Record Report
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
036 SXUS73 KDMX 020020 RERDMX RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 620 PM CST THU FEB 1 2024 ...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR FEBRUARY 01... A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 52 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY, IOWA FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 01. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 48 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1987. && 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. $$ REV