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.

PAWN     Pawnee (Pawnee 3.0 ENE)
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Pawnee County

Climate Division: 3
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Latitude: 3621N;     Longitude: 9646W

Elevation: 928 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

48.2
26.0
37.1
1.51
SSE
8.9
9.1

February

54.5
30.4
42.4
2.36
SSE
9.4
11.9

March

61.0
37.4
49.2
4.18
SE
10.3
15.5

April

71.6
47.6
59.6
6.20
SSE
11.0
19.0

May

79.5
57.7
68.6
5.81
SE
9.5
21.6

June

86.2
65.4
75.8
5.08
SE
8.6
22.8

July

NA
NA
NA
NA
SE
7.6
23.9

August

93.1
69.5
81.3
5.29
SSE
7.0
22.0

September
84.3
60.6
72.4
4.33
SE
7.3
17.6

October

73.6
49.8
61.7
4.33
SE
8.3
13.4

November

60.6
38.1
49.4
3.81
SE
8.7
9.2

December

50.6
29.2
39.9
2.08
SSE
8.5
8.3

Annual

71.3
48.5
59.9
49.02
SE
8.8
16.2

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
79
( 2nd, 1997)
-1
(17th, 1997)
3.03" (1998)
2.19" (30th, 2002)
1.08" ( 4th, 1998)
49
(17th, 1996)

Feb
94
(22nd, 1996)
-11
( 4th, 1996)
13.15" (1994)
7.95" (19th, 1994)
8.98" (19th, 1994)
48
(18th, 1994)

Mar
93
(21st, 1997)
3
( 3rd, 2002)
9.96" (1994)
3.74" ( 4th, 2004)
4.25" (26th, 1994)
74
(24th, 1997)

Apr
92
(14th, 1994)
25
(13th, 1997)
27.13" (1994)
9.02" (10th, 1994)
12.28" (10th, 1994)
62
(10th, 1994)

May
95
(30th, 1998)
36
( 1st, 1994)
17.63" (1994)
7.24" ( 6th, 1994)
18.43" (29th, 1994)
61
( 1st, 1997)

Jun
103
(25th, 1994)
48
( 6th, 1998)
8.85" (1999)
4.06" ( 5th, 1994)
7.56" ( 5th, 1994)
65
(16th, 1996)

Jul
115
( 6th, 1996)
54
(27th, 2004)
18.10" (1994)
4.80" (21st, 1994)
8.03" ( 2nd, 1994)
86
( 8th, 1998)

Aug
105
(26th, 1999)
51
(15th, 1994)
23.29" (1994)
8.58" (20th, 1994)
15.12" (20th, 1994)
63
(12th, 1999)

Sep
107
( 2nd, 2000)
35
(26th, 2000)
8.26" (1999)
3.61" (23rd, 1997)
16.06" (21st, 1994)
63
(21st, 1994)

Oct
92
( 3rd, 2000)
21
( 9th, 2000)
10.13" (1998)
4.66" ( 4th, 1998)
8.98" (18th, 1994)
80
( 4th, 1998)

Nov
88
( 3rd, 1994)
15
(16th, 1997)
19.22" (1994)
5.59" (20th, 1994)
10.87" (20th, 1994)
49
( 9th, 1998)

Dec
77
(10th, 1996)
0
(14th, 2000)
4.27" (1994)
1.70" ( 9th, 1999)
5.20" (15th, 1994)
47
(18th, 2002)

Annual
115
(Jul 6, 1996)
-11
(Feb 4, 1996)
27.13" (Apr 1994)
9.02" (Apr 10, 1994)
18.43" (May 29, 1994)
86
(Jul 8, 1998)

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
46
69
26
2.9

February

88
42
65
30
4.2

March

87
41
64
35
5.5

April

88
40
64
45
7.8

May

94
51
73
59
7.7

June

94
52
75
66
9.1

July

92
48
72
NA
NA

August

90
43
68
68
13.9

September
92
46
70
60
10.1

October

91
44
69
49
6.9

November

90
45
69
38
4.5

December

90
47
70
29
3.1

Annual

91
46
69
48
7.3

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

40
40
43
38

February

43
44
47
41

March

48
50
55
46

April

58
60
66
55

May

67
71
76
65

June

74
79
86
74

July

NA
NA
NA
NA

August

NA
NA
NA
NA

September
NA
NA
NA
NA

October

63
65
70
61

November

53
52
56
49

December

44
43
46
40

Annual

NA
NA
NA
NA

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