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.

ALV2     Alva (Alva 7.2 SSW)
*

Woods County

Climate Division: 2
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Latitude: 3642N;     Longitude: 9842W

Elevation: 1440 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

47.1
23.3
35.2
1.06
NA
NA
9.5

February

52.3
26.7
39.5
1.53
N
10.9
12.2

March

59.1
34.1
46.6
NA
SSE
11.6
16.3

April

69.0
43.3
56.2
4.00
SSE
12.1
19.7

May

80.2
55.1
67.6
4.67
SSE
10.7
22.6

June

88.9
64.4
76.7
4.78
SSE
11.0
23.4

July

95.8
70.2
83.0
3.96
SSE
10.5
24.9

August

94.2
69.2
81.7
NA
SSE
9.7
21.8

September
85.4
59.9
72.7
2.74
SE
10.3
18.0

October

72.0
47.9
60.0
NA
SSE
10.4
13.4

November

58.9
35.2
47.1
2.40
SSE
10.4
9.9

December

48.5
25.3
36.9
1.50
NW
9.7
8.8

Annual

71.1
46.4
58.8
NA
SSE
10.6
16.7

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
( 8th, 2002)
0
( 6th, 2004)
3.00" (2004)
2.32" (17th, 2004)
1.42" (26th, 1994)
57
(28th, 1996)

Feb
92
(22nd, 1996)
-5
( 4th, 1996)
3.55" (1994)
1.56" (20th, 1997)
2.28" (25th, 2000)
54
(18th, 1994)

Mar
92
(17th, 1994)
0
( 3rd, 2002)
8.45" (2000)
4.41" (26th, 1994)
7.56" (26th, 1994)
68
( 8th, 2002)

Apr
94
( 5th, 2000)
21
(12th, 1997)
13.16" (1994)
3.57" (13th, 1999)
5.40" (13th, 1999)
66
(11th, 2001)

May
105
(23rd, 1996)
36
( 2nd, 1995)
14.41" (1994)
4.80" (23rd, 1994)
12.28" (23rd, 1994)
67
(26th, 2000)

Jun
111
(25th, 1994)
45
( 6th, 1998)
9.73" (1994)
5.42" ( 8th, 1995)
10.80" ( 8th, 1995)
73
(12th, 2002)

Jul
111
( 5th, 1996)
54
(26th, 2004)
17.33" (1994)
7.13" (25th, 1994)
17.48" (25th, 1994)
79
( 6th, 2004)

Aug
109
(27th, 1994)
51
(29th, 2004)
8.93" (1994)
3.11" (19th, 1994)
25.98" (19th, 1994)
63
(12th, 2002)

Sep
109
( 3rd, 2000)
34
(22nd, 1995)
6.71" (1997)
3.39" (22nd, 1997)
7.56" (21st, 1994)
56
(10th, 1999)

Oct
96
( 3rd, 2000)
22
(27th, 1997)
11.91" (1998)
4.37" (31st, 1998)
6.14" ( 2nd, 1994)
53
(15th, 2001)

Nov
85
(13th, 1999)
12
(28th, 1995)
11.26" (1994)
7.95" (19th, 1994)
5.67" (19th, 1994)
50
(16th, 1996)

Dec
76
(10th, 1996)
0
(22nd, 1998)
4.17" (1994)
2.36" (31st, 1994)
1.56" ( 3rd, 1998)
55
(16th, 2000)

Annual
111
(Jul 5, 1996)
-5
(Feb 4, 1996)
17.33" (Jul 1994)
7.95" (Nov 19, 1994)
25.98" (Aug 19, 1994)
79
(Jul 6, 2004)

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

87
44
68
24
2.9

February

87
43
67
27
3.8

March

88
43
67
34
4.7

April

88
42
65
43
7.0

May

92
44
70
56
9.1

June

89
40
65
62
13.8

July

84
35
60
65
18.9

August

84
37
60
64
17.8

September
85
38
62
56
13.1

October

87
44
67
47
7.1

November

88
46
69
35
4.1

December

89
48
72
26
2.7

Annual

87
42
66
45
8.7

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

38
37
40
35

February

41
41
45
39

March

47
48
53
44

April

57
59
65
54

May

67
71
77
65

June

74
79
86
74

July

80
86
93
80

August

79
84
90
79

September
73
76
82
71

October

62
63
68
58

November

50
50
54
46

December

41
40
42
37

Annual

59
61
66
57

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