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.

ARNE     Arnett (Arnett 8.0 WSW)
*	Ellis County	Climate Division: 1
*	Latitude: 3604N;     Longitude: 9954W	Elevation: 2359 ft
*	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	49.5	24.2	36.9	.62	SSE	9.4	10.1
February	53.9	27.8	40.9	.86	NA	NA	13.0
March	60.9	34.3	47.6	1.95	SSE	11.2	17.2
April	71.1	44.1	57.6	3.10	SSE	12.1	21.2
May	80.0	55.1	67.6	4.96	SE	10.7	23.7
June	86.6	63.2	74.9	4.52	SE	9.9	24.5
July	93.3	68.1	80.7	2.63	SSE	8.6	25.9
August	92.5	67.1	79.8	3.13	SSE	7.9	22.6
September	84.0	58.8	71.4	2.52	SSE	8.6	18.7
October	72.3	47.1	59.7	3.35	SSE	9.4	14.1
November	59.8	34.7	47.2	1.38	SSE	9.7	10.4
December	50.5	25.6	38.1	.96	SSE	9.3	9.5
Annual	71.3	46.0	58.6	29.98	SSE	9.7	17.6

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	85	( 2nd, 1997)	-1	( 6th, 2004)	1.45" (1994)	1.10" (26th, 1994)	3.31" (26th, 1994)	64	(17th, 1996)
Feb	90	(22nd, 1996)	-7	( 4th, 1996)	2.29" (2001)	1.15" (20th, 1997)	1.68" (24th, 2001)	58	(24th, 2001)
Mar	95	(21st, 1995)	3	( 3rd, 2002)	5.36" (2000)	1.88" ( 4th, 2004)	3.00" ( 7th, 2000)	59	( 8th, 2002)
Apr	99	(24th, 1996)	18	(12th, 1997)	12.13" (1994)	4.33" (29th, 1994)	4.08" (13th, 1999)	66	(11th, 2001)
May	106	(23rd, 1996)	33	( 1st, 1994)	19.21" (1994)	6.85" (25th, 1994)	18.43" (25th, 1994)	62	(26th, 1996)
Jun	108	(25th, 1994)	46	( 6th, 1998)	8.47" (2003)	3.98" (10th, 1994)	11.81" (10th, 1994)	66	( 4th, 1995)
Jul	106	(12th, 2001)	52	( 5th, 1997)	8.06" (1996)	1.71" (10th, 1996)	4.25" ( 1st, 1994)	78	(24th, 1996)
Aug	106	(26th, 1994)	51	(16th, 1994)	7.58" (1996)	3.36" (26th, 1996)	5.40" ( 7th, 1996)	60	(16th, 1997)
Sep	106	( 4th, 2000)	34	(25th, 2000)	5.40" (1994)	2.58" (22nd, 1997)	6.61" ( 7th, 1994)	70	( 3rd, 1999)
Oct	96	( 3rd, 2000)	17	(31st, 1999)	7.81" (1994)	5.16" ( 5th, 1994)	8.50" ( 5th, 1994)	62	(30th, 1994)
Nov	86	( 9th, 1995)	12	(28th, 1995)	7.77" (1994)	5.98" (19th, 1994)	7.09" (19th, 1994)	54	(17th, 1994)
Dec	83	( 9th, 1996)	-2	(24th, 2004)	3.03" (1994)	1.77" ( 6th, 1994)	4.32" (21st, 1997)	55	(10th, 1996)
Annual	108	(Jun 25, 1994)	-7	(Feb 4, 1996)	19.21" (May 1994)	6.85" (May 25, 1994)	18.43" (May 25, 1994)	78	(Jul 24, 1996)

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	84	38	62	22	3.7
February	83	37	61	26	4.6
March	84	35	60	31	6.2
April	83	31	57	39	9.1
May	89	38	64	52	10.6
June	89	42	66	61	12.3
July	85	35	59	63	17.4
August	84	35	59	61	16.9
September	85	37	61	54	12.6
October	86	38	63	44	7.9
November	84	36	61	NA	NA
December	85	39	64	24	3.7
Annual	85	37	62	43	9.2

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	38	42	36
February	41	42	47	39
March	49	50	56	45
April	59	61	68	54
May	69	71	78	65
June	77	80	87	73
July	83	86	94	79
August	82	85	93	78
September	74	76	83	70
October	62	63	70	58
November	50	50	55	46
December	40	40	44	37
Annual	61	62	68	57

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