600  
CDUS43 KDMX 180633  
CLIMCW  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
133 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2026  
   
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..THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 59 345 PM 85 1947 59 0 74  
MINIMUM 28 612 AM 18 1952 36 -8 51  
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.23 1994 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.09 1.53 -0.44 1.10  
SINCE SEP 1 5.50 4.98 0.52 2.22  
SINCE JAN 1 27.77 32.29 -4.52 34.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.3 1990 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 2  
MONTH TO DATE 139 234 -95 110  
SINCE SEP 1 211 398 -187 186  
SINCE JUL 1 214 434 -220 216  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 400 AM  
LOWEST 32 200 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 85 1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 17 1972  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 625 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 624 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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