638  
CDUS43 KDMX 280627  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1227 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 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 62R 300 PM 58 2016 33 29 53  
MINIMUM 28 1159 PM -18 2015 16 12 32  
AVERAGE 45 25 20 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.62 1948 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.32 1.16 -0.84 0.34  
SINCE DEC 1 1.82 3.34 -1.52 1.46  
SINCE JAN 1 1.31 2.05 -0.74 0.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1978 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 2.0 9.7 -7.7 5.5  
SINCE DEC 1 13.5 30.4 -16.9 8.4  
SINCE JUL 1 23.7 33.8 -10.1 8.9  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 40 -20 22  
MONTH TO DATE 977 1221 -244 1312  
SINCE DEC 1 3939 4094 -155 4007  
SINCE JUL 1 5252 5751 -499 5225  
 
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 100 AM  
LOWEST 27 300 PM  
AVERAGE 50  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 60 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -22 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 603 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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