742  
CDUS43 KDMX 170636  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 71 MM 91 1918 70 1 71  
1936  
MINIMUM 46 MM 26 1921 47 -1 51  
AVERAGE 59 58 1 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 2.18 1992 0.18 -0.17 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 2.60 -2.56 4.55  
SINCE MAR 1 8.45 9.04 -0.59 11.24  
SINCE JAN 1 8.79 11.15 -2.36 12.22  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 11.4 10.3 1.1 4.5  
SINCE JUL 1 20.3 44.4 -24.1 17.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 8 -2 4  
MONTH TO DATE 75 165 -90 126  
SINCE MAR 1 1363 1735 -372 1477  
SINCE JUL 1 6615 7526 -911 6243  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 7 17 2  
SINCE MAR 1 24 10 14 2  
SINCE JAN 1 24 10 14 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 54 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 32 100 AM  
LOWEST 30 800 AM  
AVERAGE 31  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 833 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 834 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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