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.

WEAT     Weatherford (Weatherford 4.0 WSW)
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Custer County

Climate Division: 4
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Latitude: 3530N;     Longitude: 9846W

Elevation: 1765 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

47.7
26.8
37.3
.96
N
13.4
10.0

February

53.0
30.6
41.8
1.46
N
13.7
12.8

March

59.4
36.9
48.2
2.96
SSE
14.5
16.3

April

69.5
46.1
57.8
3.89
SSE
14.3
20.5

May

79.9
57.2
68.5
4.10
SE
12.9
22.8

June

87.9
65.6
76.8
6.19
SE
13.2
23.6

July

95.3
70.9
83.1
2.34
SSE
12.5
25.0

August

93.8
70.2
82.0
2.95
ESE
11.7
22.2

September
84.7
62.1
73.4
3.11
SE
12.4
18.2

October

71.8
50.8
61.3
4.09
SSE
13.3
13.8

November

57.9
37.9
47.9
1.31
S
13.2
10.0

December

49.2
29.0
39.1
1.15
NA
NA
9.1

Annual

71.0
48.8
59.9
34.10
SSE
13.1
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
( 2nd, 2004)
2
( 6th, 2004)
2.45" (2004)
1.29" (29th, 1999)
2.83" (26th, 1994)
59
(18th, 1996)

Feb
90
(22nd, 1996)
-3
( 4th, 1996)
3.38" (1997)
2.13" (20th, 1997)
3.72" (22nd, 2000)
54
(25th, 2000)

Mar
87
(22nd, 1995)
4
( 3rd, 2002)
6.43" (1994)
4.06" ( 4th, 2004)
2.83" ( 7th, 1994)
59
( 8th, 2002)

Apr
89
(24th, 1996)
21
(12th, 1997)
13.66" (1994)
5.35" (11th, 1994)
10.39" (11th, 1994)
62
(14th, 1999)

May
104
(23rd, 2000)
35
( 1st, 1994)
9.00" (2001)
2.20" ( 2nd, 1994)
12.76" (29th, 1994)
81
( 7th, 1997)

Jun
110
(25th, 1994)
47
( 6th, 1998)
21.57" (1994)
12.40" ( 3rd, 1994)
28.35" ( 3rd, 1994)
83
(15th, 2002)

Jul
110
(11th, 1995)
57
( 1st, 1995)
4.90" (1996)
2.56" (16th, 1994)
14.65" (16th, 1994)
65
(29th, 2002)

Aug
106
( 4th, 2003)
54
( 7th, 1997)
6.31" (1995)
2.87" (31st, 1994)
5.20" (20th, 1994)
80
(27th, 2002)

Sep
107
( 4th, 2000)
38
(25th, 2000)
6.97" (1994)
3.29" (15th, 1996)
6.24" ( 9th, 1997)
65
( 4th, 2001)

Oct
99
( 3rd, 2000)
23
(27th, 1997)
12.63" (1994)
8.62" (17th, 1994)
18.90" (17th, 1994)
72
(31st, 1994)

Nov
85
( 1st, 2001)
13
(29th, 2001)
5.85" (2004)
1.54" (17th, 2004)
2.16" (22nd, 1999)
64
(20th, 1994)

Dec
76
(10th, 1996)
4
(22nd, 1998)
3.06" (1997)
1.10" ( 4th, 1999)
7.09" ( 7th, 1994)
54
(16th, 2000)

Annual
110
(Jul 11, 1995)
-3
(Feb 4, 1996)
21.57" (Jun 1994)
12.40" (Jun 3, 1994)
28.35" (Jun 3, 1994)
83
(Jun 15, 2002)

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

87
48
69
26
2.9

February

86
47
68
30
3.7

March

88
47
69
37
4.4

April

89
45
68
46
6.3

May

91
46
70
57
8.7

June

90
43
68
63
12.2

July

83
34
59
64
19.0

August

82
35
59
63
18.2

September
84
40
63
57
12.6

October

86
46
67
48
7.0

November

89
52
72
37
3.7

December

88
50
72
29
2.7

Annual

87
44
67
47
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
42
36

February

43
43
48
39

March

49
49
55
45

April

58
60
67
54

May

68
71
79
65

June

74
78
85
72

July

80
85
93
79

August

80
85
92
78

September
74
76
83
70

October

64
63
69
59

November

52
50
55
46

December

43
41
44
38

Annual

61
62
68
57

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