490  
CDUS43 KDDC 030039  
CLIP28  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS  
639 PM CST FRI JAN 02 2026  
   
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..THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0525 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 58 247 PM 69 1997 45 13 55  
MINIMUM 36 818 AM -9 1979 22 14 25  
AVERAGE 47 33 14 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.50 1975 0.03 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 0.00 1.14 -1.14 0.08  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 32 -14 25  
MONTH TO DATE 39 64 -25 56  
SINCE DEC 1 740 978 -238 734  
SINCE JUL 1 1254 1835 -581 1212  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 800 AM  
LOWEST 44 200 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 74 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -15 1911  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 2 2026.......SUNRISE 749 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 749 AM CST SUNSET 529 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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