807  
CDUS43 KDMX 170633  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 54 216 PM 85 1938 60 -6 72  
MINIMUM 33 1135 PM 22 1943 37 -4 55  
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.09 1928 0.08 -0.05 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.09 1.45 -0.36 1.10  
SINCE SEP 1 5.50 4.90 0.60 2.22  
SINCE JAN 1 27.77 32.21 -4.44 34.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 5.5 1937 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 21 17 4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 118 217 -99 108  
SINCE SEP 1 190 381 -191 184  
SINCE JUL 1 193 417 -224 214  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 23 2 21 35  
SINCE SEP 1 121 59 62 121  
SINCE JAN 1 773 598 175 759    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 AM  
LOWEST 46 400 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 18 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 627 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 625 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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