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.

PUTN     Putnam (Putnam 3.0 N )
*	Dewey County	Climate Division: 4
*	Latitude: 3553N;     Longitude: 9857W	Elevation: 1932 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	47.9	25.8	36.8	.82	S	11.7	9.8
February	53.1	29.5	41.3	.95	SSE	11.9	12.7
March	60.0	35.8	47.9	2.50	SSE	12.8	16.4
April	70.3	45.3	57.8	3.71	SSE	13.3	20.3
May	80.1	55.9	68.0	4.23	SSE	11.9	22.9
June	88.4	64.5	76.4	3.70	SSE	11.8	23.8
July	95.5	69.6	82.6	1.95	SSE	10.8	25.1
August	93.9	68.6	81.3	3.81	SSE	9.9	22.1
September	84.4	60.4	72.4	3.18	SSE	10.4	18.0
October	71.7	49.4	60.5	5.62	SSE	11.4	13.6
November	58.6	36.8	47.7	2.61	SSE	11.7	9.9
December	49.3	28.0	38.7	1.24	SSE	11.2	9.0
Annual	71.3	47.6	59.4	33.30	SSE	11.6	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	79	(11th, 1995)	0	(31st, 1994)	2.02" (1999)	1.37" (17th, 2004)	3.78" (26th, 1994)	59	(17th, 1996)
Feb	92	(22nd, 1996)	-5	( 3rd, 1996)	3.07" (1994)	2.09" (21st, 1994)	1.80" (22nd, 2000)	68	(24th, 2000)
Mar	95	(17th, 1994)	0	( 3rd, 2002)	6.80" (2000)	2.52" (23rd, 2000)	3.24" ( 7th, 2000)	56	(15th, 2001)
Apr	94	(24th, 1996)	20	(12th, 1997)	18.23" (1994)	5.87" (27th, 1994)	7.09" ( 8th, 1994)	59	(11th, 2001)
May	101	(23rd, 1996)	30	( 1st, 1994)	13.78" (1994)	4.49" (25th, 1994)	10.87" (29th, 1994)	83	(27th, 2001)
Jun	107	(25th, 1994)	47	( 6th, 1998)	8.14" (2004)	2.48" (10th, 1994)	6.36" (12th, 1999)	58	(12th, 1999)
Jul	111	( 6th, 1996)	52	(26th, 2004)	5.40" (1994)	2.60" (26th, 1994)	10.39" (26th, 1994)	69	(21st, 2000)
Aug	106	( 7th, 2003)	54	(15th, 1994)	11.10" (1994)	5.00" (20th, 1994)	13.70" (20th, 1994)	62	(22nd, 1997)
Sep	108	( 4th, 2000)	36	(22nd, 1995)	7.16" (1996)	4.42" (15th, 1996)	6.61" ( 8th, 1994)	74	(18th, 2002)
Oct	97	( 3rd, 2000)	20	(27th, 1997)	24.17" (1994)	11.26" (17th, 1994)	25.98" (17th, 1994)	58	(31st, 1994)
Nov	83	( 6th, 1995)	13	(24th, 2003)	16.30" (1994)	11.81" (19th, 1994)	13.70" (19th, 1994)	51	(16th, 1996)
Dec	79	(10th, 1996)	0	(22nd, 1998)	3.37" (1997)	1.20" (23rd, 1997)	1.89" ( 6th, 1994)	53	(16th, 2000)
Annual	111	(Jul 6, 1996)	-5	(Feb 3, 1996)	24.17" (Oct 1994)	11.81" (Nov 19, 1994)	25.98" (Oct 17, 1994)	83	(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	86	44	67	25	3.1
February	86	43	66	28	3.9
March	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
April	87	40	65	43	7.1
May	92	44	69	56	8.9
June	91	43	68	63	12.5
July	85	35	60	64	18.6
August	84	36	60	63	17.3
September	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
October	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
November	88	47	69	36	4.2
December	87	46	69	27	3.0
Annual	87	42	66	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	40	38	42	36
February	42	42	46	38
March	47	48	54	44
April	56	59	66	53
May	66	70	78	63
June	72	78	87	71
July	78	85	94	78
August	78	83	92	76
September	72	74	82	68
October	63	NA	NA	NA
November	52	50	56	45
December	43	40	45	37
Annual	59	61	67	55

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