388  
CDUS43 KDMX 180632  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
132 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 80 447 PM 101 1988 80 0 86  
MINIMUM 56 457 AM 44 2012 58 -2 70  
AVERAGE 68 69 -1 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.79 1921 0.13 -0.13 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 1.62 2.11 -0.49 1.25  
SINCE JUN 1 12.03 11.93 0.10 18.20  
SINCE JAN 1 21.34 25.63 -4.29 28.90  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 3  
SINCE JUN 1 17 56 -39 19  
SINCE JUL 1 2 17 -15 6  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 5 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 96 93 3 106  
SINCE JUN 1 526 447 79 564  
SINCE JAN 1 587 485 102 591    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 300 AM  
LOWEST 47 300 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 99 1936  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 42 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 810 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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