597  
CXUS53 KDDC 022326  
CLIP28  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS  
625 PM CDT THU OCT 2 2008  
 
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..THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 75 351 PM 97 2006 78 -3 89  
1919  
MINIMUM 42 653 AM 33 1975 50 -8 54  
AVERAGE 59 64 -5 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 MM MM 0.08 -0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.02  
SINCE SEP 1 6.95 2.63 4.32 0.43  
SINCE JAN 1 30.14 23.62 6.52 27.34  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 6 3 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 6 0 0  
SINCE SEP 1 33 44 -11 5  
SINCE JUL 1 33 45 -12 5  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 8  
SINCE SEP 1 139 199 -60 269  
SINCE JAN 1 1570 1565 5 1729    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
 
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 600 AM  
LOWEST 33 200 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
 
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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 97 1954  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 1980  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2008.......SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2008.......SUNRISE 732 AM CDT SUNSET 714 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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