701  
CDUS43 KDMX 200629  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
128 AM CDT SUN MAY 20 2012  
 
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2012
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 86 408 PM 97 1934 71 15 75  
MINIMUM 62 451 AM 27 1929 48 14 50  
AVERAGE 74 59 15 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.24 1917 0.15 -0.15 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.86 2.81 -0.95 1.41  
SINCE MAR 1 8.32 8.79 -0.47 7.93  
SINCE JAN 1 10.39 10.61 -0.22 10.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 1.0 8.8 -7.8 8.1  
SINCE JUL 1 18.8 41.3 -22.5 54.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 2  
MONTH TO DATE 69 175 -106 213  
SINCE MAR 1 1031 1724 -693 1850  
SINCE JUL 1 6053 7575 -1522 7801  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 1 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 35 11 24 17  
SINCE MAR 1 48 16 32 17  
SINCE JAN 1 48 16 32 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 500 AM  
LOWEST 37 1000 AM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 96 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 28 1907  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2012...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 836 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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