Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
942 SXUS73 KDMX 090652 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 1252 AM CST FRI FEB 9 2024 ...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR FEBRUARY 08... A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 37 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY, IOWA FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 08. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 36 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1938. && 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. $$ DODSON