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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS
1021 AM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE GARDEN CITY REGIONAL ARPT KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            100   10/17/2016
 LOW               5   10/31/2019
HIGHEST           89   10/20         MM      MM       89  10/01
LOWEST            11   10/30         MM      MM       24  10/25
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.5               69.9     0.6     73.4
AVG. MINIMUM    39.6               40.3    -0.7     39.9
MEAN            55.1               55.1     0.0     56.7
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                1.5    -1.5        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     9                5.1     3.9        6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        6.66   1969
 MINIMUM           T   2022
TOTALS          0.49               1.42   -0.93        T
DAYS >= .01        3                5.2    -2.2        0
DAYS >= .10        2                2.8    -0.8        0
DAYS >= .50        0                0.9    -0.9        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.2    -0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.46   10/02 TO 10/03                 MM


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    327                329      -2      272
 SINCE 7/1       347                392     -45      305
COOLING TOTAL     23                 22       1       19
 SINCE 1/1      1210               1325    -115     1686
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/030
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/340    DATE  10/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    64/330    DATE  10/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.13
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           25
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     59

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       8     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      6

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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