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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1228 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2017

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...THE DODGE CITY KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2017

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   04/22/1989
 LOW                9   04/02/1936
HIGHEST            88   04/19        68      20       89  04/05
LOWEST             32   04/30        41      -9       26  04/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     67.1              67.5    -0.4     67.8
AVG. MINIMUM     43.8              40.2     3.6     41.5
MEAN             55.4              53.9     1.5     54.7
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.7    -0.7        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               5.1    -4.1        2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         8.08   2016
 MINIMUM         0.02   1909
TOTALS           7.66              1.82    5.84     8.08
DAYS >= .01         9               7.1     1.9        6
DAYS >= .10         7               4.0     3.0        6
DAYS >= .50         5               1.1     3.9        3
DAYS >= 1.00        3               0.4     2.6        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.51   04/01 TO 04/01           04/16 TO 04/17
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           14.3   1938
 24 HR TOTAL      9.8   MM
 SNOW DEPTH         6   04/14/2007
TOTALS            2.5               1.1     1.4      0.0
SINCE 7/1         7.5              21.1   -13.6     10.4
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         1               0.3     0.7        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      2.5   04/30 TO 04/30           04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     310               352     -42      309
 SINCE 7/1       4028              4839    -811     4177
COOLING TOTAL      32                18      14        7
 SINCE 1/1         41                19      22       11
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              15.0
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/137
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    39/350    DATE  04/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/360    DATE  04/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                2     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

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

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