928  
CDUS43 KDDC 182331  
CLIP28  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS  
631 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 71 342 PM 91 1897 71 0 78  
1994  
2002  
MINIMUM 37 621 AM 30 1953 44 -7 47  
2013  
2014  
AVERAGE 54 58 -4 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.00 1970 0.08 -0.08 0.28  
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.28 -1.21 0.80  
SINCE MAR 1 0.85 3.31 -2.46 1.73  
SINCE JAN 1 1.96 5.14 -3.18 2.73  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 8 3 2  
MONTH TO DATE 58 188 -130 125  
SINCE MAR 1 346 736 -390 450  
SINCE JUL 1 2905 4221 -1316 3486  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 66 14 52 41  
SINCE MAR 1 125 18 107 60  
SINCE JAN 1 130 18 112 60    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 600 AM  
LOWEST 12 500 PM  
AVERAGE 40  
   
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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 97 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1939  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 656 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 813 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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