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RECORD EVENT REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
927 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2025  
   
..RECORD HIGH RAINFALL SET AT MASON CITY FOR MONDAY AUGUST 18  
 
 
A DAILY RECORD HIGH RAINFALL OF 2.48 INCHES WAS SET AT MASON CITY,  
IOWA FOR MONDAY AUGUST 18. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF  
2.22 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1942.  
 
 
 
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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