617  
CDUS43 KDDC 170034  
CLIP28  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS  
634 PM CST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
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..THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0525 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 60 319 PM 72 1962 46 14 56  
MINIMUM 38 1247 AM 2 1989 24 14 30  
AVERAGE 49 35 14 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.55 1928 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.58 -0.57 1.13  
SINCE DEC 1 0.01 0.58 -0.57 1.13  
SINCE JAN 1 31.35 27.24 4.11 29.80  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 30 -14 22  
MONTH TO DATE 355 449 -94 331  
SINCE DEC 1 355 449 -94 331  
SINCE JUL 1 833 1306 -473 1042  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 2398 1821 577 1885    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 64 1200 AM  
LOWEST 24 400 PM  
AVERAGE 44  
   
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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 79 1939  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 1 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 742 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 743 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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