899  
CDUS43 KDMX 210635  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 58 504 PM 96 1934 71 -13 52  
MINIMUM 35 447 AM 28 1907 49 -14 47  
AVERAGE 47 60 -13 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.36 1959 0.16 -0.16 1.64  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 3.26 -1.69 1.78  
SINCE MAR 1 6.87 9.70 -2.83 10.19  
SINCE JAN 1 8.18 11.81 -3.63 10.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1931 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 18 6 12 15  
MONTH TO DATE 208 192 16 124  
SINCE MAR 1 1505 1762 -257 1412  
SINCE JUL 1 6799 7553 -754 6664  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 11 0 24  
SINCE MAR 1 12 14 -2 24  
SINCE JAN 1 12 14 -2 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 500 AM  
LOWEST 45 500 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 93 1970  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 32 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 837 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 543 AM CDT SUNSET 838 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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