NDAWN Station: St. Thomas, ND

Data for 2009-11-20

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Max air temp:51 °F / 11 °C (at 2:48 PM CST)
Min air temp:15 °F / -9 °C (at 6:41 AM CST)
Avg air temp:33 °F / 1 °C
Avg bare soil temp:32 °F / 0 °C
Avg turf soil temp:36 °F / 2 °C
Avg wind speed:9.2 mph / 4.1 m/s
Max wind speed:20.4 mph / 9.1 m/s (at 7:12 PM CST)
Wind direction:179 deg
Wind direction SD:21 deg
Total solar radiation:163 Lys / 7 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.10 inch / 2.59 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:22 °F / -5 °C
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available

2009 Sponsors of St. Thomas station:
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Details:
Location:St. Thomas, ND
Period of record:1994-05-23 to present
Latitude:48.601°
Longitude:-97.493°
Elevation:865 feet (263 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:24 °F / -5 °C
Normal Avg Temp:17 °F / -8 °C
Normal Min Temp:10 °F / -12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7721 °F / 4289 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:549 °F / 305 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:100 °F (38 °C)
1995-06-17 at 1:46 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-22 °F (-30 °C)
(estimated) 1996-02-01 at 1:53 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:76 °F (24 °C)
2001-08-04 at 5:41 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-41 °F (-40 °C)
2004-01-30 at 3:18 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:78 °F (26 °C)
2001-08-04
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-44 °F (-42 °C)
1996-02-01
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-57 °F (-49 °C)
1996-02-01

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:56.2 mph (25.1 m/s)
2007-05-22 at 12:55 AM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:36.7 mph (16.4 m/s)
1996-02-27 for hour ending at 1:00 PM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:32.4 mph (14.5 m/s)
1997-11-02

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:2.80 inch (71.2 mm)
2007-07-25

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:8 days
2000-06-08 - 2000-06-15
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:5 days
2000-06-11 - 2000-06-15
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
1996-05-16 - 1996-05-17
1997-07-01 - 1997-07-02
2000-06-14 - 2000-06-15
2002-06-09 - 2002-06-10
2007-05-25 - 2007-05-26

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:757 Lys (31.7 MJ/m2)
1997-06-13

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.39 inch (10 mm)
1995-06-17
Maximum PET (Penman):0.52 inch (13 mm)
1999-05-28