Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
367 SXUS73 KDMX 261229 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 729 AM CDT MON AUG 26 2024 ...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE TIED AT MASON CITY FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 25... A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES WAS TIED AT MASON CITY, IOWA FOR SUNDAY AUGUST 25. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 71 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2013. && WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE MASON CITY AREA HAVE BEEN TAKEN FROM TWO GENERAL LOCATIONS. INITIAL RECORDS WERE STARTED ON FEBRUARY 1, 1903 IN DOWNTOWN MASON CITY. THE REPORTING LOCATION REMAINED NEAR DOWNTOWN UNTIL AUGUST 1, 1918 WHEN THE SUGAR MANUFACTURING FACILITY NORTH OF TOWN TOOK OVER OBSERVATIONS. REPORTS CONTINUED AT THIS SITE UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1948 WHEN THE CURRENT OBSERVATION SITE AT THE MASON CITY AIRPORT BEGAN REPORTING. TEMPERATURE, PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL RECORDS ALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 1, 1903. $$