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.

SLAP     Slapout (Slapout 8.0 W )
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Beaver County

Climate Division: 1
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Latitude: 3635N;     Longitude: 10015W

Elevation: 2539 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

48.9
23.1
36.0
.60
S
10.7
10.2

February

53.5
26.5
40.0
.80
NA
NA
13.1

March

60.7
32.6
46.7
2.01
SSE
12.3
17.4

April

71.0
42.5
56.7
2.99
SSE
13.5
21.0

May

80.9
53.7
67.3
2.60
SSE
12.5
23.9

June

88.9
62.6
75.7
4.27
SSE
12.3
25.0

July

94.9
67.2
81.1
2.69
SSE
10.9
25.7

August

93.6
66.2
79.9
2.97
S
10.0
22.5

September
84.6
57.8
71.2
2.68
SSE
10.7
18.8

October

72.1
45.8
59.0
2.89
SSE
11.2
14.1

November

59.1
33.5
46.3
1.20
S
11.1
10.5

December

49.7
24.9
37.3
.96
S
11.0
9.5

Annual

71.5
44.7
58.1
26.29
SSE
11.5
17.6

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
80
( 2nd, 1997)
-2
( 6th, 2004)
1.50" (1999)
1.18" (26th, 1994)
3.31" (26th, 1994)
60
(17th, 1996)

Feb
88
(22nd, 1996)
-6
( 3rd, 1996)
1.67" (1997)
1.04" (20th, 1997)
1.92" (22nd, 2000)
56
(11th, 1999)

Mar
96
(21st, 1995)
0
( 3rd, 2002)
4.33" (2000)
1.86" ( 4th, 2004)
3.24" ( 7th, 2000)
64
(15th, 2001)

Apr
97
(24th, 1996)
16
(12th, 1997)
10.15" (1994)
2.76" ( 9th, 1994)
11.34" ( 9th, 1994)
65
(11th, 2001)

May
107
(16th, 1996)
34
( 1st, 1994)
5.06" (2001)
2.09" (25th, 1994)
4.68" (25th, 2000)
65
(24th, 1996)

Jun
112
(25th, 1994)
42
( 6th, 1998)
11.85" (1994)
5.98" (11th, 1994)
9.45" ( 2nd, 1994)
87
( 2nd, 1999)

Jul
108
( 3rd, 1994)
53
(11th, 1999)
6.84" (1996)
2.17" (17th, 1994)
7.56" (17th, 1994)
79
( 3rd, 1994)

Aug
107
(27th, 1994)
53
( 8th, 1997)
6.65" (1994)
4.06" (30th, 2003)
6.61" ( 3rd, 1994)
70
(26th, 2002)

Sep
108
( 5th, 1995)
33
(25th, 2000)
4.84" (2003)
2.48" ( 7th, 1994)
6.00" (12th, 1999)
81
(12th, 1999)

Oct
99
( 1st, 2000)
21
(26th, 1997)
8.20" (2000)
2.75" (25th, 2000)
6.14" ( 2nd, 1994)
53
(23rd, 1995)

Nov
85
( 9th, 1995)
11
(28th, 1995)
4.60" (2004)
3.03" (19th, 1994)
2.83" (20th, 1994)
57
(17th, 1994)

Dec
78
( 1st, 1995)
-5
(24th, 2004)
5.28" (1994)
2.64" (31st, 1994)
.94" ( 6th, 1994)
54
(22nd, 2001)

Annual
112
(Jun 25, 1994)
-6
(Feb 3, 1996)
11.85" (Jun 1994)
5.98" (Jun 11, 1994)
11.34" (Apr 9, 1994)
87
(Jun 2, 1999)

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

83
38
62
22
3.6

February

83
37
61
24
4.6

March

84
34
60
29
6.1

April

83
30
56
37
9.3

May

88
34
61
50
11.4

June

88
36
62
59
14.4

July

84
32
56
62
19.4

August

84
33
58
60
18.0

September
85
35
60
53
13.0

October

85
37
62
43
7.9

November

84
37
62
30
5.1

December

83
39
63
23
3.6

Annual

85
35
60
41
9.6

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
38
42
35

February

40
41
46
38

March

48
49
55
44

April

58
60
67
53

May

69
71
80
64

June

NA
80
88
72

July

83
86
95
79

August

NA
85
94
78

September
73
76
84
69

October

NA
62
70
57

November

NA
49
55
45

December

NA
39
43
36

Annual

NA
61
68
56

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