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.

BUFF     Buffalo (Buffalo .5 SW )
*	Harper County	Climate Division: 1
*	Latitude: 3649N;     Longitude: 9938W	Elevation: 1834 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	48.9	22.2	35.5	.77	WSW	8.4	9.8
February	53.8	26.6	40.2	.91	WSW	9.2	12.7
March	60.8	32.5	46.7	2.42	SSE	9.9	16.9
April	71.1	42.5	56.8	2.68	SSE	10.7	20.7
May	81.7	54.5	68.1	3.78	SSE	9.4	23.6
June	89.4	64.4	76.9	4.86	SSE	9.4	24.6
July	95.9	70.0	82.9	3.41	SSE	8.8	25.7
August	94.5	68.8	81.6	3.43	S	8.2	22.4
September	85.4	59.2	72.3	2.27	SSE	8.4	18.5
October	73.0	46.5	59.8	3.19	SSE	8.6	13.9
November	59.7	32.7	46.2	1.08	S	8.6	10.2
December	49.9	23.5	36.7	1.09	WSW	8.3	9.2
Annual	72.1	45.4	58.8	29.34	SSE	9.0	17.4

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	82	( 2nd, 1997)	0	( 6th, 2004)	2.36" (1994)	2.36" (26th, 1994)	7.09" (26th, 1994)	54	(17th, 1996)
Feb	91	(22nd, 1996)	-6	( 4th, 1996)	1.85" (1994)	1.15" (24th, 2000)	2.76" (24th, 2000)	57	( 9th, 2002)
Mar	92	(25th, 1998)	1	( 3rd, 2002)	6.17" (2000)	2.08" ( 4th, 2004)	2.40" (17th, 2003)	61	(15th, 2001)
Apr	97	(24th, 1996)	18	(12th, 1997)	9.84" (1994)	2.52" (28th, 1994)	5.52" (19th, 2004)	74	( 6th, 2001)
May	108	(23rd, 1996)	32	( 1st, 1994)	10.64" (1994)	5.12" (29th, 1994)	12.76" (29th, 1994)	68	(27th, 2001)
Jun	114	(25th, 1994)	41	( 6th, 1998)	12.19" (1999)	5.07" (30th, 1999)	9.45" (10th, 1994)	72	(13th, 2000)
Jul	111	( 5th, 1996)	52	(26th, 2004)	13.19" (1994)	5.47" (17th, 1994)	10.39" (17th, 1994)	86	( 6th, 2004)
Aug	109	(27th, 1994)	51	(29th, 2004)	7.04" (1996)	3.23" ( 1st, 1994)	7.56" ( 1st, 1994)	68	(26th, 2002)
Sep	108	( 4th, 2000)	32	(26th, 2000)	5.49" (1996)	3.58" ( 7th, 1994)	5.28" (17th, 2001)	69	(17th, 2001)
Oct	97	( 1st, 2000)	20	( 9th, 2000)	10.72" (1994)	5.79" ( 5th, 1994)	7.09" ( 2nd, 1994)	55	(23rd, 1995)
Nov	85	(11th, 1999)	9	(28th, 1995)	3.60" (2004)	2.56" (19th, 1994)	2.04" (16th, 1996)	52	(17th, 1994)
Dec	76	(10th, 1996)	-3	(22nd, 1998)	6.18" (1994)	2.99" (31st, 1994)	1.89" ( 6th, 1994)	52	(16th, 2000)
Annual	114	(Jun 25, 1994)	-6	(Feb 4, 1996)	13.19" (Jul 1994)	5.79" (Oct 5, 1994)	12.76" (May 29, 1994)	86	(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	86	40	65	23	3.3
February	86	39	64	26	4.3
March	87	37	63	32	5.7
April	86	34	60	40	8.7
May	90	37	64	53	11.3
June	87	38	63	61	14.6
July	82	33	56	63	20.4
August	82	34	57	62	19.3
September	84	35	59	54	13.9
October	87	38	63	45	8.1
November	88	40	65	32	4.8
December	88	42	67	25	3.2
Annual	86	37	62	43	9.8

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	37	37	40	34
February	41	41	45	38
March	49	48	54	44
April	60	60	66	54
May	72	71	78	65
June	80	79	86	73
July	86	86	93	80
August	85	85	91	79
September	76	76	82	70
October	63	62	68	57
November	49	49	53	45
December	39	39	42	36
Annual	61	61	66	56

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