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.

KETC     Ketchum Ranch (Velma 7.0 NW )
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Stephens County

Climate Division: 8
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Latitude: 3431N;     Longitude: 9745W

Elevation: 1118 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

52.2
30.0
41.1
1.54
SSE
10.2
10.1

February

57.5
33.8
45.6
2.44
N
10.5
12.8

March

64.1
40.5
52.3
3.37
SE
11.5
16.4

April

73.3
49.8
61.6
4.64
SSE
11.8
20.6

May

81.0
59.8
70.4
3.86
SE
10.5
22.2

June

87.5
67.1
77.3
5.37
SE
9.5
24.5

July

94.5
71.4
83.0
2.81
SE
8.8
25.4

August

94.4
70.7
82.6
3.93
SE
7.8
22.7

September
86.1
62.8
74.5
4.86
SE
8.2
18.7

October

75.4
52.8
64.1
5.07
SE
9.4
14.1

November

62.6
40.7
51.6
4.75
SSE
9.8
10.1

December

53.8
32.1
42.9
2.08
SSE
9.6
9.2

Annual

73.6
51.0
62.3
44.21
SE
9.8
17.3

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
80
( 3rd, 1997)
7
( 6th, 2004)
3.26" (1998)
1.41" (29th, 1999)
2.16" ( 3rd, 2000)
52
(18th, 1996)

Feb
91
(22nd, 1996)
0
( 4th, 1996)
9.10" (1994)
4.96" (21st, 1994)
6.61" (21st, 1994)
64
( 9th, 2001)

Mar
94
(22nd, 1995)
10
( 3rd, 2002)
10.00" (1994)
4.76" ( 8th, 1994)
4.25" ( 7th, 1994)
58
( 4th, 2004)

Apr
91
(14th, 1994)
25
(13th, 1997)
13.47" (1994)
7.17" (29th, 1994)
17.48" (24th, 1994)
56
(17th, 1995)

May
103
(23rd, 2000)
42
(14th, 2000)
8.99" (1995)
3.88" (30th, 1997)
5.52" (30th, 1997)
82
(26th, 2000)

Jun
105
(27th, 1994)
48
( 6th, 1998)
13.62" (1994)
5.39" ( 9th, 1994)
12.76" (30th, 1994)
59
(11th, 2003)

Jul
108
( 7th, 1996)
57
( 5th, 1997)
10.78" (1994)
5.24" ( 9th, 1994)
8.98" ( 9th, 1994)
58
(29th, 2002)

Aug
106
( 2nd, 1998)
55
(16th, 1994)
10.82" (1994)
4.09" (31st, 1994)
12.28" (17th, 1994)
67
(11th, 1996)

Sep
108
( 3rd, 2000)
38
(26th, 2000)
18.98" (1994)
6.93" ( 8th, 1994)
8.98" (15th, 1994)
56
(14th, 2004)

Oct
96
( 2nd, 1997)
27
( 9th, 2000)
14.58" (1994)
9.80" ( 7th, 1994)
12.28" ( 7th, 1994)
58
(20th, 1996)

Nov
86
( 3rd, 1994)
19
(16th, 1997)
24.89" (1994)
17.20" ( 4th, 1994)
13.70" ( 4th, 1994)
60
( 9th, 1998)

Dec
79
(13th, 1995)
9
(24th, 2004)
4.67" (2002)
1.97" ( 3rd, 2002)
3.78" ( 6th, 1994)
56
(16th, 2000)

Annual
108
(Sep 3, 2000)
0
(Feb 4, 1996)
24.89" (Nov 1994)
17.20" (Nov 4, 1994)
17.48" (Apr 24, 1994)
82
(May 26, 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
44
68
29
3.4

February

88
42
66
32
4.6

March

88
41
65
39
5.9

April

89
42
66
48
7.6

May

93
50
72
60
8.4

June

93
50
73
67
10.2

July

87
41
64
67
16.6

August

87
39
63
66
16.7

September
89
42
67
60
11.9

October

90
45
69
51
7.5

November

91
48
71
40
4.5

December

90
45
69
32
3.4

Annual

89
44
68
49
8.4

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

43
42
46
39

February

45
45
50
42

March

51
53
58
48

April

60
62
69
57

May

68
72
79
67

June

75
80
87
74

July

80
87
95
80

August

79
85
93
79

September
74
77
84
72

October

65
66
71
61

November

54
53
58
49

December

46
44
47
40

Annual

62
64
70
59

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