959  
CDUS43 KDDC 172326  
CLIP28  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS  
626 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 80 158 PM 102 2025 70 10 102  
MINIMUM 70 531 AM 26 1907 44 26 63  
AVERAGE 75 57 18 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.17 1976 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.20 -1.13 0.52  
SINCE MAR 1 0.85 3.23 -2.38 1.45  
SINCE JAN 1 1.96 5.06 -3.10 2.45  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 9 -9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 180 -134 123  
SINCE MAR 1 334 728 -394 448  
SINCE JUL 1 2893 4213 -1320 3484  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 1 9 18  
MONTH TO DATE 76 13 63 41  
SINCE MAR 1 135 17 118 60  
SINCE JAN 1 140 17 123 60    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.1  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 700 AM  
LOWEST 28 500 PM  
AVERAGE 51  
   
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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1897  
1994  
2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 30 1953  
2013  
2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 812 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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