834  
CDUS43 KDMX 160636  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
136 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 90 202 PM 91 1894 69 21 84  
2001  
MINIMUM 50 503 AM 28 1983 46 4 53  
2016  
AVERAGE 70 58 12 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.83 1.42 1909 0.17 0.66 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.84 2.42 -1.58 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 6.14 8.86 -2.72 8.44  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 10.97 -3.52 8.78  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM T 1940 0.0 MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 10.3 -7.3 11.4  
SINCE JUL 1 26.7 44.4 -17.7 20.3  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 177 157 20 69  
SINCE MAR 1 1474 1727 -253 1357  
SINCE JUL 1 6768 7518 -750 6609  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 1 4 4  
MONTH TO DATE 7 6 1 24  
SINCE MAR 1 8 9 -1 24  
SINCE JAN 1 8 9 -1 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1100 PM  
LOWEST 21 100 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 91 1918  
1936  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 26 1921  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 549 AM CDT SUNSET 831 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 548 AM CDT SUNSET 833 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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