494  
CDUS43 KDMX 060634  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
134 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 55 247 PM 91 1924 66 -11 74  
MINIMUM 34 545 AM 26 1968 42 -8 42  
AVERAGE 45 54 -9 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1982 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.78 -0.78 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 5.30 7.22 -1.92 8.44  
SINCE JAN 1 6.61 9.33 -2.72 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1944 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 10.1 -7.1 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 26.7 44.2 -17.5 20.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 20 12 8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 73 62 11 56  
SINCE MAR 1 1370 1632 -262 1344  
SINCE JUL 1 6664 7423 -759 6596  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 1 3 -2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1 3 -2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 600 AM  
LOWEST 32 600 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 95 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 600 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 559 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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