081  
CDUS43 KDDC 170825  
CLIP28  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS  
225 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2026
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 50 215 PM 74 1951 46 4 55  
MINIMUM 29 1128 PM -3 1984 22 7 29  
2024  
AVERAGE 40 34 6 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.53 2017 0.02 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 0.35 -0.23 0.66  
SINCE DEC 1 0.12 1.44 -1.32 0.74  
SINCE JAN 1 0.12 0.35 -0.23 0.66  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 25 31 -6 23  
MONTH TO DATE 318 504 -186 568  
SINCE DEC 1 1019 1418 -399 1246  
SINCE JUL 1 1533 2275 -742 1724  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.1  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 1100 PM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 79 1923  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -6 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 747 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 746 AM CST SUNSET 544 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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