NDAWN Station: Watford City, ND

Data for 2009-11-20

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Max air temp:54 °F / 12 °C (estimated)
Min air temp:23 °F / -5 °C (estimated)
Avg air temp:38 °F / 4 °C (estimated)
Avg bare soil temp:34 °F / 1 °C (estimated)
Avg turf soil temp:33 °F / 0 °C (estimated)
Avg wind speed:5.7 mph / 2.5 m/s (estimated)
Max wind speed:19.4 mph / 8.7 m/s (estimated)
Wind direction:148 deg (estimated)
Wind direction SD:30 deg (estimated)
Total solar radiation:134 Lys / 6 MJ/m2 (estimated)
PET (Penman):0.09 inch / 2.29 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:21 °F / -6 °C (estimated)
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available

2009 Sponsors of Watford City station:

  • McKenzie County
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Details:
Location:Watford City, ND
Period of record:1993-01-01 to present
Latitude:47.803°
Longitude:-103.291°
Elevation:2244 feet (683 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:30 °F / -1 °C
Normal Avg Temp:20 °F / -7 °C
Normal Min Temp:10 °F / -12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7831 °F / 4351 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:445 °F / 247 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:108 °F (42 °C)
2007-07-23 at 3:54 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-23 °F (-31 °C)
1997-01-10 at 11:06 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:74 °F (24 °C)
2003-08-13 at 6:47 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-33 °F (-36 °C)
1996-01-30 at 5:27 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:71 °F (22 °C)
2001-08-04
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-38 °F (-39 °C)
1996-02-01
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-58 °F (-50 °C)
1996-02-01

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:73.0 mph (32.7 m/s)
1999-07-15 at 5:08 PM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:51.1 mph (22.9 m/s)
2000-04-05 for hour ending at 10:00 AM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:33.0 mph (14.7 m/s)
1996-12-16

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:2.83 inch (71.9 mm)
1997-07-01

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:7 days
1993-06-02 - 1993-06-08
1999-09-01 - 1999-09-07
2001-06-09 - 2001-06-15
2003-05-04 - 2003-05-10
2004-05-21 - 2004-05-27
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:5 days
2005-06-25 - 2005-06-29
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
1995-07-03 - 1995-07-04

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:758 Lys (31.7 MJ/m2)
2004-06-18

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.38 inch (10 mm)
2007-07-30
Maximum PET (Penman):0.53 inch (14 mm)
2006-07-08

2009:

McKenzie County

2008:

McKenzie County

2007:

Larry's Seed and Agricultural Services - Keene

McKenzie County

McKenzie County Seed Improvement Association

NDSU Extension Service - McKenzie County

Taylor Agricultural Services - Watford City

2006:

McKenzie County