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RECORD EVENT REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
230 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 2025  
 
...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR SATURDAY JUNE  
21...  
 
A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON  
CITY, IOWA FOR SATURDAY JUNE 21. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF  
72 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1943.  
 
 
 
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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