SXUS73 KDMX 232236
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
536 PM CDT WED AUG 23 2023

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST
23... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 101 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY,
IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
100 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1948.

&& 

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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SXUS73 KDMX 240630
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
130 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2023

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST
23... 

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 78 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON
CITY, IOWA FOR WEDNESDAY AUGUST 23. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 75 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1948.

&& 

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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