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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1236 AM CST WED FEB 7 2024

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT MASON CITY FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY
06... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 52 DEGREES WAS TIED AT MASON CITY,
IOWA FOR TUESDAY FEBRUARY 06. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
52 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1925.

&& 

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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