NDAWN Station: Wahpeton, ND

Data for 2009-11-19

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Max air temp:49 °F / 10 °C (at 2:34 PM CST)
Min air temp:30 °F / -1 °C (at 7:55 AM CST)
Avg air temp:39 °F / 4 °C
Avg bare soil temp:36 °F / 2 °C
Avg turf soil temp:39 °F / 4 °C
Avg wind speed:3.6 mph / 1.6 m/s
Max wind speed:9.2 mph / 4.1 m/s (at 11:35 AM CST)
Wind direction:187 deg
Wind direction SD:46 deg
Total solar radiation:159 Lys / 7 MJ/m2
PET (Penman):0.02 inch / 0.46 mm
Total rainfall:Missing
Avg dew point:34 °F / 1 °C
Avg wind chill:Not available
Min wind chill:Not available

2009 Sponsors of Wahpeton station:

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Details:
Location:Wahpeton, ND
Period of record:2001-10-18 to present
Latitude:46.355°
Longitude:-96.666°
Elevation:969 feet (295 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:28 °F / -2 °C
Normal Avg Temp:20 °F / -7 °C
Normal Min Temp:12 °F / -11 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7045 °F / 3914 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:668 °F / 371 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:101 °F (38 °C)
2006-07-15 at 3:37 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-20 °F (-29 °C)
2004-01-29 at 2:10 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:74 °F (24 °C)
2006-07-30 at 5:17 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-36 °F (-38 °C)
2009-01-15 at 7:51 AM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:75 °F (24 °C)
2002-07-20
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-34 °F (-37 °C)
2009-01-15
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-47 °F (-44 °C)
2004-01-29

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:63.4 mph (28.3 m/s)
2007-05-06 at 5:52 AM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:36.8 mph (16.5 m/s)
2006-01-24 for hour ending at 11:00 AM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:30.4 mph (13.6 m/s)
2008-12-14

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:3.92 inch (99.6 mm)
2008-08-11

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:8 days
2003-06-05 - 2003-06-12
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:4 days
2003-04-15 - 2003-04-18
2004-05-29 - 2004-06-01
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
2009-06-17 - 2009-06-18

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:738 Lys (30.9 MJ/m2)
(estimated) 2007-05-27

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.35 inch (9 mm)
2006-05-28
Maximum PET (Penman):0.56 inch (14 mm)
2004-04-28