Mesonet Station Summary

CAUTION: Mesonet data are only available since 1994, a period considered too short to give reliable climate statistics for temperature and precipitation. Cooperative observer sites are strongly recommended for these purposes. Other variables, such as humidity, soil temperatures, and winds, are not available from cooperative observer sites and Mesonet represents the best-available information.

ADAX     Ada (Ada 2.0 NNE)
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Pontotoc County

Climate Division: 8
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Latitude: 3447N;     Longitude: 9640W

Elevation: 967 ft
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Period of Record:

19940101-20041231

 

Monthly Averages (1994-2004)

 

Temperature (deg Fahrenheit)

Precipitation (inches)

Wind (Miles Per Hour)

Solar Radiation

 

Daily Max

Daily Min

Daily Avg

Monthly Average

Direction

Speed

Daily Avg (MJ/m2)

January

51.4
30.0
40.7
2.58
SE
9.0
9.2

February

57.0
34.0
45.5
2.56
SE
9.0
11.9

March

63.3
40.6
52.0
4.43
SE
9.8
15.4

April

72.7
49.9
61.3
5.17
SSE
10.0
19.4

May

80.3
59.6
70.0
4.51
SE
8.6
21.1

June

87.1
66.9
77.0
4.99
SE
7.4
23.0

July

93.8
72.3
83.0
4.26
SE
7.1
24.6

August

93.5
70.7
82.1
4.03
SE
6.1
22.0

September
84.7
61.9
73.3
4.63
SE
6.3
17.7

October

74.6
52.1
63.3
5.02
SE
7.5
13.5

November

62.3
40.6
51.4
4.51
SE
8.3
9.3

December

53.4
32.2
42.8
2.58
SE
8.4
8.5

Annual

72.9
51.0
62.0
50.21
SE
8.1
16.3

Monthly Extremes (1994-2004)

 

Temperature (F)

Precipitation (inches)

Wind Speed

 

Record High

Record Low

Monthly Max

Daily Max

Rain Rate (in/hr)

Peak Gust (mph)

Jan
78
(11th, 1995)
7
(28th, 1997)
7.93" (1998)
3.57" ( 4th, 1998)
3.78" (16th, 1994)
45
(17th, 1996)

Feb
95
(22nd, 1996)
1
( 4th, 1996)
8.42" (1994)
2.32" (19th, 1994)
6.61" (19th, 1994)
49
( 9th, 2001)

Mar
95
(22nd, 1995)
5
( 3rd, 2002)
16.17" (1994)
9.25" ( 8th, 1994)
5.67" ( 8th, 1994)
48
( 4th, 2004)

Apr
92
(19th, 1996)
25
(13th, 1997)
12.05" (1994)
5.47" (29th, 1994)
8.50" ( 2nd, 1994)
49
(30th, 2000)

May
100
(30th, 2003)
38
( 3rd, 2004)
19.81" (1994)
5.51" ( 2nd, 1994)
11.81" (29th, 1994)
60
(23rd, 1995)

Jun
104
(25th, 1994)
48
( 6th, 1998)
9.56" (2004)
2.76" ( 6th, 1994)
6.61" ( 6th, 1994)
63
(11th, 2003)

Jul
112
( 6th, 1996)
54
(27th, 2004)
16.89" (1994)
7.91" (14th, 1994)
12.28" (14th, 1994)
54
(24th, 1995)

Aug
106
(31st, 2000)
54
(16th, 1994)
14.05" (1994)
4.45" ( 4th, 1994)
13.23" ( 4th, 1994)
61
( 3rd, 1998)

Sep
109
( 3rd, 2000)
37
(26th, 2000)
14.60" (1994)
5.63" (15th, 1994)
5.20" (15th, 1994)
54
(14th, 2002)

Oct
94
( 2nd, 1997)
22
( 9th, 2000)
14.29" (1994)
5.31" ( 7th, 1994)
8.98" (24th, 1994)
40
(12th, 1997)

Nov
85
(10th, 1995)
18
(16th, 1997)
25.47" (1994)
8.07" ( 4th, 1994)
8.03" (13th, 1994)
49
( 9th, 1998)

Dec
78
( 2nd, 1995)
8
(23rd, 2004)
5.99" (1994)
3.90" ( 8th, 1994)
3.78" (15th, 1994)
46
(22nd, 2004)

Annual
112
(Jul 6, 1996)
1
(Feb 4, 1996)
25.47" (Nov 1994)
9.25" (Mar 8, 1994)
13.23" (Aug 4, 1994)
63
(Jun 11, 2003)

Mean Monthly Humidity and Moisture (1994-2004)

 

Daily Max Relative Humidity

Daily Min Relative Humidity

Daily Average Relative Humidity

Daily Average Dewpoint

Daily Average Vapor Deficit

January

91
48
71
30
3.1

February

89
43
67
33
4.4

March

89
43
66
39
5.6

April

91
44
67
49
7.3

May

94
54
75
61
7.4

June

94
54
76
68
9.1

July

89
45
68
69
14.7

August

90
43
67
68
14.6

September
93
48
73
62
9.7

October

93
48
73
52
6.5

November

93
50
73
41
4.4

December

91
48
71
32
3.3

Annual

91
47
71
50
7.5

Soil Temperature at 10 cm (4-inch) Depth (1994-2004)

 

Average Temperature Beneath Sod

Average Temperature Beneath Bare Soil

Average Daily Max Temperature

Average Daily Min Temperature

January

45
43
47
39

February

47
46
52
42

March

52
53
59
47

April

60
62
70
56

May

68
73
81
66

June

75
81
89
74

July

82
87
96
80

August

82
86
95
79

September
76
77
85
71

October

67
66
73
61

November

57
54
60
50

December

48
45
50
41

Annual

63
64
71
59

Wind Rose: Wedges show the percent of time for each direction from which the wind blows