FORA Mesonet Summary

Mesonet Station Summary

CAUTION: Mesonet data are only available since 1994, a period considered too short to give reliable climate statistics for temperature and precipitation. Cooperative observer sites are strongly recommended for these purposes. Other variables, such as humidity, soil temperatures, and winds, are not available from cooperative observer sites and Mesonet represents the best-available information.

FORA Foraker (Foraker 8.0 ESE)
*	Osage County	Climate Division: 3
*	Latitude: 3650N; Longitude: 9625W	Elevation: 1082 ft
*	Period of Record:	19940101-20101231

	Temperature (deg Fahrenheit)			Precipitation (inches)	Wind (Miles Per Hour)		Solar Radiation
Monthly Averages (1994-2010)
	Daily Max	Daily Min	Daily Avg	Monthly Average	Direction	Speed	Daily Avg (MJ/m2)
January	46.0	23.9	35.0	1.12	N	10.0	8.8
February	51.8	27.7	39.7	NA	N	10.0	11.8
March	60.6	36.2	48.4	NA	SSE	11.3	15.3
April	70.4	46.6	58.5	4.12	SSE	12.3	18.8
May	77.5	56.5	67.0	4.48	SSE	10.0	21.3
June	84.8	64.6	74.7	5.82	SSE	9.2	23.6
July	NA	NA	NA	NA	SSE	7.9	24.3
August	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
September	83.0	58.7	70.8	3.15	SSE	7.9	17.5
October	72.3	47.6	59.9	3.43	SSE	9.2	13.3
November	60.6	36.6	48.6	1.81	SSE	9.8	9.6
December	48.0	25.9	37.0	1.62	NA	NA	8.0
Annual	69.5	46.5	58.0	37.12	SSE	9.6	16.2

	Temperature (F)				Precipitation (inches)			Wind Speed
Monthly Extremes (1994-2010)
	Record High		Record Low		Monthly Max	Daily Max	Rain Rate (in/hr)	Peak Gust (mph)
Jan	78	( 1st, 2006)	-2	(19th, 1996)	3.71" (2005)	1.70" (30th, 1999)	1.44" (16th, 1995)	51	(17th, 1996)
Feb	92	(22nd, 1996)	-3	( 4th, 1996)	4.23" (1997)	2.46" (20th, 1997)	3.12" (11th, 1999)	52	(21st, 1997)
Mar	90	(22nd, 1995)	2	( 3rd, 2002)	8.55" (2007)	5.14" (20th, 2007)	4.92" (30th, 2006)	59	(23rd, 2009)
Apr	94	(17th, 2006)	20	( 7th, 2009)	7.16" (1994)	3.56" (28th, 2006)	3.48" (24th, 2007)	63	(11th, 2001)
May	94	(25th, 2006)	34	( 1st, 1994)	7.01" (1995)	3.28" (24th, 1998)	6.00" (16th, 2003)	67	(16th, 2003)
Jun	101	(30th, 1996)	46	( 6th, 1998)	10.59" (2000)	3.25" (19th, 2007)	5.52" (19th, 2007)	67	( 3rd, 2008)
Jul	114	( 6th, 1996)	53	( 1st, 1995)	9.72" (1994)	3.42" (17th, 1997)	7.08" ( 1st, 1999)	82	( 1st, 1994)
Aug	108	(10th, 2006)	48	(31st, 2009)	9.46" (2003)	3.76" (30th, 2003)	5.64" ( 7th, 1996)	73	(19th, 1994)
Sep	108	( 2nd, 2000)	32	(22nd, 1995)	7.93" (1996)	3.62" (13th, 1998)	4.80" (25th, 1996)	60	( 7th, 2001)
Oct	95	( 1st, 2006)	22	( 8th, 2000)	7.71" (1998)	4.01" ( 8th, 2009)	3.84" (17th, 2007)	51	(29th, 1996)
Nov	87	( 8th, 2006)	13	(17th, 2000)	5.29" (1994)	2.81" (16th, 1996)	2.64" (16th, 1996)	60	( 9th, 1998)
Dec	77	( 5th, 2001)	-3	( 8th, 2005)	5.43" (1999)	2.29" ( 9th, 1999)	2.52" ( 4th, 1999)	53	(13th, 2008)
Annual	114	(Jul 6, 1996)	-3	(Dec 8, 2005)	10.59" (Jun 2000)	5.14" (Mar 20, 2007)	7.08" (Jul 1, 1999)	82	(Jul 1, 1994)

	Daily Max Relative Humidity	Daily Min Relative Humidity	Daily Average Relative Humidity	Daily Average Dewpoint	Daily Average Vapor Deficit
Mean Monthly Humidity and Moisture (1994-2010)
January	89	47	70	25	2.6
February	89	42	67	27	3.6
March	88	40	65	35	5.3
April	87	39	63	44	7.6
May	93	51	74	57	7.0
June	94	54	76	66	8.4
July	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
August	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
September	93	45	71	59	9.2
October	91	43	69	47	6.5
November	90	42	68	36	4.5
December	91	48	72	27	2.6
Annual	91	46	70	46	6.7

	Average Temperature Beneath Sod	Average Temperature Beneath Bare Soil	Average Daily Max Temperature	Average Daily Min Temperature
Soil Temperature at 10 cm (4-inch) Depth (1994-2010)
January	39	37	40	35
February	NA	NA	NA	NA
March	NA	NA	NA	NA
April	56	58	66	52
May	65	NA	NA	NA
June	73	NA	NA	NA
July	NA	NA	NA	NA
August	NA	NA	NA	NA
September	71	73	81	67
October	61	61	68	55
November	51	49	55	45
December	42	39	43	37
Annual	NA	NA	NA	NA


Wind Rose: Wedges show the percent of time for each direction from which the wind blows