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.

BUTL     Butler (Butler 5.0 SW )
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Custer County

Climate Division: 4
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Latitude: 3535N;     Longitude: 9916W

Elevation: 1706 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

50.7
25.1
37.9
.97
SSE
9.2
10.1

February

55.9
28.6
42.3
1.31
SSE
10.0
12.8

March

62.7
35.8
49.2
2.64
SSE
11.1
16.7

April

73.0
45.6
59.3
4.03
SSE
12.0
20.8

May

82.0
56.8
69.4
4.22
SE
10.6
23.4

June

88.3
65.1
76.7
5.07
SE
10.1
24.2

July

96.0
70.4
83.2
2.36
SSE
9.1
25.8

August

94.7
68.9
81.8
3.88
SSE
8.5
22.5

September
86.4
60.2
73.3
3.73
SSE
8.8
18.5

October

74.2
48.4
61.3
3.38
SSE
9.3
13.9

November

61.1
35.7
48.4
2.79
SSE
9.5
10.3

December

52.1
26.5
39.3
1.19
SSE
9.0
9.3

Annual

73.1
47.2
60.2
35.31
SSE
9.7
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
81
( 2nd, 1997)
0
( 6th, 2004)
1.93" (2004)
1.30" (17th, 2004)
5.67" (26th, 1994)
55
(18th, 1996)

Feb
93
(22nd, 1996)
-14
( 4th, 1996)
3.13" (1997)
2.01" (20th, 1997)
3.60" (25th, 2000)
56
(24th, 2001)

Mar
96
(17th, 1994)
1
( 3rd, 2002)
7.24" (1994)
3.82" ( 8th, 1994)
2.64" (15th, 2000)
63
(15th, 2001)

Apr
98
(24th, 1996)
21
(13th, 1997)
14.84" (1994)
5.75" (29th, 1994)
10.87" (11th, 1994)
69
( 6th, 1998)

May
103
(23rd, 2000)
33
( 1st, 1994)
9.88" (2001)
3.32" ( 4th, 2001)
7.56" (30th, 1997)
66
(15th, 2003)

Jun
110
(25th, 1994)
47
( 6th, 1998)
9.76" (1994)
4.75" ( 3rd, 1995)
10.87" (11th, 1994)
66
(12th, 2002)

Jul
108
(12th, 2001)
54
(26th, 2004)
5.64" (1998)
4.10" ( 7th, 1998)
7.68" ( 7th, 1998)
58
( 2nd, 1996)

Aug
108
( 7th, 2003)
48
(16th, 1994)
8.15" (1994)
4.53" (31st, 1994)
4.68" ( 5th, 1999)
61
(20th, 1997)

Sep
109
( 4th, 2000)
32
(26th, 2000)
9.73" (1994)
5.50" (15th, 1996)
10.39" ( 5th, 1994)
80
(18th, 2002)

Oct
101
( 3rd, 2000)
17
( 9th, 2000)
9.89" (1994)
4.29" (16th, 1994)
8.98" (16th, 1994)
61
(31st, 1994)

Nov
85
( 1st, 2001)
13
(27th, 2002)
16.26" (1994)
12.24" (19th, 1994)
7.09" (19th, 1994)
51
(18th, 2003)

Dec
82
(10th, 1996)
2
(22nd, 1998)
3.22" (1997)
1.25" ( 4th, 1999)
2.64" ( 8th, 1999)
53
(16th, 2000)

Annual
110
(Jun 25, 1994)
-14
(Feb 4, 1996)
16.26" (Nov 1994)
12.24" (Nov 19, 1994)
10.87" (Apr 11, 1994)
80
(Sep 18, 2002)

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

88
40
66
25
3.4

February

87
38
64
28
4.5

March

87
38
64
35
5.9

April

87
34
60
43
8.7

May

90
41
66
56
10.5

June

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

July

84
35
58
65
19.4

August

85
36
60
64
18.0

September
87
38
63
57
13.1

October

89
40
66
47
7.7

November

89
41
67
35
4.8

December

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Annual

87
39
64
46
9.5

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

39
39
42
36

February

42
43
47
39

March

49
50
56
46

April

58
61
67
55

May

68
71
78
65

June

75
79
87
73

July

80
86
93
79

August

80
84
91
78

September
73
75
82
70

October

62
63
69
58

November

50
50
54
46

December

41
40
44
37

Annual

60
62
67
57

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