674  
CDUS43 KDMX 120632  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 69 536 PM 93 2022 68 1 85  
MINIMUM 30 405 AM 25 1925 45 -15 50  
AVERAGE 50 56 -6 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.50 1999 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.74 -1.74 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 5.30 8.18 -2.88 8.44  
SINCE JAN 1 6.61 10.29 -3.68 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1966 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 10.2 -7.2 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 26.7 44.3 -17.6 20.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 9 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 167 123 44 69  
SINCE MAR 1 1464 1693 -229 1357  
SINCE JUL 1 6758 7484 -726 6609  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 5  
SINCE MAR 1 1 5 -4 5  
SINCE JAN 1 1 5 -4 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 500 AM  
LOWEST 17 400 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 94 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 827 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 828 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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