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.

COOK     Cookson (Marble City 7.0 NNW)
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Cherokee County

Climate Division: 6
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Latitude: 3540N;     Longitude: 9450W

Elevation: 981 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

48.6
28.0
38.3
3.45
SE
6.4
8.1

February

54.5
32.4
43.5
3.70
SE
6.4
10.7

March

61.2
38.3
49.8
5.49
SE
6.9
14.7

April

71.0
47.5
59.3
5.56
SE
6.9
18.8

May

77.9
57.0
67.5
6.48
SE
5.6
20.7

June

84.9
64.0
74.5
7.85
SE
4.6
22.3

July

90.9
69.5
80.2
5.65
SE
4.1
23.3

August

91.4
68.4
79.9
4.52
SE
3.9
21.4

September
83.7
59.7
71.7
4.90
ESE
4.3
17.4

October

73.3
50.0
61.6
5.91
SE
5.1
13.1

November

60.2
39.5
49.9
8.10
SE
5.9
8.7

December

50.7
30.7
40.7
3.80
SE
6.2
7.7

Annual

70.8
48.9
59.8
65.03
SE
5.5
15.6

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
74
( 3rd, 1997)
0
(17th, 1997)
9.97" (1998)
5.42" ( 4th, 1998)
3.48" ( 4th, 1998)
45
(30th, 1999)

Feb
88
(22nd, 1996)
-5
( 4th, 1996)
13.71" (1994)
6.30" (22nd, 1994)
9.92" (19th, 1994)
45
(29th, 2000)

Mar
91
(22nd, 1995)
1
( 4th, 2002)
18.24" (1994)
5.16" (26th, 1994)
4.80" ( 6th, 1995)
48
(30th, 1998)

Apr
88
(19th, 1996)
24
(13th, 1997)
14.97" (1994)
8.07" (29th, 1994)
6.61" (11th, 1994)
43
(16th, 2003)

May
92
(31st, 1998)
32
( 3rd, 2004)
16.70" (1994)
4.29" (26th, 1994)
13.70" (26th, 1994)
49
(30th, 2004)

Jun
97
(29th, 1994)
43
( 6th, 1998)
17.56" (1994)
6.57" (21st, 2000)
15.12" ( 4th, 1994)
54
( 8th, 1998)

Jul
103
(26th, 1998)
53
( 5th, 1997)
22.33" (1994)
5.16" (14th, 1994)
10.39" ( 6th, 1994)
45
( 2nd, 1994)

Aug
105
(31st, 2000)
48
(13th, 2004)
18.81" (1994)
7.24" (20th, 1994)
10.87" (19th, 1994)
64
(10th, 2001)

Sep
108
( 4th, 1998)
33
(23rd, 1995)
11.65" (1994)
4.41" ( 5th, 1994)
11.34" (15th, 1994)
37
( 7th, 2001)

Oct
91
( 4th, 2000)
24
( 9th, 2000)
17.05" (1994)
7.36" ( 7th, 1994)
26.46" (20th, 1994)
45
(20th, 1994)

Nov
82
( 1st, 2003)
16
(16th, 1997)
44.29" (1994)
10.51" ( 4th, 1994)
14.17" ( 4th, 1994)
47
(22nd, 1999)

Dec
75
( 5th, 1998)
4
(22nd, 2000)
11.07" (1994)
7.95" ( 8th, 1994)
7.09" ( 8th, 1994)
44
(23rd, 1997)

Annual
108
(Sep 4, 1998)
-5
(Feb 4, 1996)
44.29" (Nov 1994)
10.51" (Nov 4, 1994)
26.46" (Oct 20, 1994)
64
(Aug 10, 2001)

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

91
51
72
29
2.7

February

88
44
66
31
4.1

March

88
42
64
37
5.5

April

90
43
66
47
7.1

May

95
56
77
59
6.3

June

96
57
79
67
7.3

July

95
52
76
71
10.3

August

93
47
73
68
11.6

September
94
47
73
60
9.1

October

94
48
73
51
6.1

November

92
51
73
40
4.1

December

91
49
71
31
3.0

Annual

92
49
72
49
6.5

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

42
40
44
38

February

44
43
48
40

March

49
50
56
45

April

58
59
66
53

May

67
69
76
63

June

74
77
84
70

July

78
83
90
76

August

78
82
90
75

September
73
74
81
68

October

64
63
69
58

November

54
52
56
48

December

45
43
47
40

Annual

61
61
67
56

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