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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
630 PM CST MON FEB 26 2024

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 26...
...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR FEBRUARY... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY,
IOWA FOR MONDAY FEBRUARY 26. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
57 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 1976.

A MONTHLY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY,
IOWA FOR FEBRUARY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 66 DEGREES 
WHICH OCCURRED IN 1981.

&& 

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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