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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1244 AM CST THU FEB 3 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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    423 PM  59    1924  28      7       30       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM -31    1996   9     16       14       
  AVERAGE         30                        18     12       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 1915   0.03  -0.03     0.19    
                                      1983                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.25    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.06                      2.01   0.05     1.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.54                      0.90   0.64     0.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.9  1983   0.3   -0.3      3.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      3.9     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.5                      16.3   -1.8     16.9     
  SINCE JUL 1     14.5                      21.2   -6.7     16.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        47    -12       43       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        95    -28       88       
  SINCE DEC 1   2755                      2970   -215     2745       
  SINCE JUL 1   4100                      4533   -433     4230       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        54      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -31      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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 FEBRUARY 2 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         38    322 PM  53    1987  25     13       24       
  MINIMUM         28   1015 PM -32    1996   8     20        5       
  AVERAGE         33                        16     17       15      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.45 2004   0.03  -0.03     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.06  -0.06     0.90    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.18                      2.12  -0.94     2.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.74                      1.04  -0.30     1.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.3  2004   0.3   -0.3      6.3     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6     10.1     
  SINCE DEC 1     14.2                      19.7   -5.5     24.2     
  SINCE JUL 1     15.7                      25.3   -9.6     24.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       2                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       32                        49    -17       50       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        98    -33       99       
  SINCE DEC 1   2876                      3111   -235     2917       
  SINCE JUL 1   4461                      4794   -333     4599       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        53      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    8       -28      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   530 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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