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.

KING     Kingfisher (Kingfisher 2.0 NE )
*	Kingfisher County	Climate Division: 5
*	Latitude: 3552N;     Longitude: 9754W	Elevation: 1046 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	48.2	25.8	37.0	1.55	S	10.1	9.4
February	53.8	29.7	41.7	1.72	S	10.4	12.0
March	60.4	36.4	48.4	4.06	SSE	11.3	15.8
April	70.7	45.5	58.1	6.09	SSE	11.4	19.6
May	81.1	56.7	68.9	5.89	SSE	10.3	22.0
June	89.1	65.6	77.4	5.01	SSE	10.7	23.0
July	95.9	71.3	83.6	2.62	SSE	10.4	24.6
August	94.8	70.0	82.4	4.44	S	9.2	22.0
September	85.8	61.1	73.4	3.47	SSE	9.4	18.0
October	73.0	50.1	61.5	4.11	SSE	10.0	13.5
November	59.4	37.0	48.2	4.10	S	10.0	9.6
December	50.0	28.1	39.1	1.77	NA	NA	8.6
Annual	71.9	48.2	60.1	45.60	SSE	10.2	16.5

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	75	( 2nd, 2004)	3	(28th, 1997)	3.46" (1998)	1.94" (30th, 2002)	2.04" ( 3rd, 1998)	58	(17th, 1996)
Feb	90	(22nd, 1996)	-16	( 4th, 1996)	5.27" (1997)	3.10" (20th, 1997)	1.32" (24th, 2001)	52	(25th, 1994)
Mar	90	(21st, 1997)	6	( 3rd, 2002)	10.63" (1994)	5.31" ( 4th, 2004)	7.56" (26th, 1994)	63	( 8th, 2002)
Apr	90	(25th, 1998)	23	( 6th, 1996)	34.81" (1994)	8.62" (29th, 1994)	11.34" ( 9th, 1994)	76	( 3rd, 1999)
May	102	(30th, 2003)	36	( 3rd, 2004)	23.25" (1994)	10.83" (29th, 1994)	15.59" (29th, 1994)	81	(27th, 2001)
Jun	113	(27th, 1994)	45	( 6th, 1998)	9.80" (2000)	3.10" (25th, 2000)	8.50" (10th, 1994)	60	( 5th, 1996)
Jul	112	( 6th, 1996)	55	( 1st, 1995)	6.25" (1994)	2.95" (16th, 1994)	5.67" (16th, 1994)	71	(22nd, 2000)
Aug	106	(27th, 2000)	50	(15th, 1994)	14.38" (1994)	5.71" (17th, 1994)	21.26" (17th, 1994)	68	( 2nd, 1996)
Sep	110	( 3rd, 2000)	32	(26th, 2000)	7.25" (2002)	3.48" (18th, 2001)	5.67" ( 8th, 1994)	62	(12th, 2002)
Oct	97	( 3rd, 2000)	18	( 9th, 2000)	8.35" (1994)	4.64" (31st, 1998)	8.98" (31st, 1994)	62	(31st, 1994)
Nov	82	( 9th, 2002)	14	(24th, 2003)	28.34" (1994)	12.83" (19th, 1994)	9.45" (20th, 1994)	48	( 9th, 1995)
Dec	76	(10th, 1996)	2	(31st, 2000)	4.05" (1997)	1.56" ( 4th, 1999)	2.40" ( 3rd, 1998)	50	(16th, 2000)
Annual	113	(Jun 27, 1994)	-16	(Feb 4, 1996)	34.81" (Apr 1994)	12.83" (Nov 19, 1994)	21.26" (Aug 17, 1994)	81	(May 27, 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	90	48	72	27	2.7
February	90	46	70	31	3.5
March	91	47	71	38	4.4
April	91	45	70	47	6.3
May	93	47	72	59	8.6
June	92	45	70	65	11.9
July	85	37	61	66	18.6
August	85	37	61	65	17.8
September	88	41	65	58	12.4
October	90	47	70	50	6.8
November	92	52	74	39	3.7
December	91	51	74	30	2.6
Annual	90	45	69	48	8.3

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	39	43	37
February	44	44	49	40
March	49	51	58	45
April	58	61	69	54
May	67	71	79	65
June	75	79	87	73
July	80	86	94	79
August	81	85	93	78
September	75	76	83	70
October	65	64	71	58
November	55	51	57	46
December	45	42	46	38
Annual	61	63	69	57

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