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.

SHAW     Shawnee (Shawnee 3.0 NNW)
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PottawatomieCounty

Climate Division: 5
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Latitude: 3521N;     Longitude: 9656W

Elevation: 1076 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

49.5
29.3
39.4
1.80
SSE
10.3
9.4

February

55.1
33.4
44.2
2.60
SSE
10.4
12.0

March

61.2
39.6
50.4
NA
SSE
11.4
15.5

April

71.0
49.4
60.2
NA
SSE
11.6
19.3

May

79.3
59.2
69.2
NA
SSE
10.2
21.4

June

86.5
66.9
76.7
NA
SSE
9.3
23.0

July

93.4
72.0
82.7
NA
SSE
8.7
24.4

August

93.2
70.8
82.0
NA
SSE
7.9
21.9

September
83.7
62.3
73.0
NA
SSE
8.3
17.5

October

72.7
52.3
62.5
NA
SSE
9.3
13.3

November

NA
NA
NA
3.92
SSE
9.8
9.4

December

51.6
31.9
41.7
2.07
SSE
9.7
8.5

Annual

71.6
50.7
61.1
NA
SSE
9.7
16.3

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
77
( 3rd, 1997)
5
(28th, 1997)
4.33" (1998)
1.71" ( 4th, 1998)
3.31" (26th, 1994)
49
(17th, 1996)

Feb
92
(22nd, 1996)
0
( 4th, 1996)
8.50" (1994)
2.99" (21st, 1994)
3.36" (20th, 1997)
50
( 6th, 1999)

Mar
89
(21st, 1997)
8
( 3rd, 2002)
9.73" (1994)
4.06" ( 8th, 1994)
6.61" ( 7th, 1994)
54
(27th, 1998)

Apr
88
(22nd, 1999)
27
(13th, 1997)
13.24" (1994)
6.69" (29th, 1994)
10.39" (11th, 1994)
56
( 5th, 1999)

May
99
(30th, 2003)
40
( 2nd, 1995)
11.14" (1994)
5.31" ( 2nd, 1994)
9.92" (29th, 1994)
67
(27th, 1995)

Jun
102
( 2nd, 1998)
46
( 6th, 1998)
9.15" (2004)
4.02" ( 6th, 1994)
6.61" ( 6th, 1994)
74
(21st, 2004)

Jul
113
( 6th, 1996)
57
( 1st, 1995)
9.34" (1994)
4.76" (14th, 1994)
12.28" (14th, 1994)
58
(22nd, 2000)

Aug
106
(26th, 1999)
52
(16th, 1994)
10.39" (1994)
6.65" (31st, 1994)
8.03" ( 4th, 1994)
50
(11th, 2004)

Sep
108
( 3rd, 2000)
38
(22nd, 1995)
8.35" (1994)
2.88" (18th, 2001)
4.44" (23rd, 2000)
55
(21st, 1998)

Oct
93
( 4th, 2000)
25
( 9th, 2000)
22.57" (1994)
11.26" ( 7th, 1994)
13.70" ( 7th, 1994)
73
( 4th, 1998)

Nov
81
( 3rd, 1994)
19
(17th, 2000)
15.68" (1994)
4.33" ( 4th, 1994)
7.09" ( 9th, 1994)
62
(20th, 1994)

Dec
76
(10th, 1996)
8
(24th, 2004)
4.08" (1997)
1.50" (16th, 2001)
3.31" (16th, 1994)
48
(18th, 2000)

Annual
113
(Jul 6, 1996)
0
(Feb 4, 1996)
22.57" (Oct 1994)
11.26" (Oct 7, 1994)
13.70" (Oct 7, 1994)
74
(Jun 21, 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

88
48
69
29
3.1

February

86
44
66
32
4.3

March

87
44
66
38
5.3

April

88
44
66
47
7.1

May

92
53
74
60
7.6

June

92
52
73
66
9.9

July

88
44
66
69
15.1

August

87
41
65
67
15.5

September
89
46
69
60
10.5

October

91
50
72
52
6.3

November

90
52
73
NA
NA

December

89
49
70
31
3.2

Annual

89
47
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
40
44
38

February

45
44
49
40

March

51
50
56
45

April

59
61
68
54

May

68
71
79
65

June

75
80
88
73

July

81
87
95
79

August

82
85
93
79

September
76
NA
NA
NA

October

65
64
70
59

November

54
52
56
48

December

45
42
46
40

Annual

62
63
69
57

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