758  
CDUS43 KDMX 180640  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1240 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 8 1253 PM 49 1996 24 -16 46  
MINIMUM -2 1133 PM -24 1930 7 -9 15  
AVERAGE 3 15 -12 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.39 1996 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 0.49 0.24 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.24 1.78 -0.54 1.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.73 0.49 0.24 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 4.1 2020 0.4 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 6.0 -5.9 0.1  
SINCE DEC 1 6.6 15.4 -8.8 2.9  
SINCE JUL 1 16.8 18.8 -2.0 3.4  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 62 50 12 34  
MONTH TO DATE 681 835 -154 819  
SINCE DEC 1 2086 2180 -94 2027  
SINCE JUL 1 3399 3837 -438 3245  
 
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 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1200 AM  
LOWEST 71 900 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 50 1944  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7 -30 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 740 AM CST SUNSET 509 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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