NDAWN Station: Oakes, ND

Data for 2009-11-19

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Max air temp:43 °F / 6 °C (at 3:43 PM CST)
Min air temp:24 °F / -4 °C (at 7:36 AM CST)
Avg air temp:34 °F / 1 °C
Avg bare soil temp:34 °F / 1 °C
Avg turf soil temp:35 °F / 2 °C
Avg wind speed:4.2 mph / 1.9 m/s
Max wind speed:13.5 mph / 6.1 m/s (at 9:50 AM CST)
Wind direction:195 deg
Wind direction SD:50 deg
Total solar radiation:129 Lys / 5 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.02 inch / 0.38 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:29 °F / -1 °C
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available
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Details:
Location:Oakes, ND
Period of record:1990-04-24 to present
Latitude:46.07°
Longitude:-98.09°
Elevation:1288 feet (392 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:29 °F / -2 °C
Normal Avg Temp:20 °F / -7 °C
Normal Min Temp:11 °F / -12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7519 °F / 4177 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:547 °F / 304 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:107 °F (42 °C)
2006-07-15 at 3:31 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-23 °F (-30 °C)
1996-02-01 at 1:46 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:76 °F (24 °C)
2001-06-25 at 5:30 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-43 °F (-42 °C)
(estimated) 1994-02-08 at 12:00 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:76 °F (24 °C)
1995-08-17
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-39 °F (-39 °C)
1996-02-01
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-49 °F (-45 °C)
1994-01-17

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:69.5 mph (31.1 m/s)
2003-07-03 at 9:44 PM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:34.6 mph (15.5 m/s)
2000-04-05 for hour ending at 2:00 PM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:26.5 mph (11.9 m/s)
2008-12-14

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:3.92 inch (99.6 mm)
1996-09-01

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:7 days
1995-07-11 - 1995-07-17
1998-05-06 - 1998-05-12
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:5 days
2008-06-08 - 2008-06-12
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:3 days
2007-05-04 - 2007-05-06

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:763 Lys (31.9 MJ/m2)
1996-06-10

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.40 inch (10 mm)
2002-06-29
Maximum PET (Penman):0.52 inch (13 mm)
1992-05-07