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.

FORA     Foraker (Foraker 8.0 ESE)
*	Osage County	Climate Division: 3
*	Latitude: 3650N;     Longitude: 9625W	Elevation: 1082 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	45.9	23.8	34.8	1.07	N	9.7	8.6
February	52.7	28.2	40.4	NA	N	9.9	11.7
March	59.6	35.2	47.4	3.38	SSE	11.1	15.4
April	70.2	46.3	58.3	5.95	SSE	12.3	18.8
May	77.7	56.4	67.0	4.82	SSE	10.2	21.5
June	84.0	64.0	74.0	5.70	SSE	9.1	23.4
July	NA	NA	NA	NA	SSE	8.1	24.6
August	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	22.0
September	83.2	58.7	70.9	3.96	SSE	8.0	17.6
October	72.6	48.3	60.4	4.21	SSE	9.2	13.2
November	59.2	36.0	47.6	3.63	SSE	9.7	9.0
December	48.8	27.1	37.9	2.23	N	9.5	8.0
Annual	69.4	46.5	57.9	49.07	SSE	9.5	16.1

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	78	( 2nd, 1997)	-2	(19th, 1996)	2.53" (2001)	1.70" (30th, 1999)	1.44" (16th, 1995)	51	(17th, 1996)
Feb	92	(22nd, 1996)	-3	( 4th, 1996)	13.31" (1994)	8.58" (19th, 1994)	3.78" (19th, 1994)	52	(21st, 1997)
Mar	90	(22nd, 1995)	2	( 3rd, 2002)	6.22" (2004)	3.23" ( 4th, 2004)	3.36" (14th, 1996)	57	( 8th, 2002)
Apr	90	(11th, 1996)	24	( 4th, 2002)	28.18" (1994)	11.85" (11th, 1994)	8.03" (11th, 1994)	63	(11th, 2001)
May	93	(23rd, 1996)	34	( 1st, 1994)	7.01" (1995)	3.28" (24th, 1998)	6.00" (16th, 2003)	67	(16th, 2003)
Jun	101	(30th, 1996)	46	( 6th, 1998)	10.59" (2000)	2.87" ( 5th, 1994)	11.81" (18th, 1994)	65	( 6th, 1996)
Jul	114	( 6th, 1996)	53	( 1st, 1995)	35.04" (1994)	8.66" (21st, 1994)	10.39" (13th, 1994)	82	( 1st, 1994)
Aug	105	( 9th, 2001)	51	(15th, 1994)	26.38" (1994)	10.08" (19th, 1994)	21.73" (19th, 1994)	73	(19th, 1994)
Sep	108	( 2nd, 2000)	32	(22nd, 1995)	7.93" (1996)	3.62" (13th, 1998)	5.67" ( 1st, 1994)	60	( 7th, 2001)
Oct	93	( 3rd, 2000)	22	( 8th, 2000)	12.44" (1994)	3.76" ( 2nd, 1998)	6.14" (21st, 1994)	51	(29th, 1996)
Nov	83	( 6th, 2004)	13	(17th, 2000)	20.82" (1994)	7.20" (20th, 1994)	5.67" (20th, 1994)	60	( 9th, 1998)
Dec	77	( 5th, 2001)	0	(22nd, 2000)	5.43" (1999)	2.29" ( 9th, 1999)	2.52" ( 4th, 1999)	49	(17th, 2002)
Annual	114	(Jul 6, 1996)	-3	(Feb 4, 1996)	35.04" (Jul 1994)	11.85" (Apr 11, 1994)	21.73" (Aug 19, 1994)	82	(Jul 1, 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	90	47	71	25	2.5
February	88	42	67	28	3.8
March	88	40	65	34	5.2
April	88	40	64	44	7.4
May	93	51	74	58	6.9
June	95	55	77	65	7.9
July	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
August	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
September	92	45	70	58	9.7
October	91	44	70	48	6.5
November	91	45	70	36	4.1
December	91	48	72	28	2.7
Annual	91	46	70	47	6.6

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	39	38	40	36
February	41	42	46	38
March	47	48	54	43
April	56	58	65	52
May	66	69	76	62
June	72	78	86	71
July	77	83	92	76
August	76	83	91	75
September	70	73	81	67
October	61	61	68	56
November	51	49	54	44
December	42	40	43	38
Annual	58	60	66	55

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