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.

TAHL     Tahlequah (Tahlequah 4.0 N )
*

Cherokee County

Climate Division: 6
*

Latitude: 3558N;     Longitude: 9459W

Elevation: 951 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

47.5
27.1
37.3
2.81
SE
7.6
8.4

February

53.7
31.6
42.7
3.48
SE
7.6
10.9

March

60.3
37.9
49.1
5.09
SE
8.4
14.9

April

70.1
47.5
58.8
6.31
SSE
8.7
19.0

May

77.3
57.1
67.2
5.67
SSE
7.5
20.8

June

84.1
64.5
74.3
6.24
SE
6.4
22.6

July

90.2
70.0
80.1
NA
SSE
5.6
24.2

August

91.1
68.4
79.7
4.31
SE
5.4
21.9

September
82.6
59.9
71.3
5.08
ESE
5.8
17.6

October

72.3
49.7
61.0
4.78
SE
6.7
13.1

November

59.5
38.9
49.2
6.51
SE
7.1
8.8

December

49.7
30.4
40.0
2.66
SE
7.2
7.7

Annual

70.0
48.7
59.4
59.96
SE
7.0
15.8

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
74
( 2nd, 1997)
0
(17th, 1997)
7.20" (1994)
3.94" (26th, 1994)
5.67" ( 6th, 1994)
47
(17th, 1996)

Feb
89
(22nd, 1996)
-11
( 4th, 1996)
13.24" (1994)
4.96" (22nd, 1994)
11.34" (19th, 1994)
47
(24th, 2001)

Mar
92
(22nd, 1995)
1
( 3rd, 2002)
17.72" (1994)
6.34" (26th, 1994)
3.78" (26th, 1994)
52
(27th, 1998)

Apr
89
(19th, 1996)
23
(13th, 1997)
22.57" (1994)
11.02" (29th, 1994)
10.87" (29th, 1994)
56
(19th, 1995)

May
90
(30th, 2003)
33
( 3rd, 2004)
9.93" (1999)
3.47" (27th, 2000)
7.08" ( 7th, 1995)
49
(24th, 2000)

Jun
99
(29th, 1994)
44
( 7th, 1998)
15.38" (2000)
4.57" (21st, 2000)
10.87" ( 6th, 1994)
57
( 2nd, 2004)

Jul
102
(30th, 1998)
55
(12th, 1999)
32.03" (1994)
9.06" ( 8th, 1994)
16.54" ( 8th, 1994)
45
(25th, 1995)

Aug
104
(31st, 2000)
49
(13th, 2004)
22.76" (1994)
8.35" (20th, 1994)
12.76" ( 7th, 1994)
43
(25th, 2001)

Sep
106
( 2nd, 2000)
32
(23rd, 1995)
16.66" (1994)
10.67" (15th, 1994)
8.98" (15th, 1994)
59
( 7th, 2001)

Oct
90
( 4th, 2000)
24
(24th, 1999)
11.86" (1994)
6.38" ( 7th, 1994)
7.56" ( 7th, 1994)
55
(10th, 2001)

Nov
81
(11th, 1999)
15
(29th, 1995)
32.61" (1994)
10.00" ( 5th, 1994)
7.09" ( 4th, 1994)
53
(23rd, 2003)

Dec
74
( 5th, 1998)
5
(10th, 1995)
7.40" (1994)
4.41" ( 8th, 1994)
4.25" (16th, 1994)
42
(30th, 1997)

Annual
106
(Sep 2, 2000)
-11
(Feb 4, 1996)
32.61" (Nov 1994)
11.02" (Apr 29, 1994)
16.54" (Jul 8, 1994)
59
(Sep 7, 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

90
51
72
28
2.6

February

87
45
66
31
4.0

March

87
43
65
36
5.3

April

88
44
66
46
6.9

May

94
56
76
59
6.4

June

94
58
78
66
7.5

July

93
53
75
70
10.3

August

92
46
71
68
12.0

September
92
48
72
60
9.0

October

91
48
72
50
6.1

November

91
51
72
39
4.0

December

89
50
71
31
2.8

Annual

91
49
71
49
6.4

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

43
41
45
38

February

45
44
50
40

March

50
50
57
44

April

58
59
67
52

May

66
69
78
62

June

73
77
85
70

July

77
83
93
75

August

77
83
92
75

September
73
75
83
68

October

64
64
71
58

November

55
52
58
47

December

47
43
48
40

Annual

61
62
69
56

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