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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST SUN DEC 24 2023

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR SATURDAY
DECEMBER 23... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 40 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON
CITY, IOWA FOR SATURDAY DECEMBER 23. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 33 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2014.

&& 

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.


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