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.

FAIR     Fairview (Fairview 1.0 W )
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Major County

Climate Division: 2
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Latitude: 3615N;     Longitude: 9829W

Elevation: 1328 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

48.1
25.8
37.0
.96
WNW
9.6
8.7

February

53.2
29.6
41.4
1.39
S
10.1
11.6

March

60.9
36.1
48.5
2.61
SE
10.8
15.3

April

70.5
45.7
58.1
4.24
SSE
11.3
20.0

May

81.0
56.5
68.7
4.29
SE
9.7
22.6

June

89.7
65.8
77.8
4.32
SSE
9.8
23.6

July

97.1
72.0
84.5
2.57
SSE
9.5
25.0

August

95.2
70.7
83.0
4.17
SSE
8.7
19.6

September
86.0
61.3
73.6
2.32
SE
8.8
16.1

October

72.9
49.7
61.3
4.81
SE
9.2
12.5

November

59.3
37.3
48.3
2.76
WNW
9.6
9.0

December

49.7
28.2
39.0
1.60
NW
9.2
7.9

Annual

72.0
48.3
60.1
35.88
SSE
9.7
15.9

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
78
( 9th, 2002)
2
( 6th, 2004)
2.36" (2001)
1.63" (17th, 2004)
1.42" (26th, 1994)
54
(17th, 1996)

Feb
92
(22nd, 1996)
-10
( 4th, 1996)
3.36" (1997)
1.90" (20th, 1997)
1.68" (24th, 2001)
54
(25th, 2000)

Mar
89
(22nd, 1995)
2
( 3rd, 2002)
6.18" (2000)
2.89" (23rd, 2000)
3.48" (17th, 2003)
58
(17th, 2003)

Apr
89
( 8th, 1995)
22
(12th, 1997)
16.65" (1994)
5.35" (29th, 1994)
8.03" (27th, 1994)
58
(11th, 2001)

May
102
(23rd, 2000)
35
( 2nd, 1995)
14.78" (1994)
5.59" (29th, 1994)
8.52" (16th, 2002)
67
(16th, 1999)

Jun
110
(25th, 1994)
45
( 6th, 1998)
7.71" (1995)
3.11" ( 9th, 1999)
4.72" (10th, 1994)
55
(16th, 1996)

Jul
111
( 6th, 1996)
54
(26th, 2004)
8.90" (1994)
3.07" (26th, 1994)
13.70" (26th, 1994)
56
(23rd, 1995)

Aug
107
( 4th, 2003)
52
(15th, 1994)
12.16" (1994)
10.31" (31st, 1994)
15.12" (31st, 1994)
65
(16th, 1997)

Sep
109
( 4th, 2000)
36
(22nd, 1995)
6.79" (1997)
2.78" (15th, 1996)
4.32" (13th, 1997)
88
(13th, 1997)

Oct
99
( 3rd, 2000)
20
( 9th, 2000)
23.48" (1994)
10.83" (17th, 1994)
13.23" (17th, 1994)
53
(29th, 1996)

Nov
84
( 6th, 1995)
14
(28th, 1995)
15.48" (1994)
9.37" (19th, 1994)
8.03" (19th, 1994)
48
( 9th, 1995)

Dec
79
(10th, 1996)
0
(22nd, 1998)
3.87" (1997)
1.96" ( 4th, 1999)
4.92" ( 5th, 1995)
52
(16th, 2000)

Annual
111
(Jul 6, 1996)
-10
(Feb 4, 1996)
23.48" (Oct 1994)
10.83" (Oct 17, 1994)
15.12" (Aug 31, 1994)
88
(Sep 13, 1997)

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
44
66
26
3.2

February

86
44
66
29
4.0

March

88
43
66
36
5.2

April

88
41
65
45
7.2

May

92
45
70
57
9.2

June

89
41
65
63
13.7

July

82
34
58
65
20.5

August

82
36
58
64
19.2

September
85
39
62
57
13.4

October

87
44
66
48
7.5

November

88
47
69
37
4.4

December

88
48
70
28
3.0

Annual

87
42
65
46
9.2

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

41
39
43
36

February

43
43
48
39

March

49
50
57
45

April

59
61
69
54

May

70
72
80
65

June

77
80
88
73

July

83
88
97
80

August

83
86
94
79

September
76
77
85
70

October

64
64
71
58

November

53
51
57
47

December

43
41
45
38

Annual

62
NA
NA
NA

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