EMPORIA - AIRPORT, KANSAS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54.6		27.7		33.5		42.3		55.2		64.7		73.6		78.7		77.1		68.9		57.7		43.1		33.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		38		44.4		54		67		76.1		84.5		90		89		80.8		70		54.3		43.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		43.3		17.3		22.6		30.6		43.3		53.4		62.8		67.4		65.3		57		45.4		32		22.8

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		115		73		84		87		94		97		107		115		107		104		95		81		73

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-16		-16		-13		-3		15		30		44		49		47		35		21		-2		-9

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		48.7		---		---		---		0.2		1.5		7.5		17.3		15.2		6.3		0.7		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		119.8		28.5		23.8		17.9		4.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		2.5		15.7		26.8

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4.7		2.7		0.8		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		34.9		0.8		1		2.4		3.1		4.2		5.8		4.4		3.6		4.2		3		1.6		1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		87		5		5		8		8		10		10		8		8		8		7		5		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		17.2		2.8		2.5		9.5		6.7		11.1		14.1		17.2		8.9		15.6		8.5		5.3		2.5

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		0.3		0.4		0.8		1.2		---		---		0.2		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		6.1		1.4		1.5		1.9		2.7		3.5		6.1		5.6		2.6		4.1		2.8		2.3		1.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		56		2		2		5		6		7		7		6		6		5		4		3		3

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24		---		1		2		2		3		4		3		2		3		2		1		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		10		---		---		1		1		1		2		1		1		1		1		1		---

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.8		0.4		0.4		0.5		0.6		0.9		1.2		1.4		1.4		1.1		0.7		0.5		0.4

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		16.3		4.8		3.7		2.9		0.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.2		3.2

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		19.2		19.2		17.3		14.5		5		---		---		---		---		---		1		9.5		8.6

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		68.7		69.7		66.6		63.9		65.3		71.1		73.1		70.9		69.3		69.4		67.5		67.8		70.5

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3142		848		609		416		114		15		---		---		---		4		81		374		681

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1399		---		---		1		20		98		269		426		379		169		36		1		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 31

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3855.2		---		---		---		156		455.7		708		889.7		840.1		567		238.7		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.4		11.3		12.4		13.7		14.8		15.3		15		14.1		12.8		11.6		10.6		10

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		40.9		46.2		48		47.1		46.8		46.9		40.1		31.2		30.8		33		35.5		43.5		42.7

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		36.6		42.7		44		43.3		42.7		41.2		34.2		23.8		24		29.9		32.3		40.5		39.7

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		10.7		10.7		11.1		12.3		13.1		10.9		10.2		9.4		8.9		9.6		10.5		11.2		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.2		2.9		4.1		4.9		5.7		6.2		6.5		5.6		4.8		3.5		2.4		2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.1		1.5		2		2.3		2.4		2.2		2		1.6		1.2		0.9		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.7		4		4.8		5		5.2		5.4		5.8		5.5		5.3		4.7		3.7		3.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3.8		4		4.7		4.8		5.3		5.8		6.6		5.7		5.6		4.8		3.9		3.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.2		2.2		2.9		4.1		4.9		5.7		6.2		6.5		5.6		4.8		3.5		2.4		2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.9		1.2		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.3		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.7		5.3		5.2		5.7		6.1		6.1		6.2		6.4		6		6.2		5.9		5.4		4.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.7		6.4		6		6.2		6.9		7		7.5		8.1		6.9		7.2		6.7		6.4		4.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.9		2.4		3.2		4		3.9		5.3		5.5		4.9		4.1		2.9		1.6		1.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.4		0.6		0.9		1.4		1.7		2.1		2.1		1.9		1.8		1.3		1		0.7		0.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.9		3.1		3.6		4		3.6		4.7		5		4.8		4.4		3.6		2		2.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.2		2.7		2.7		3		3.2		2.4		4.2		4.8		4.4		4.1		3.2		1.7		2.3