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CLMALO

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
935 AM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE WATERLOO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              65   01/26/2002
 LOW              -34   01/16/2009
HIGHEST            50   01/19        44       6       59  01/05
                        01/18
LOWEST             -7   01/01       -16       9      -17  01/21
AVG. MAXIMUM     31.0              27.4     3.6     34.6
AVG. MINIMUM     11.0               9.5     1.5     13.3
MEAN             21.0              18.5     2.5     24.0
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     17              19.0    -2.0       11
DAYS MIN <= 32     29              30.1    -1.1       30
DAYS MIN <= 0       6               8.1    -2.1        6

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         3.02   1946
 MINIMUM         0.02   1948
TOTALS           1.30              0.83    0.47     1.39
DAILY AVG.       0.04              0.03    0.01     0.04
DAYS >= .01         6               7.2    -1.2        6
DAYS >= .10         4               2.4     1.6        3
DAYS >= .50         1               0.2     0.8        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.0     0.0        0

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           26.0   5
                        0
                        -26215
TOTALS            7.5               8.2    -0.7     14.7
SINCE 7/1        18.8              21.5    -2.7     17.3
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      2                 5      -3        3
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.8    -1.8        4
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         6   01/04                          8  01/22
                        01/03                             01/21
                        01/02
 24 HR TOTAL      7.5   01/30 TO 01/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    1360              1443     -83     1265
 SINCE 7/1       4036              4254    -218     3743
COOLING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1          0                 0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/310    DATE  01/19
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/320    DATE  01/19

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           15
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                5     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      8

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

JANUARY WILL GO INTO THE RECORD BOOKS AS A WARMER THAN NORMAL MONTH.
THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 21.0 DEGREES WHICH WAS 2.6
DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL. A RECORD DAILY HIGH WAS SET ON THE 19TH
WITH 50 DEGREES. A RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE WAS SET ON
THE 11TH WITH 33 DEGREES.

THE 7.5 INCHES THAT FELL ON THE 30TH WAS THE 2ND SNOWIEST JANUARY
30TH ON RECORD.
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