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CLIALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA                               
603 PM CST THU DEC 26 2002

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         42    337 PM  55    1936  27     15       25       
  MINIMUM          7    403 AM -28    1914   9     -2        8       
  AVERAGE         25                        18      7       17      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.53 1916   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.96  -0.64     0.87    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.32                      0.96  -0.64     0.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.84                     33.00  -2.16    35.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.3                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.9                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           40                        47     -7       48       
  MONTH TO DATE  949                      1105   -156      815       
  SINCE DEC 1    949                      1105   -156      815       
  SINCE JUL 1   2522                      2668   -146     1980       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    967                       758    209      791       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE WATERLOO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        53      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)    9       -28      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2002......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   442 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2002......SUNRISE   738 AM CST   SUNSET   443 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.