558  
CDUS43 KDDC 162340  
CLIP28  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY, KANSAS  
640 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
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..THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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 59 336 PM 91 2016 72 -13 84  
MINIMUM 43 659 AM 26 1966 45 -2 59  
AVERAGE 51 58 -7 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.92 1968 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.31 1.42 1.89 0.06  
SINCE SEP 1 6.66 4.03 2.63 4.38  
SINCE JAN 1 20.06 24.54 -4.48 26.07  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 8 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 86 -52 0  
SINCE SEP 1 34 117 -83 3  
SINCE JUL 1 34 117 -83 3  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 76 34 42 153  
SINCE SEP 1 557 268 289 436  
SINCE JAN 1 2790 1812 978 2168    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 1200 AM  
LOWEST 36 400 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 94 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 743 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 744 AM CDT SUNSET 654 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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