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RECORD EVENT REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1240 AM CST MON FEB 3 2025  
 
...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR  
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 02...  
 
A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON  
CITY, IOWA FOR SUNDAY FEBRUARY 02. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF  
31 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1924.  
 
 
 
WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE MASON CITY AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO  
GENERAL LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED ON FEBRUARY 1,  
1903 IN DOWNTOWN MASON CITY. THE REPORTING LOCATION REMAINED NEAR  
DOWNTOWN UNTIL AUGUST 1, 1918 WHEN THE SUGAR MANUFACTURING FACILITY  
NORTH OF TOWN TOOK OVER OBSERVATIONS. REPORTS CONTINUED AT THIS SITE  
UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1948 WHEN THE CURRENT OBSERVATION SITE AT THE MASON  
CITY AIRPORT BEGAN REPORTING.  
 
TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL RECORDS ALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY  
1, 1903.  
 
 
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