NDAWN Station: Plaza, ND

Data for 2009-11-20

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Max air temp:55 °F / 13 °C (estimated)
Min air temp:21 °F / -6 °C (estimated)
Avg air temp:38 °F / 4 °C (estimated)
Avg bare soil temp:34 °F / 1 °C (estimated)
Avg turf soil temp:34 °F / 1 °C (estimated)
Avg wind speed:9.9 mph / 4.4 m/s (estimated)
Max wind speed:18.9 mph / 8.5 m/s (estimated)
Wind direction:179 deg (estimated)
Wind direction SD:29 deg (estimated)
Total solar radiation:154 Lys / 6 MJ/m2 (estimated)
PET (Penman):0.15 inch / 3.81 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 Plaza station:

  • Mountrail County Ag Improvement
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Details:
Location:Plaza, ND
Period of record:2002-05-08 to present
Latitude:47.862°
Longitude:-101.958°
Elevation:2117 feet (645 meters)

Normals

Normal Max Temp:27 °F / -3 °C
Normal Avg Temp:19 °F / -7 °C
Normal Min Temp:11 °F / -12 °C
Normal Accumulated HDD:7678 °F / 4265 °C
Normal Accumulated CDD:480 °F / 267 °C

Extremes

Temperatures

Highest Daily Max Temp:106 °F (41 °C)
2007-07-23 at 4:34 PM CST
Lowest Daily Max Temp:-21 °F (-29 °C)
2004-01-28 at 10:30 PM CST
Highest Daily Min Temp:71 °F (22 °C)
2007-07-23 at 4:26 AM CST
Lowest Daily Min Temp:-43 °F (-42 °C)
2004-08-24 at 6:48 PM CST
Highest Daily Dew Point Temp:73 °F (23 °C)
2005-07-09
Lowest Daily Dew Point Temp:-32 °F (-35 °C)
2004-01-28
Lowest Daily Wind Chill Temp:-49 °F (-45 °C)
2004-01-28

Wind

Highest 5-Second Avg Wind Speed:70.5 mph (31.5 m/s)
2008-08-03 at 3:53 AM CST
Highest Avg Hourly Wind Speed:39.9 mph (17.9 m/s)
2002-06-09 for hour ending at 4:00 AM CST
Highest Avg Daily Wind Speed:28.7 mph (12.8 m/s)
2004-03-10

Rainfall

Highest Daily Rainfall:2.72 inch (69.1 mm)
2005-06-29

Most Consecutive Days with:

Rainfall >= 0.01 inches:7 days
2002-06-12 - 2002-06-18
2008-05-08 - 2008-05-14
Rainfall >= 0.10 inches:6 days
2003-05-04 - 2003-05-09
Rainfall >= 1.00 inches:2 days
2005-06-01 - 2005-06-02

Solar Radiation

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation:768 Lys (32.1 MJ/m2)
2002-06-15

Potential Evapotranspiration

Maximum PET (Jensen-Haise):0.34 inch (9 mm)
2007-07-24
Maximum PET (Penman):0.51 inch (13 mm)
2002-05-31

2009:

Mountrail County Ag Improvement

2008:

Mountrail County Ag Improvement

2007:

Mountrail County Ag Improvement

2006:

Mountrail County Job Authority

Northern Canola Growers Association

2005:

Mountrail County Job Authority