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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
1246 AM CST WED FEB 9 2005

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 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         27    355 PM  55    1999  29     -2       31       
  MINIMUM         12    240 AM -27    1971  11      1       -7       
  AVERAGE         20                        20      0       12      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16          1.16 1966   0.03   0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      0.24   0.27     0.54    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.57                      2.19   0.38     1.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.05                      1.08   0.97     1.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.5           5.0  1901   0.3    1.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                       2.4   -0.6      9.0     
  SINCE DEC 1     16.3                      18.1   -1.8     22.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     16.3                      23.0   -6.7     22.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       T                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        45      0       53       
  MONTH TO DATE  265                       372   -107      408       
  SINCE DEC 1   2953                      3247   -294     3065       
  SINCE JUL 1   4298                      4810   -512     4550       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     80          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        57      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   11       -27      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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 8 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         23    410 PM  51    1999  27     -4       25       
  MINIMUM         13   1245 AM -33    1899  10      3       -9       
  AVERAGE         18                        18      0        8      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          0.61 1966   0.03   0.17     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      0.24   0.80     1.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.22                      2.30  -0.08     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.78                      1.22   0.56     1.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5          14.0  1939   0.2    0.3      0.2     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.4                       2.2   -0.8     15.5     
  SINCE DEC 1     15.6                      21.3   -5.7     29.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                      26.9   -9.8     29.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        47      0       57       
  MONTH TO DATE  262                       383   -121      438       
  SINCE DEC 1   3073                      3396   -323     3256       
  SINCE JUL 1   4658                      5079   -421     4938       
                                                                     
 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     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
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    91          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     77           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MASON CITY CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        58      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   10       -35      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   537 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   538 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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