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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1016 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2018

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...THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              98   03/19/1907
 LOW               -7   03/03/2014
                        03/03/1960
                        01/01/2000
HIGHEST            81   03/15        MM      MM       93  03/19
LOWEST             18   03/12        MM      MM       19  03/02
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.8              59.3     4.5     64.7
AVG. MINIMUM     34.0              34.2    -0.2     36.9
MEAN             48.9              46.7     2.2     50.8
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        1
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.6    -0.6        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     13              12.6     0.4       11
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM         9.24   1973
 MINIMUM         0.00   1936
                        1911
                        1893
TOTALS           1.02              2.26   -1.24     2.23
DAYS >= .01         5               7.3    -2.3        3
DAYS >= .10         3               4.3    -1.3        3
DAYS >= .50         1               2.0    -1.0        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               0.8    -0.8        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    0.58   03/18 TO 03/18           03/28 TO 03/28
                                                          03/31 TO 03/31
                                                          03/31 TO 03/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     491               568     -77      444
 SINCE 7/1       3870              4097    -227     3445
COOLING TOTAL       0                 2      -2       12
 SINCE 1/1          0                 2      -2       12
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/330    DATE  03/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/330    DATE  03/06



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

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