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.

SULP     Sulphur (Sulphur 4.0 NNE)
*

Murray County

Climate Division: 8
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Latitude: 3433N;     Longitude: 9657W

Elevation: 1049 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

51.4
29.2
40.3
2.19
SSE
9.2
9.7

February

56.7
33.3
45.0
2.67
SSE
9.4
12.4

March

63.0
40.3
51.6
3.71
SE
10.5
15.8

April

72.1
49.5
60.8
4.18
SSE
10.9
19.9

May

79.6
59.8
69.7
5.64
SSE
9.6
21.5

June

86.3
66.7
76.5
3.93
SE
8.3
23.4

July

92.7
71.3
82.0
3.37
SSE
7.4
24.7

August

92.2
70.0
81.1
4.31
SSE
6.5
22.0

September
84.5
62.1
73.3
5.24
SE
7.0
18.2

October

74.5
52.0
63.3
4.69
SE
8.2
13.9

November

62.2
39.7
51.0
4.47
SSE
8.6
9.8

December

53.2
31.2
42.2
2.87
SSE
8.6
8.9

Annual

72.5
50.5
61.5
47.07
SSE
8.7
16.7

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)
6
( 4th, 1999)
7.07" (1998)
2.75" ( 4th, 1998)
3.78" (16th, 1994)
43
(17th, 1996)

Feb
91
(22nd, 1996)
-1
( 4th, 1996)
11.19" (1994)
3.62" (28th, 1994)
7.09" (19th, 1994)
48
(24th, 2001)

Mar
92
(22nd, 1995)
8
( 9th, 1996)
10.13" (1994)
5.79" ( 8th, 1994)
5.20" ( 8th, 1994)
62
( 4th, 2004)

Apr
88
(19th, 1996)
24
( 9th, 2003)
10.94" (1994)
8.58" (29th, 1994)
9.45" (29th, 1994)
56
(21st, 1996)

May
98
(31st, 1998)
35
( 2nd, 2004)
27.64" (1994)
11.57" (25th, 1994)
16.06" (25th, 1994)
74
(27th, 2001)

Jun
101
( 1st, 1998)
49
( 6th, 1998)
7.83" (1999)
2.91" ( 1st, 1996)
5.04" (10th, 1999)
72
(11th, 2003)

Jul
105
( 6th, 1996)
53
(28th, 1994)
11.97" (1994)
8.07" ( 9th, 1994)
7.56" ( 9th, 1994)
58
(24th, 1995)

Aug
105
( 2nd, 1998)
54
(16th, 1994)
12.29" (1994)
5.47" ( 4th, 1994)
13.70" (31st, 1994)
52
(27th, 2002)

Sep
108
( 3rd, 2000)
37
(26th, 2000)
15.76" (1994)
7.40" (15th, 1994)
7.09" (15th, 1994)
40
(21st, 1998)

Oct
93
( 4th, 2000)
26
( 9th, 2000)
10.20" (2004)
4.65" ( 7th, 1994)
4.32" ( 2nd, 1998)
42
(16th, 1998)

Nov
83
( 9th, 2002)
15
(16th, 1997)
25.08" (1994)
6.30" (20th, 1994)
6.61" (13th, 1994)
51
( 9th, 1998)

Dec
78
(13th, 1995)
7
(10th, 1995)
10.33" (1994)
7.83" ( 8th, 1994)
6.14" (15th, 1994)
47
(22nd, 2004)

Annual
108
(Sep 3, 2000)
-1
(Feb 4, 1996)
27.64" (May 1994)
11.57" (May 25, 1994)
16.06" (May 25, 1994)
74
(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

91
47
70
30
3.1

February

90
44
68
33
4.1

March

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

April

91
45
67
49
7.0

May

94
54
75
61
7.3

June

94
53
75
67
9.0

July

90
45
68
69
14.2

August

90
43
68
67
13.9

September
91
46
71
61
10.1

October

92
47
72
52
6.6

November

92
49
72
41
4.4

December

92
47
71
32
3.2

Annual

91
47
70
50
7.4

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

44
44
48
41

February

46
47
52
44

March

52
55
60
50

April

61
65
71
59

May

70
75
81
69

June

76
84
91
77

July

82
90
98
84

August

81
88
95
82

September
75
80
86
74

October

66
69
74
64

November

55
55
60
51

December

47
46
50
43

Annual

63
67
72
62

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