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.

MEDI     Medicine Park (Medicine Park 3.0 W )
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Comanche County

Climate Division: 7
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Latitude: 3443N;     Longitude: 9834W

Elevation: 1597 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

51.4
31.6
41.5
1.35
N
11.5
10.1

February

55.7
34.9
45.3
2.24
N
11.7
12.6

March

62.7
41.0
51.8
2.96
N
12.9
15.7

April

72.2
50.3
61.3
3.84
SE
13.2
20.3

May

81.2
60.3
70.8
4.41
SE
11.9
22.3

June

87.7
67.3
77.5
5.08
SE
10.7
24.0

July

95.0
72.6
83.8
3.09
SE
9.7
25.1

August

94.4
72.0
83.2
3.17
SE
8.8
22.4

September
85.9
64.4
75.2
3.00
SE
9.4
18.6

October

74.2
54.0
64.1
4.81
SE
10.6
14.0

November

61.2
42.0
51.6
3.68
N
11.3
10.1

December

53.7
34.6
44.1
1.59
NA
NA
9.1

Annual

73.0
52.2
62.6
38.61
SE
11.0
17.0

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
83
(11th, 1995)
6
( 6th, 2004)
4.91" (1998)
2.13" ( 4th, 1998)
2.88" ( 4th, 1998)
69
(18th, 1996)

Feb
91
(22nd, 1996)
2
( 3rd, 1996)
10.72" (1994)
8.11" (21st, 1994)
3.78" (19th, 1994)
68
( 8th, 2001)

Mar
91
(21st, 1997)
8
( 3rd, 2002)
9.60" (1994)
5.98" ( 8th, 1994)
8.98" ( 8th, 1994)
86
( 4th, 2004)

Apr
93
(14th, 1994)
24
(12th, 1997)
12.79" (1994)
7.20" (29th, 1994)
7.09" (29th, 1994)
61
(14th, 1999)

May
104
(23rd, 2000)
41
( 1st, 1994)
14.97" (1994)
5.16" ( 2nd, 1994)
17.95" (25th, 1994)
73
(18th, 2001)

Jun
114
(27th, 1994)
50
( 6th, 1998)
9.67" (2000)
6.22" (11th, 1994)
16.54" (11th, 1994)
81
(11th, 2003)

Jul
112
( 7th, 1996)
58
( 4th, 1997)
12.78" (1994)
9.21" ( 9th, 1994)
22.20" ( 9th, 1994)
60
( 1st, 2004)

Aug
106
( 5th, 2003)
57
(21st, 2004)
9.05" (1996)
3.25" (28th, 1996)
7.56" (31st, 1994)
66
(12th, 2004)

Sep
107
( 4th, 2000)
40
(25th, 2000)
6.56" (1995)
2.72" ( 5th, 1994)
5.20" (21st, 1994)
54
(24th, 1999)

Oct
97
( 3rd, 2000)
27
(27th, 1997)
12.76" (1994)
2.95" ( 7th, 1994)
11.34" ( 3rd, 1994)
66
(29th, 1999)

Nov
84
( 1st, 2001)
19
(28th, 2001)
21.58" (1994)
8.90" (20th, 1994)
10.87" (20th, 1994)
63
(10th, 1995)

Dec
82
(10th, 1996)
8
(22nd, 1998)
4.25" (1994)
2.20" ( 8th, 1994)
4.72" ( 8th, 1994)
56
(16th, 2000)

Annual
114
(Jun 27, 1994)
2
(Feb 3, 1996)
21.58" (Nov 1994)
9.21" (Jul 9, 1994)
22.20" (Jul 9, 1994)
86
(Mar 4, 2004)

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

83
43
64
NA
NA

February

82
43
62
31
4.8

March

83
41
62
37
6.0

April

84
41
63
46
7.9

May

89
47
68
58
9.5

June

90
47
69
65
11.5

July

82
38
60
66
18.5

August

81
38
59
65
18.2

September
84
41
62
59
13.1

October

85
44
65
49
8.1

November

86
47
67
NA
NA

December

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

Annual

84
43
64
48
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

43
42
47
39

February

45
45
50
41

March

51
52
58
47

April

60
62
70
55

May

70
73
80
66

June

76
80
89
74

July

82
87
96
80

August

82
86
95
79

September
75
78
86
72

October

65
66
72
60

November

54
53
58
48

December

46
44
49
41

Annual

63
64
71
59

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