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.

MINC     Minco (Minco 2.0 SSW)
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Grady County

Climate Division: 5
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Latitude: 3516N;     Longitude: 9757W

Elevation: 1410 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

49.1
28.0
38.5
1.42
SSE
12.8
9.7

February

54.6
31.9
43.2
1.31
SSE
13.1
12.2

March

61.0
38.2
49.6
2.77
SSE
14.1
15.8

April

70.8
48.0
59.4
3.67
SSE
14.2
19.7

May

79.8
58.5
69.2
3.44
SSE
12.8
21.9

June

87.4
66.3
76.9
3.72
NA
NA
23.8

July

93.9
70.9
82.4
4.07
SSE
10.7
24.7

August

93.4
70.4
81.9
3.32
SSE
9.7
22.2

September
84.5
62.2
73.3
2.60
SSE
10.5
18.1

October

72.9
51.4
62.2
4.97
SSE
11.9
13.6

November

59.8
39.1
49.4
3.54
SSE
12.6
9.7

December

50.8
30.7
40.8
1.87
NA
NA
8.7

Annual

71.6
49.7
60.7
32.57
SSE
12.2
16.7

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
( 3rd, 1997)
3
( 6th, 2004)
4.85" (1998)
2.42" (31st, 1998)
2.64" (31st, 1998)
62
(18th, 1996)

Feb
90
(22nd, 1996)
-1
( 4th, 1996)
3.84" (1997)
2.31" (20th, 1997)
1.92" (24th, 2001)
56
(21st, 1997)

Mar
91
(22nd, 1995)
6
( 3rd, 2002)
5.45" (1998)
2.31" ( 4th, 2004)
2.64" (28th, 2004)
63
(24th, 1996)

Apr
91
(14th, 1994)
24
(12th, 1997)
6.02" (1997)
3.83" (30th, 2000)
4.32" (17th, 1995)
62
(14th, 1999)

May
102
(30th, 2003)
40
(15th, 2004)
7.53" (1995)
3.49" (26th, 1995)
10.39" (29th, 1994)
64
( 9th, 2002)

Jun
107
(27th, 1994)
47
( 6th, 1998)
6.85" (2004)
2.28" ( 9th, 1995)
5.67" (29th, 1994)
67
(13th, 1998)

Jul
111
( 6th, 1996)
58
( 1st, 1995)
16.94" (1994)
9.84" ( 9th, 1994)
17.95" ( 9th, 1994)
84
(21st, 2000)

Aug
104
( 2nd, 1998)
56
(21st, 2004)
7.24" (1994)
2.87" (31st, 1994)
6.61" (18th, 1994)
65
( 3rd, 1996)

Sep
107
( 3rd, 2000)
39
(22nd, 1995)
5.91" (1994)
1.81" ( 8th, 1994)
5.67" ( 8th, 1994)
50
(19th, 1999)

Oct
94
( 3rd, 2000)
28
(27th, 1997)
10.99" (1994)
3.80" (22nd, 2000)
9.45" (18th, 1994)
53
( 9th, 2001)

Nov
85
(10th, 1995)
16
(24th, 2003)
19.97" (1994)
6.89" (19th, 1994)
10.87" ( 9th, 1994)
57
(20th, 1994)

Dec
76
(10th, 1996)
7
(24th, 2004)
4.37" (1994)
1.81" ( 8th, 1994)
2.83" (15th, 1994)
61
(16th, 2000)

Annual
111
(Jul 6, 1996)
-1
(Feb 4, 1996)
19.97" (Nov 1994)
9.84" (Jul 9, 1994)
17.95" (Jul 9, 1994)
84
(Jul 21, 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
48
70
28
2.9

February

87
45
68
31
4.0

March

89
45
68
38
4.9

April

89
45
68
47
6.6

May

93
51
73
59
7.9

June

93
49
72
66
10.4

July

89
41
65
68
15.9

August

87
40
64
66
15.7

September
89
44
67
59
11.2

October

89
48
70
50
6.6

November

91
52
73
39
3.8

December

90
50
72
31
2.9

Annual

90
46
69
49
7.7

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
41
45
38

February

44
44
49
41

March

50
51
57
46

April

58
61
68
55

May

67
71
79
65

June

74
80
88
73

July

80
86
96
79

August

80
86
96
79

September
74
77
86
70

October

64
65
73
59

November

53
52
58
47

December

45
43
46
40

Annual

NA
63
70
58

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