098  
CDUS43 KDMX 180641  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
141 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 79 1159 AM 88 1985 58 21 79  
MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 18 1907 35 1 50  
2018  
AVERAGE 58 47 11 65  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.25 1976 0.14 -0.14 0.24  
MONTH TO DATE 2.12 2.18 -0.06 1.16  
SINCE MAR 1 4.26 4.47 -0.21 4.96  
SINCE JAN 1 5.57 6.58 -1.01 5.30  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.0 1939 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.1 -2.1 0.2  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 9.1 -6.1 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 26.7 43.2 -16.5 20.3  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 7 18 -11 0  
MONTH TO DATE 303 367 -64 349  
SINCE MAR 1 1122 1364 -242 1110  
SINCE JUL 1 6416 7155 -739 6362  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 1 0 1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1 0 1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 600 AM  
LOWEST 49 700 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 93 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 18 1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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