501  
CDUS43 KDMX 020635  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
135 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 67 1225 AM 92 1976 68 -1 84  
MINIMUM 43 1145 PM 19 2003 43 0 60  
AVERAGE 55 55 0 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.22 1.94 2019 0.11 0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.22 0.11 0.11 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 4.63 3.56 1.07 1.12  
SINCE JAN 1 26.90 30.87 -3.97 32.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 1999 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 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 10 10 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 10 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 82 174 -92 76  
SINCE JUL 1 85 210 -125 106  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 7  
SINCE SEP 1 98 58 40 93  
SINCE JAN 1 750 597 153 731    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 51 200 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 16 2003  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 652 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 651 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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