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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
631 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013


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...THE DODGE CITY KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         71    428 PM  97    2011  75     -4       80
                                      1963
  MINIMUM         47    618 AM  34    1997  49     -2       39
  AVERAGE         59                        62     -3       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          0.91 1981   0.08  -0.08     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.70  -0.38     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      1.46                      4.11  -2.65     6.11
  SINCE JAN 1      2.84                      5.37  -2.53     7.14

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      2001
  MONTH TO DATE    1.0                       0.0    1.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      3.3                       6.0   -2.7       T
  SINCE JUL 1     26.7                      21.1    5.6      7.7
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            6                         5      1        5
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        53     61       22
  SINCE MAR 1   1298                      1045    253      606
  SINCE JUL 1   5009                      4892    117     4276

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        14    -11       38
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        33    -11       76
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        33    -11       76
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     44           200 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE DODGE CITY KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        98      1879
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1981
                                             1924


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   838 PM CDT
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   839 PM CDT


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




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