CXUS53 KDDC 021916 CLAP28 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS 116 PM CST TUE JAN 02 2024 ................................... ...THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 118 08/12/1936 LOW -22 02/13/1905 HIGHEST 106 08/19 MM MM 112 07/19 LOWEST 7 01/31 MM MM -3 02/04 12/22 AVG. MAXIMUM 72.5 70.4 2.1 72.6 AVG. MINIMUM 45.9 45.4 0.5 43.7 MEAN 59.2 57.9 1.3 58.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 80 79.1 0.9 109 DAYS MAX <= 32 6 13.6 -7.6 16 DAYS MIN <= 32 108 109.9 -1.9 128 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.8 -0.8 3 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 42.51 1923 MINIMUM 11.25 1954 TOTALS 30.78 27.75 3.03 18.16 DAYS >= .01 80 80.1 -0.1 72 DAYS >= .10 45 44.3 0.7 33 DAYS >= .50 24 17.8 6.2 11 DAYS >= 1.00 8 7.0 1.0 4 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 5.27 07/05 TO 07/06 2.87 05/23 TO 05/24 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 48.0 1983 24 HR TOTAL 14.0 02/21/1971 TO 02/21/1971 SNOW DEPTH 15 02/22/2013 TOTALS 8.0 9.4 -1.4 6.4 SINCE 7/1 7.5 2.4 5.1 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 -1 DAYS >= TRACE 3 4.8 -1.8 11 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 7 11/26 2 01/26 02/02 02/03 24 HR TOTAL 7.5 11/25 TO 11/25 2.1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 3780 4389 -609 4565 SINCE 7/1 1362 1772 -410 MM COOLING TOTAL 1885 1820 65 2207 SINCE 1/1 1885 1821 64 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/090 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/300 DATE 08/05 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/340 DATE 04/20 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$