981  
CDUS43 KDMX 280630  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1230 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 18 1210 AM 57 1944 24 -6 43  
MINIMUM -3 1117 PM -24 1904 7 -10 16  
AVERAGE 8 15 -7 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.78 1944 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 0.77 0.22 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.50 2.06 -0.56 1.12  
SINCE JAN 1 0.99 0.77 0.22 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 5.0 1923 0.4 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.4 9.8 -6.4 0.1  
SINCE DEC 1 9.9 19.2 -9.3 2.9  
SINCE JUL 1 20.1 22.6 -2.5 3.4  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 57 50 7 35  
MONTH TO DATE 1319 1335 -16 1373  
SINCE DEC 1 2724 2680 44 2581  
SINCE JUL 1 4037 4337 -300 3799  
 
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 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1200 AM  
LOWEST 63 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 54 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 7 -28 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 733 AM CST SUNSET 520 PM CST  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CST SUNSET 522 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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