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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
532 PM CDT MON MAR 11 2024

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT MASON CITY FOR MONDAY MARCH 11... 

A DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 76 DEGREES WAS SET AT MASON CITY,
IOWA FOR MONDAY MARCH 11. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF
67 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN 2016.

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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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