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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
132 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026

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...THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         80    447 PM 101    1988  80      0       86
  MINIMUM         56    457 AM  44    2012  58     -2       70
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1921   0.13  -0.13     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    1.62                      2.11  -0.49     1.25
  SINCE JUN 1     12.03                     11.93   0.10    18.20
  SINCE JAN 1     21.34                     25.63  -4.29    28.90

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 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        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        3
  SINCE JUN 1     17                        56    -39       19
  SINCE JUL 1      2                        17    -15        6

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2       13
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        93      3      106
  SINCE JUN 1    526                       447     79      564
  SINCE JAN 1    587                       485    102      591
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM
 LOWEST     47           300 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE MASON CITY IA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        99      1936
                                             1947
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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