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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1246 AM CST MON DEC 25 2023

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 24...

...RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 
24...
 
A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 53 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON 
CITY, IOWA FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 24. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 
47 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2021.

A DAILY RECORD WARM LOW TEMPERATURE OF 39 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON 
CITY, IOWA FOR SUNDAY DECEMBER 24. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 
36 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1936.

&& 

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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