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.

WALT     Walters (Walters 1.0 NW )
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Cotton County

Climate Division: 7
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Latitude: 3421N;     Longitude: 9819W

Elevation: 1010 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

53.6
29.2
41.4
1.53
N
9.7
10.1

February

58.3
32.8
45.5
2.45
N
10.0
12.6

March

65.1
39.7
52.4
2.89
N
10.9
16.3

April

74.4
48.9
61.7
3.84
SE
11.0
20.3

May

83.3
59.9
71.6
5.16
SE
10.4
22.2

June

90.6
67.7
79.1
NA
SE
10.0
NA

July

97.5
71.9
84.7
3.17
SE
9.1
NA

August

96.3
71.0
83.7
2.77
SE
8.1
22.3

September
88.5
63.0
75.8
2.87
SE
8.5
18.6

October

76.8
52.4
64.6
4.86
SE
9.2
14.1

November

63.7
40.1
51.9
3.53
SE
9.3
10.1

December

55.0
31.0
43.0
1.80
N
8.9
9.2

Annual

75.3
50.6
63.0
39.00
SE
9.6
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
81
( 3rd, 1997)
8
( 6th, 2004)
3.43" (1998)
2.44" (29th, 1999)
2.76" (29th, 1999)
52
(17th, 1996)

Feb
91
(22nd, 1996)
0
( 4th, 1996)
10.00" (1994)
7.01" (21st, 1994)
6.14" (19th, 1994)
61
( 9th, 2001)

Mar
92
(21st, 1997)
10
( 3rd, 2002)
7.60" (1994)
2.87" ( 8th, 1994)
4.72" ( 7th, 1994)
58
(18th, 1998)

Apr
93
(27th, 2003)
26
( 6th, 1994)
8.97" (1994)
4.92" (29th, 1994)
8.03" (24th, 1994)
61
(17th, 1995)

May
110
(23rd, 2000)
42
( 2nd, 2004)
24.01" (1994)
7.56" (27th, 1994)
22.68" (25th, 1994)
72
(26th, 2000)

Jun
113
(27th, 1994)
49
( 6th, 1998)
12.04" (1994)
6.74" (10th, 1995)
18.43" (29th, 1994)
68
(29th, 1994)

Jul
111
( 7th, 1996)
57
(28th, 1994)
11.25" (1994)
4.96" ( 9th, 1994)
10.87" ( 9th, 1994)
61
(29th, 2002)

Aug
108
(12th, 2000)
55
(16th, 1994)
8.38" (1996)
3.28" (13th, 2002)
4.80" (13th, 2002)
56
( 9th, 2003)

Sep
111
( 4th, 2000)
38
(26th, 2000)
9.96" (1994)
5.71" ( 8th, 1994)
6.14" ( 8th, 1994)
67
( 4th, 1996)

Oct
100
( 2nd, 2000)
25
( 9th, 2000)
18.84" (1994)
8.27" ( 7th, 1994)
18.90" ( 7th, 1994)
48
(21st, 2000)

Nov
86
( 3rd, 1994)
18
(27th, 2002)
13.31" (1994)
10.35" ( 4th, 1994)
5.67" ( 4th, 1994)
53
(10th, 1995)

Dec
80
( 2nd, 1995)
10
(19th, 1996)
4.18" (1994)
2.05" ( 8th, 1994)
5.20" (15th, 1994)
53
(17th, 1996)

Annual
113
(Jun 27, 1994)
0
(Feb 4, 1996)
24.01" (May 1994)
10.35" (Nov 4, 1994)
22.68" (May 25, 1994)
72
(May 26, 2000)

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

89
42
67
NA
3.6

February

88
42
66
33
4.6

March

88
41
65
39
5.8

April

90
42
66
48
7.7

May

91
45
69
59
10.3

June

91
43
67
66
13.3

July

84
35
59
66
20.4

August

85
35
60
65
19.0

September
88
38
63
59
13.9

October

90
43
68
51
8.1

November

92
47
72
NA
NA

December

90
44
70
32
3.5

Annual

89
41
66
49
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

43
43
47
39

February

46
46
52
42

March

52
53
59
48

April

60
64
72
58

May

69
75
82
69

June

NA
NA
NA
NA

July

NA
89
97
82

August

82
88
96
81

September
76
80
87
74

October

66
67
73
62

November

55
54
59
50

December

46
44
48
41

Annual

63
NA
NA
NA

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