392  
CDUS43 KDDC 162326  
CLIP28  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS  
626 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 93R 348 PM 93 1963 70 23 88  
MINIMUM 43 627 AM 21 2018 44 -1 48  
AVERAGE 68 57 11 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.28 2015 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.11 -1.04 0.52  
SINCE MAR 1 0.85 3.14 -2.29 1.45  
SINCE JAN 1 1.96 4.97 -3.01 2.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 9 -9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 171 -125 123  
SINCE MAR 1 334 719 -385 448  
SINCE JUL 1 2893 4204 -1311 3484  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 1 2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 66 12 54 23  
SINCE MAR 1 125 16 109 42  
SINCE JAN 1 130 16 114 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 900 AM  
LOWEST 8 300 PM  
AVERAGE 46  
   
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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 102 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1907  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 810 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 811 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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