973  
CDUS43 KDMX 160636  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1236 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 31 1159 PM 55 1990 24 7 27  
MINIMUM 8 341 AM -28 1994 7 1 -4  
AVERAGE 20 15 5 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.44 1953 0.03 -0.03 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.44 0.27 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.22 1.73 -0.51 1.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.71 0.44 0.27 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 3.4 1956 0.3 MM T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 5.2 -5.1 0.1  
SINCE DEC 1 6.6 14.6 -8.0 2.9  
SINCE JUL 1 16.8 18.0 -1.2 3.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 50 -5 53  
MONTH TO DATE 574 735 -161 751  
SINCE DEC 1 1979 2080 -101 1959  
SINCE JUL 1 3292 3737 -445 3177  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 88 400 AM  
LOWEST 50 100 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 44 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7 -31 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 741 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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