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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
105 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         34    446 PM  57    1989  27      7       12       
  MINIMUM         29    708 AM -27    1918   8     21      -15       
  AVERAGE         32                        18     14       -1      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.36 2002   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      0.84   0.67     0.46    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.03                      1.95   0.08     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.51                      0.84   0.67     0.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             4.2  2002   0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   12.8                       8.2    4.6      7.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.5                      15.7   -1.2     13.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      20.6   -6.1     13.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       3                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       33                        48    -15       66       
  MONTH TO DATE 1467                      1532    -65     1493       
  SINCE DEC 1   2688                      2875   -187     2657       
  SINCE JUL 1   4033                      4438   -405     4142       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        48      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -30      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2005......SUNRISE   722 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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...THE MASON CITY CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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    453 PM  51    1989  24      9       11       
  MINIMUM         28    510 AM -34    1899   7     21      -16       
  AVERAGE         31                        16     15       -2      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.55 1908   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      0.98  -0.24     0.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.18                      2.06  -0.88     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      0.98  -0.24     0.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             5.5  1908   0.3   -0.3       T      
  MONTH TO DATE   10.5                      11.1   -0.6      5.6     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.2                      19.1   -4.9     14.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.7                      24.7   -9.0     14.1     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        49    -15       67       
  MONTH TO DATE 1524                      1585    -61     1567       
  SINCE DEC 1   2811                      3013   -202     2818       
  SINCE JUL 1   4396                      4696   -300     4500       
                                                                     
 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     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     8   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        48      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    7       -26      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   728 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2005......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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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