319  
CDUS43 KDMX 190629  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
129 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 83 317 PM 99 1936 80 3 83  
1947  
MINIMUM 63 1249 AM 42 1950 58 5 66  
AVERAGE 73 69 4 75  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.08 2.48 2025 0.12 -0.04 2.48  
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 2.23 -0.53 3.73  
SINCE JUN 1 12.11 12.05 0.06 20.68  
SINCE JAN 1 21.42 25.75 -4.33 31.38  
 
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 8 -8 3  
SINCE JUN 1 17 57 -40 19  
SINCE JUL 1 2 18 -16 6  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 5 3 10  
MONTH TO DATE 104 98 6 116  
SINCE JUN 1 534 452 82 574  
SINCE JAN 1 595 490 105 601    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1000 PM  
LOWEST 55 300 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 98 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 40 2004  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 808 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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