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.

WATO     Watonga (Watonga 7.0 W )
*

Blaine County

Climate Division: 4
*

Latitude: 3550N;     Longitude: 9831W

Elevation: 1696 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

47.3
27.3
37.3
1.02
S
11.6
9.9

February

52.5
31.1
41.8
1.59
S
11.6
12.5

March

59.1
37.7
48.4
3.40
S
12.2
16.2

April

69.3
46.8
58.1
4.25
S
12.7
20.2

May

79.7
57.2
68.5
4.51
SSE
11.2
22.8

June

87.7
65.7
76.7
3.86
SSE
11.4
23.7

July

94.7
71.2
83.0
2.59
SSE
11.1
25.1

August

93.2
70.5
81.8
4.44
S
10.2
22.3

September
84.3
62.0
73.1
2.60
SSE
10.4
18.1

October

71.5
51.0
61.3
4.52
SSE
11.3
13.6

November

57.9
38.5
48.2
3.11
S
11.4
9.8

December

48.9
30.0
39.5
1.45
S
11.1
9.0

Annual

70.6
49.2
59.9
37.07
S
11.4
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
74
( 9th, 2002)
1
( 6th, 2004)
2.46" (1999)
1.95" (29th, 1999)
4.25" (26th, 1994)
55
(28th, 1996)

Feb
91
(22nd, 1996)
-7
( 3rd, 1996)
3.66" (1994)
2.42" (20th, 1997)
2.88" (22nd, 2000)
62
(25th, 2000)

Mar
88
(17th, 1994)
1
( 3rd, 2002)
6.97" (1994)
4.17" ( 4th, 2004)
3.31" ( 7th, 1994)
56
(17th, 2003)

Apr
88
(25th, 1998)
21
(12th, 1997)
16.90" (1994)
6.14" (29th, 1994)
8.50" (11th, 1994)
54
( 6th, 2001)

May
101
(23rd, 2000)
37
( 1st, 1994)
14.92" (1994)
5.35" (23rd, 1994)
9.92" (23rd, 1994)
64
( 7th, 1997)

Jun
110
(25th, 1994)
46
( 6th, 1998)
9.17" (2004)
2.83" (21st, 2004)
8.50" (29th, 1994)
66
(13th, 1998)

Jul
110
(11th, 1995)
56
(26th, 2004)
6.14" (1996)
3.03" (16th, 1994)
7.09" (16th, 1994)
53
(23rd, 1995)

Aug
106
(26th, 1994)
57
(15th, 1994)
11.22" (1994)
4.61" (31st, 1994)
4.92" ( 1st, 1996)
61
(27th, 2002)

Sep
107
( 3rd, 2000)
37
(22nd, 1995)
6.31" (1996)
3.70" (15th, 1996)
3.84" (21st, 1998)
50
( 9th, 1997)

Oct
98
( 3rd, 2000)
23
(27th, 1997)
15.43" (1994)
6.54" (17th, 1994)
9.92" (31st, 1994)
53
(31st, 1994)

Nov
82
( 1st, 2001)
16
(29th, 2001)
18.39" (1994)
9.57" (19th, 1994)
9.92" (19th, 1994)
51
(20th, 1994)

Dec
76
(10th, 1996)
1
(22nd, 1998)
3.76" (1997)
1.41" ( 4th, 1999)
3.96" (21st, 1997)
47
(16th, 2000)

Annual
110
(Jul 11, 1995)
-7
(Feb 3, 1996)
18.39" (Nov 1994)
9.57" (Nov 19, 1994)
9.92" (May 23, 1994)
66
(Jun 13, 1998)

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

84
46
67
26
3.1

February

84
45
66
29
3.9

March

87
47
68
36
4.7

April

86
43
66
44
6.8

May

90
46
70
56
8.8

June

89
44
67
63
12.3

July

83
36
60
65
18.4

August

82
38
60
64
17.4

September
84
40
62
57
12.5

October

84
46
66
48
7.2

November

86
50
70
37
4.1

December

86
49
69
28
3.0

Annual

86
44
66
46
8.5

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

40
39
43
37

February

43
43
48
39

March

49
50
56
45

April

57
60
67
54

May

66
71
78
64

June

74
79
87
73

July

79
85
93
79

August

79
84
92
78

September
73
76
83
70

October

63
63
69
58

November

52
50
55
46

December

43
41
45
38

Annual

60
62
68
57

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