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.

CHER     Cherokee (Cherokee .5 SSW)
*	Alfalfa County	Climate Division: 2
*	Latitude: 3644N;     Longitude: 9821W	Elevation: 1187 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	46.4	24.0	35.2	.78	N	8.8	9.5
February	52.0	27.8	39.9	1.41	S	9.4	12.5
March	59.1	34.5	46.8	3.07	SSE	10.0	16.5
April	69.3	44.0	56.6	4.23	SSE	10.6	20.3
May	79.7	55.5	67.6	4.45	SSE	9.2	23.1
June	89.3	65.3	77.3	4.62	SSE	10.1	24.1
July	95.9	71.0	83.5	4.08	SSE	9.7	25.4
August	94.5	70.1	82.3	5.53	SSE	8.8	22.3
September	85.4	60.9	73.2	2.78	SSE	9.0	18.4
October	72.0	48.9	60.4	5.85	SSE	9.1	13.6
November	58.4	35.2	46.8	2.81	SSE	9.0	10.0
December	47.3	25.9	36.6	2.02	NW	8.2	8.7
Annual	71.0	47.1	59.0	40.86	SSE	9.3	17.1

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	74	( 8th, 2003)	2	( 6th, 2004)	2.59" (2004)	1.70" (17th, 2004)	.94" (26th, 1994)	57	(17th, 1996)
Feb	91	(22nd, 1996)	-9	( 4th, 1996)	3.82" (1994)	1.34" (21st, 1994)	1.56" (24th, 2001)	54	(18th, 1994)
Mar	92	(17th, 1994)	0	( 3rd, 2002)	9.10" (2000)	2.55" (16th, 1998)	4.44" (15th, 2000)	56	( 8th, 2002)
Apr	93	(17th, 2002)	21	( 6th, 1996)	14.29" (1994)	4.37" (29th, 1994)	5.28" (13th, 1999)	62	( 6th, 2001)
May	103	(23rd, 1996)	35	( 3rd, 2002)	15.11" (1994)	4.88" (29th, 1994)	9.45" (29th, 1994)	63	(27th, 2001)
Jun	111	(25th, 1994)	45	( 6th, 1998)	8.04" (1994)	2.64" ( 5th, 1994)	8.98" ( 5th, 1994)	63	(29th, 1997)
Jul	112	( 6th, 1996)	54	(26th, 2004)	15.71" (1994)	3.11" (25th, 1994)	8.03" (13th, 1994)	85	(22nd, 2000)
Aug	108	(26th, 2000)	53	(29th, 2004)	15.23" (1994)	9.06" (20th, 1994)	10.87" (19th, 1994)	62	(13th, 2002)
Sep	108	( 2nd, 2000)	33	(26th, 2000)	7.85" (1997)	3.62" ( 3rd, 1994)	7.09" ( 3rd, 1994)	56	(11th, 1995)
Oct	97	( 3rd, 2000)	24	(27th, 1997)	22.14" (1994)	9.76" (17th, 1994)	8.98" (17th, 1994)	57	( 2nd, 2002)
Nov	84	(13th, 1999)	12	(28th, 1995)	13.79" (1994)	7.05" (19th, 1994)	3.78" (19th, 1994)	55	(16th, 1996)
Dec	75	(30th, 2004)	0	(14th, 2000)	6.58" (1994)	2.44" (31st, 1994)	3.78" (15th, 1994)	49	(16th, 2000)
Annual	112	(Jul 6, 1996)	-9	(Feb 4, 1996)	22.14" (Oct 1994)	9.76" (Oct 17, 1994)	10.87" (Aug 19, 1994)	85	(Jul 22, 2000)

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	89	46	70	25	2.6
February	90	47	70	29	3.3
March	89	44	68	35	4.5
April	91	44	68	45	6.3
May	93	46	71	57	8.4
June	90	40	65	63	13.6
July	85	35	60	66	19.2
August	84	36	60	64	18.3
September	85	37	61	57	13.5
October	89	46	69	48	6.7
November	90	48	72	36	3.8
December	91	52	75	28	2.3
Annual	89	43	67	46	8.6

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	42	41	46	38
March	50	50	56	44
April	61	61	69	55
May	72	74	82	66
June	NA	83	91	75
July	NA	88	97	81
August	NA	87	95	80
September	77	78	85	72
October	63	63	70	58
November	50	50	55	45
December	39	NA	NA	NA
Annual	NA	63	69	57

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