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.

CHAN     Chandler (Sparks 3.0 NNE)
*

Lincoln County

Climate Division: 5
*

Latitude: 3539N;     Longitude: 9648W

Elevation: 954 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

49.2
28.5
38.8
1.67
S
9.1
9.2

February

55.0
32.6
43.8
2.17
SSE
9.3
11.7

March

61.5
39.3
50.4
4.14
SSE
10.2
15.1

April

71.3
49.1
60.2
4.55
SSE
10.5
18.8

May

78.9
59.1
69.0
4.99
SSE
8.8
21.0

June

85.3
66.4
75.8
5.71
SE
7.8
22.6

July

91.5
71.3
81.4
5.52
SSE
7.1
23.9

August

91.7
70.1
80.9
3.95
SSE
6.6
21.6

September
83.3
61.6
72.4
4.59
SE
7.0
17.2

October

73.0
51.4
62.2
5.53
SE
8.0
13.2

November

60.5
39.7
50.1
4.65
SSE
8.7
9.1

December

51.3
31.3
41.3
2.43
SE
8.7
8.2

Annual

71.1
50.1
60.6
49.88
SE
8.5
16.0

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
77
( 2nd, 1997)
2
(19th, 1996)
4.15" (1998)
1.40" ( 4th, 1998)
1.20" (16th, 1995)
51
( 2nd, 1999)

Feb
92
(22nd, 1996)
-7
( 4th, 1996)
8.78" (1994)
3.23" (19th, 1994)
8.50" (19th, 1994)
48
(24th, 2001)

Mar
92
(21st, 1997)
4
( 3rd, 2002)
14.08" (1994)
5.98" (26th, 1994)
11.34" (26th, 1994)
60
( 6th, 1995)

Apr
90
(14th, 1994)
25
(13th, 1997)
13.23" (1994)
7.99" (29th, 1994)
4.68" (30th, 2000)
50
(11th, 2001)

May
97
(30th, 2003)
38
( 3rd, 2004)
12.45" (1994)
5.20" (29th, 1994)
12.28" (29th, 1994)
60
(27th, 2001)

Jun
102
(25th, 1994)
48
( 6th, 1998)
8.90" (1994)
2.95" ( 3rd, 1994)
11.34" ( 3rd, 1994)
61
(18th, 1996)

Jul
108
( 6th, 1996)
55
(27th, 2004)
27.64" (1994)
14.33" (14th, 1994)
20.79" (14th, 1994)
59
(22nd, 2000)

Aug
105
(26th, 1999)
54
(21st, 2004)
17.96" (1994)
6.61" ( 7th, 1994)
17.48" ( 7th, 1994)
88
( 7th, 1994)

Sep
107
( 2nd, 2000)
37
(22nd, 1995)
14.68" (1994)
5.47" ( 5th, 1994)
10.87" ( 8th, 1994)
62
( 7th, 2001)

Oct
92
( 4th, 2000)
24
( 9th, 2000)
12.60" (2000)
6.85" ( 7th, 1994)
11.81" ( 7th, 1994)
48
(31st, 1994)

Nov
83
( 3rd, 1994)
18
(16th, 1997)
26.70" (1994)
9.25" ( 4th, 1994)
13.23" ( 4th, 1994)
51
(20th, 1994)

Dec
76
( 5th, 2001)
8
(22nd, 1998)
6.97" (1994)
2.83" ( 8th, 1994)
6.61" (16th, 1994)
45
(18th, 2000)

Annual
108
(Jul 6, 1996)
-7
(Feb 4, 1996)
27.64" (Jul 1994)
14.33" (Jul 14, 1994)
20.79" (Jul 14, 1994)
88
(Aug 7, 1994)

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
47
69
28
3.1

February

86
43
65
31
4.4

March

86
42
64
37
5.7

April

87
43
65
47
7.5

May

92
53
73
59
7.6

June

93
54
75
66
8.8

July

90
49
71
70
12.7

August

89
45
68
68
13.5

September
91
47
70
60
9.9

October

91
47
70
50
6.6

November

90
49
70
39
4.4

December

88
48
69
30
3.2

Annual

89
47
69
49
7.3

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

43
40
44
37

February

45
44
49
40

March

50
50
56
45

April

58
59
66
53

May

68
70
78
63

June

75
78
86
71

July

80
84
92
77

August

80
83
91
77

September
75
75
83
70

October

65
64
71
59

November

55
52
57
47

December

46
43
47
40

Annual

62
NA
NA
NA

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