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.

NOWA     Nowata (Delaware 3.0 SE )
*	Nowata County	Climate Division: 3
*	Latitude: 3644N;     Longitude: 9536W	Elevation: 675 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	45.8	23.9	34.8	1.84	SSE	8.5	8.5
February	52.7	28.4	40.5	2.59	SSE	8.7	11.4
March	59.1	35.7	47.4	3.85	SSE	9.7	15.3
April	69.6	46.1	57.8	6.59	SSE	10.4	18.9
May	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	21.4
June	84.7	64.5	74.6	5.48	SSE	7.5	23.2
July	90.8	69.6	80.2	5.38	SSE	6.9	24.1
August	91.9	67.7	79.8	4.31	SSE	6.3	22.1
September	83.3	58.5	70.9	3.60	SSE	6.7	17.6
October	NA	NA	NA	4.76	SSE	7.5	13.2
November	NA	NA	NA	4.42	SSE	8.3	8.8
December	48.6	26.9	37.8	2.57	NA	NA	7.8
Annual	69.7	46.9	58.3	54.07	SSE	8.0	16.0

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	75	( 2nd, 2004)	-7	( 2nd, 2001)	4.21" (1998)	2.75" (30th, 2002)	1.42" (26th, 1994)	47	(28th, 1996)
Feb	88	(22nd, 1996)	-18	( 4th, 1996)	9.41" (1994)	4.21" (19th, 1994)	7.09" (19th, 1994)	47	(23rd, 2000)
Mar	93	(22nd, 1995)	-2	( 3rd, 2002)	8.29" (1994)	2.17" (26th, 1994)	3.31" (26th, 1994)	52	(24th, 1996)
Apr	87	(19th, 1996)	22	( 6th, 1996)	29.48" (1994)	11.77" (11th, 1994)	10.87" (10th, 1994)	76	(28th, 1996)
May	91	(23rd, 2000)	34	( 3rd, 2004)	20.08" (1994)	12.83" ( 6th, 1994)	16.54" ( 6th, 1994)	79	( 6th, 2002)
Jun	100	(30th, 1996)	45	( 7th, 1998)	9.56" (1999)	3.65" (14th, 2001)	5.04" ( 4th, 2002)	70	(13th, 2004)
Jul	113	( 6th, 1996)	52	(27th, 2004)	25.24" (1994)	7.56" (13th, 1994)	10.87" ( 7th, 1994)	63	( 7th, 1994)
Aug	106	(12th, 1999)	48	(15th, 1994)	13.98" (1994)	6.38" (26th, 1994)	7.56" ( 4th, 1994)	74	(23rd, 2002)
Sep	106	( 1st, 2000)	32	(23rd, 1995)	7.05" (1994)	3.90" (13th, 1998)	5.67" (15th, 1994)	53	(23rd, 2000)
Oct	91	( 2nd, 2000)	19	( 9th, 2000)	17.33" (1994)	6.26" ( 7th, 1994)	13.23" (21st, 1994)	48	(15th, 2001)
Nov	82	(13th, 1999)	14	(29th, 1995)	28.43" (1994)	5.75" (19th, 1994)	10.39" ( 3rd, 1994)	50	( 2nd, 1997)
Dec	74	( 5th, 1998)	-8	(22nd, 2000)	4.73" (1994)	2.25" ( 4th, 1999)	2.28" ( 9th, 2003)	53	( 6th, 1998)
Annual	113	(Jul 6, 1996)	-18	(Feb 4, 1996)	29.48" (Apr 1994)	12.83" (May 6, 1994)	16.54" (May 6, 1994)	79	(May 6, 2002)

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	91	51	73	27	2.3
February	90	45	69	30	3.5
March	90	44	68	36	4.7
April	91	46	69	47	6.4
May	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
June	96	57	79	67	7.4
July	95	52	76	71	10.4
August	94	45	73	69	12.1
September	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
October	94	48	74	NA	NA
November	92	49	73	NA	NA
December	92	51	74	29	2.5
Annual	NA	NA	NA	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	38	37	39	35
February	41	41	45	38
March	46	NA	NA	NA
April	56	58	64	53
May	NA	NA	NA	NA
June	72	77	84	71
July	76	82	89	76
August	76	82	90	76
September	71	73	80	68
October	61	61	67	57
November	52	50	54	46
December	43	40	43	38
Annual	58	NA	NA	NA

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