BESS Mesonet Summary

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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.

BESS     Bessie (Bessie 4.0 WNW)
*

Washita County

Climate Division: 4
*

Latitude: 3524N;     Longitude: 9903W

Elevation: 1676 ft
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Period of Record:

19940101-20101231

 

Monthly Averages (1994-2010)

 

Temperature (deg Fahrenheit)

Precipitation (inches)

Wind (Miles Per Hour)

Solar Radiation

 

Daily Max

Daily Min

Daily Avg

Monthly Average

Direction

Speed

Daily Avg (MJ/m2)

January

50.5
27.7
39.1
1.03
NA
NA
10.2

February

54.2
30.7
42.4
1.31
NA
NA
12.7

March

62.6
38.4
50.5
2.78
NA
NA
16.6

April

72.0
47.3
59.6
2.60
SSE
13.5
20.8

May

NA
NA
NA
NA
SSE
11.9
22.6

June

89.3
66.4
77.8
NA
SSE
11.8
24.4

July

95.0
71.0
83.0
2.29
SSE
10.3
25.1

August

93.7
70.2
82.0
3.82
S
9.5
22.5

September
85.4
61.8
73.6
2.53
SSE
10.1
18.6

October

73.4
50.1
61.8
3.06
SSE
10.8
14.2

November

61.9
38.6
50.2
1.33
NW
11.1
10.8

December

50.9
28.7
39.8
1.08
NA
NA
9.4

Annual

72.6
49.2
60.9
29.80
SSE
11.2
17.4

Monthly Extremes (1994-2010)

 

Temperature (F)

Precipitation (inches)

Wind Speed

 

Record High

Record Low

Monthly Max

Daily Max

Rain Rate (in/hr)

Peak Gust (mph)

Jan
82
( 3rd, 2006)
3
( 6th, 2004)
3.05" (2004)
1.50" (17th, 2004)
2.28" ( 7th, 2008)
62
(17th, 1996)

Feb
92
(22nd, 1996)
-3
( 4th, 1996)
4.03" (1997)
2.61" (20th, 1997)
2.76" (24th, 2001)
57
(24th, 2000)

Mar
93
(31st, 2010)
6
( 3rd, 2002)
7.31" (2000)
4.39" ( 4th, 2004)
3.84" (25th, 1995)
61
(15th, 2001)

Apr
95
(17th, 2006)
21
( 7th, 2009)
6.98" (1999)
4.41" (24th, 1999)
5.52" (24th, 1999)
63
(20th, 2005)

May
104
(23rd, 2000)
35
( 1st, 1994)
10.35" (2001)
2.50" ( 4th, 2001)
4.32" (23rd, 1999)
80
(27th, 2001)

Jun
110
(20th, 1998)
45
( 6th, 1998)
9.20" (2000)
3.98" ( 3rd, 1995)
6.72" (21st, 2004)
92
(12th, 2005)

Jul
109
(12th, 2001)
54
(28th, 2005)
6.46" (2009)
2.51" (29th, 2009)
5.16" (24th, 1996)
73
(16th, 2009)

Aug
108
( 7th, 2003)
53
(26th, 2010)
9.55" (2005)
3.30" ( 3rd, 1995)
5.52" (14th, 2006)
84
(22nd, 1997)

Sep
109
( 4th, 2000)
39
(22nd, 1995)
7.88" (1995)
2.94" (15th, 1995)
5.16" ( 3rd, 2001)
67
(16th, 1995)

Oct
100
( 3rd, 2000)
23
(27th, 1997)
7.20" (2002)
2.30" (31st, 1998)
3.96" (14th, 2007)
56
(12th, 1997)

Nov
91
( 3rd, 2005)
14
(29th, 2001)
6.81" (2004)
2.94" (19th, 1994)
2.40" ( 5th, 2006)
64
(15th, 2006)

Dec
80
(10th, 1996)
0
( 8th, 2005)
3.18" (1997)
1.44" (19th, 2006)
4.32" (11th, 2007)
59
(24th, 2009)

Annual
110
(Jun 20, 1998)
-3
(Feb 4, 1996)
10.35" (May 2001)
4.41" (Apr 24, 1999)
6.72" (Jun 21, 2004)
92
(Jun 12, 2005)

Mean Monthly Humidity and Moisture (1994-2010)

 

Daily Max Relative Humidity

Daily Min Relative Humidity

Daily Average Relative Humidity

Daily Average Dewpoint

Daily Average Vapor Deficit

January

84
41
64
25
3.7

February

85
42
65
29
4.3

March

85
39
64
36
5.7

April

85
38
62
44
8.0

May

90
43
68
NA
NA

June

88
41
65
63
13.6

July

83
34
58
64
19.1

August

83
36
60
64
17.7

September
86
38
63
57
12.6

October

86
41
65
47
7.8

November

85
40
64
36
5.3

December

85
43
66
27
3.4

Annual

85
40
64
46
9.3

Soil Temperature at 10 cm (4-inch) Depth (1994-2010)

 

Average Temperature Beneath Sod

Average Temperature Beneath Bare Soil

Average Daily Max Temperature

Average Daily Min Temperature

January

NA
NA
NA
NA

February

NA
NA
NA
NA

March

NA
NA
NA
NA

April

61
62
68
56

May

71
NA
NA
NA

June

79
NA
NA
NA

July

85
86
93
80

August

NA
NA
NA
NA

September
NA
77
84
72

October

65
66
71
61

November

54
54
58
50

December

44
43
47
40

Annual

NA
NA
NA
NA

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