COTTONWOOD FALLS, KANSAS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12.6		-1.6		1		6.3		12.2		18.1		22.9		26		25.5		20.3		13.5		6.4		-0.3

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		19.1		4.8		7.8		13.6		19		23.9		28.6		32.1		32.2		27.4		20.6		13.1		5.9

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		6		-8.1		-5.9		-0.9		5.4		12.2		17.1		19.9		18.8		13.3		6.4		-0.2		-6.4

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.1		4.2		0.7		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42.4		---		---		---		0.2		0.9		4.6		15.6		16.1		4.5		0.6		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		113.1		---		---		0.5		3.2		9.1		22		28.6		27		17.6		5.1		0.1		---

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		176.4		---		1		5.2		12.1		22.3		29.3		31		30.8		26		14.2		4.3		0.3

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		233.3		2.7		5		13.4		21.4		29.8		30		31		31		29.6		25.4		11.3		2.5

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		280.4		9		11.2		21.2		28		30.9		30		31		31		30		29.1		19.8		9.3

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		320.8		16.7		18.4		27.7		29.7		31		30		31		31		30		30.7		26.6		17.9

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		342.6		31		28		31		30		30.8		26.7		20.2		23.4		29.5		30.9		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		269.6		31		28		31		29.7		23.8		9.4		2.1		4.4		19.8		29.4		29.9		31

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		212.1		30.9		27.9		29.7		23.4		9.5		0.8		0.1		0.5		6.6		23		28.9		30.8

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		165.4		30.8		27.4		26.4		12.9		1.2		---		---		---		0.7		11.9		23.5		30.5

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		124.2		29.6		24.2		18.1		4.9		0.1		---		---		---		---		3.2		16.1		28

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		52.2		18.3		12.2		4.2		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		3.1		14

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.7		7.3		3.6		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		5

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.7		1.9		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		906.8		22.9		33		63.5		81.3		129.5		132.1		109.2		104.1		83.8		73.7		50.8		30.5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5151		1114		875		671		345		102		8		---		3		55		296		643		1038

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1372		---		---		1		13		85		253		428		401		163		27		1		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4008		1		8		53		187		450		694		893		863		560		242		55		3

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.3		11.3		12.4		13.7		14.8		15.3		15		14.1		12.8		11.6		10.5		10

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.5		8.1		10.8		14.7		18.1		20.8		22.6		23.8		20.7		17.4		12.7		8.9		7.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		2.9		4		5.4		7		8.1		8.5		7.8		7.1		5.6		4.2		3.1		2.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.2		13.3		14.5		17.2		18.3		19		19.7		21.1		20.1		19.4		17.1		13.8		12.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		18.1		14		15		17.1		18		19.5		21.4		24.4		21.5		20.6		17.7		14.8		13.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.5		8.1		10.8		14.7		18.1		20.8		22.6		23.8		20.7		17.4		12.7		8.9		7.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6		3.1		4.2		5.8		7.4		8.6		9.1		8.6		7.6		6.3		4.7		3.4		2.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.9		18.9		19		21.4		22.8		21.7		22.5		23.5		22.1		21.6		21.6		19.4		16.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24.6		22.5		22.1		23.7		26.4		25		27.9		30.2		25.6		24.4		24.7		23.1		18.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.6		7		9.1		11.3		14.4		14.5		18.6		20.7		18.6		14.4		10.4		5.8		5.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.8		2.2		3.3		4.7		5.9		7.5		7.6		6.8		6.4		5		3.4		2.4		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.4		10.7		11.6		12.6		14.3		13.4		16.4		18.5		18		15.6		13.1		7.6		9.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.9		10.3		10.7		10.1		11.3		9.3		14.4		18.5		17.5		14.3		11.8		6.2		8.8