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.

IDAB     Idabel (Idabel 5.0 SW )
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McCurtain County

Climate Division: 9
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Latitude: 3349N;     Longitude: 9452W

Elevation: 360 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

54.4
32.6
43.5
3.85
ENE
7.0
8.7

February

59.9
36.4
48.1
5.11
ENE
7.0
NA

March

65.5
42.7
54.1
5.09
ENE
7.7
14.6

April

74.2
50.8
62.5
4.88
SE
7.6
19.0

May

81.8
61.1
71.5
6.49
SE
6.5
20.0

June

88.1
67.8
77.9
5.64
ENE
5.5
22.3

July

93.3
71.3
82.3
5.47
NE
4.8
22.7

August

94.6
69.8
82.2
2.77
NE
4.5
21.6

September
86.7
62.6
74.7
4.31
ENE
4.9
17.7

October

76.7
52.1
64.4
5.75
ENE
5.4
13.3

November

64.8
41.9
53.4
6.24
ENE
6.2
9.2

December

55.7
33.8
44.7
4.99
ENE
6.6
8.2

Annual

74.7
52.0
63.3
59.76
ENE
6.1
15.8

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
(30th, 2002)
8
(30th, 2000)
12.25" (1994)
3.70" (16th, 1994)
3.31" (24th, 1994)
43
(18th, 1996)

Feb
91
(21st, 1996)
6
( 4th, 1996)
16.22" (1994)
5.47" (20th, 1994)
8.98" (20th, 1994)
45
(23rd, 2003)

Mar
88
(23rd, 1995)
8
( 9th, 1996)
17.25" (1994)
5.91" ( 8th, 1994)
9.45" (24th, 1994)
49
(25th, 2000)

Apr
88
(19th, 1996)
28
(13th, 1997)
17.76" (1994)
6.42" (29th, 1994)
17.01" (29th, 1994)
62
(25th, 1994)

May
98
(30th, 2003)
39
(13th, 1997)
23.94" (1994)
7.95" ( 2nd, 1994)
8.98" (29th, 1994)
69
(14th, 2003)

Jun
100
(20th, 1998)
52
( 7th, 2000)
19.49" (1994)
7.40" (16th, 1994)
19.84" (16th, 1994)
55
( 2nd, 2004)

Jul
105
(31st, 1998)
58
(27th, 2004)
38.10" (1994)
10.51" (14th, 1994)
14.65" (15th, 1994)
53
( 2nd, 1998)

Aug
108
(31st, 2000)
55
(12th, 2004)
9.53" (1994)
5.20" (20th, 1994)
14.17" (20th, 1994)
75
(10th, 1999)

Sep
109
( 3rd, 2000)
39
(30th, 1999)
9.41" (1994)
6.14" ( 1st, 1994)
11.81" ( 1st, 1994)
48
(11th, 2003)

Oct
92
( 5th, 2000)
29
(10th, 2000)
23.20" (1994)
6.10" ( 7th, 1994)
16.06" (21st, 1994)
43
( 2nd, 1995)

Nov
84
( 4th, 2003)
21
(29th, 1995)
20.87" (1994)
8.39" ( 5th, 1994)
23.15" ( 5th, 1994)
47
(10th, 1995)

Dec
79
(14th, 1995)
12
(10th, 1995)
17.27" (1994)
4.49" ( 8th, 1994)
8.50" (16th, 1994)
47
( 9th, 2003)

Annual
109
(Sep 3, 2000)
6
(Feb 4, 1996)
38.10" (Jul 1994)
10.51" (Jul 14, 1994)
23.15" (Nov 5, 1994)
75
(Aug 10, 1999)

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

93
52
75
35
2.8

February

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

March

92
48
72
44
4.8

April

95
50
74
54
6.1

May

96
57
79
64
6.7

June

97
55
79
70
8.2

July

96
50
76
72
10.9

August

95
44
73
70
13.0

September
94
46
74
63
9.6

October

96
49
76
55
6.1

November

95
53
77
45
4.0

December

93
52
76
36
2.8

Annual

95
50
75
NA
NA

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

46
44
49
40

February

48
48
54
43

March

54
55
62
50

April

62
65
73
58

May

71
75
83
68

June

78
83
92
76

July

82
NA
NA
NA

August

83
NA
NA
NA

September
77
NA
NA
NA

October

67
68
75
62

November

58
56
61
51

December

49
46
51
42

Annual

65
NA
NA
NA

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