081  
CDUS43 KDMX 180722  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
222 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 MM MM 94 1934 70 MM 56  
MINIMUM MM MM 28 1930 47 MM 42  
AVERAGE MM 59 MM 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 1.55 2020 0.16 MM 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.84 2.76 -1.92 0.05  
SINCE MAR 1 6.14 9.20 -3.06 8.46  
SINCE JAN 1 7.45 11.31 -3.86 8.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 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 MM 7 MM 16  
MONTH TO DATE 177 172 5 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1474 1742 -268 1379  
SINCE JUL 1 6768 7533 -765 6631  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY MM 1 MM 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 8 1 24  
SINCE MAR 1 10 11 -1 24  
SINCE JAN 1 10 11 -1 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED MM HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION MM  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED MM  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST MM  
LOWEST MM  
AVERAGE MM  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 97 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 31 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 547 AM CDT SUNSET 834 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 546 AM CDT SUNSET 835 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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