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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS                               
631 PM CDT TUE OCT 9 2018


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...THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 2018...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         61    527 AM 100    1921  74    -13       66       
  MINIMUM         52    957 AM  31    1952  49      3       45       
  AVERAGE         57                        62     -5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            1.72          2.32 2003   0.09   1.63     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.36                      0.78   7.58     0.74    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.14                      2.88  10.26     6.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.68                     23.23  14.45    28.82    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            8                         6      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        41    -12        9       
  SINCE SEP 1     57                        75    -18       21       
  SINCE JUL 1     57                        75    -18       21       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        23     18       45       
  SINCE SEP 1    281                       243     38      286       
  SINCE JAN 1   1998                      1754    244     1645       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         



                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       

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THE MEDICINE LODGE KS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1896                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  9 2018.......SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 10 2018.......SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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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