INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		14.3		0.6		3		8.2		13.8		19.1		24.1		27		26.6		21.8		15.2		8.8		2.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		19.7		5.7		9		13.9		19.7		24.1		28.8		31.9		31.8		27.4		21.2		14.4		7.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8.9		-4.4		-3		2.6		8		14.2		19.4		22.1		21.3		16.2		9.3		3.2		-2.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		46		25		30		36		35		38		42		46		46		43		37		30		23

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 83

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-30		-28		-30		-20		-9		-2		5		7		6		-1		-8		-20		-23

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		3		---		---		---		---		---		---		1		1.6		0.4		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		54.4		---		---		---		0.3		0.5		8		20		18.1		6.8		0.7		---		---

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		116.2		---		---		0.7		3.6		8.7		23.3		28.9		27.7		18.2		4.9		0.2		---

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		183.3		0.1		1.3		5.1		12.7		23.9		29.4		31		30.9		26.7		16.9		4.9		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		241.6		2.4		6.8		13.7		23.5		30.1		30		31		31		29.5		26.2		13.9		3.5

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		290.7		9.8		13.1		21.7		27.7		31		30		31		31		29.9		30		23		12.6

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		328.3		18.4		19.6		28		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		30.9		28.1		20.3

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		309.2		31		28		31		29.8		29.3		20.1		10.6		13.2		24.3		30.7		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		241.4		31		28		30.3		27.1		18.6		4.2		0.6		2.4		12.4		26.4		29.4		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		188.8		30.8		27.4		27.4		19.6		5.7		0.4		---		---		3.8		17.5		25.6		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		137.3		29.6		25.2		20.4		8.3		0.5		---		---		---		0.8		6.3		18.1		28.2

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		113.9		27.9		23.3		14.9		3.5		---		---		---		---		0.1		3.4		15		25.7

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		27.9		11.1		6.9		1.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		1.1		7.1

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		7.4		2.7		2.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.1

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		2.8		1.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.9

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		940		30		40		60		90		120		130		90		70		100		70		50		40

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		80		5		4		6		8		10		9		7		7		7		6		6		5

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		359		104		92		229		320		258		359		284		260		332		354		224		137

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		8		8		31		18		3		9		10		1		---		1

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		213.4		52.6		40.6		74.7		97		90.2		213.4		152.9		96		151.9		205.7		178.1		64.8

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		58		3		3		5		6		8		7		5		5		5		4		4		3

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		25		1		1		2		2		4		3		2		2		3		2		2		1

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

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		12		---		---		1		1		2		2		1		1		2		1		1		---

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 88

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		66		3		4		5		6		7		8		6		5		6		5		3		4

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		10.7		3		3		2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		40.6		25.4		19.3		40.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		24.4

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 3

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		71		76		74		75		72		72		73		64		64		71		72		67		75

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 3

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		8		-1		---		1		7		15		20		19		19		15		9		2		-3

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1571.1		441.7		313.9		187.2		47.8		6.7		---		---		---		3.9		41.7		171.7		356.7

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		831.1		---		---		2.2		13.9		51.7		156.1		254.4		224.4		106.7		20		1.7		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4552		5		16		86		247		511		762		950		923		639		310		94		8

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.4		11.3		12.4		13.6		14.7		15.2		14.9		14		12.8		11.6		10.6		10.1

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		8.3		10.8		14.8		18.1		20.6		22		23.5		20.7		17.4		12.9		9.1		7.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		3.1		4.1		5.6		7.1		8.2		8.6		7.9		7.1		5.8		4.4		3.3		2.8

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		13		14.2		17.1		18.3		18.8		19.2		20.9		20.1		19.2		17		13.5		12.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.6		13.6		14.5		16.7		17.8		18.8		20.1		23.7		21.2		20		17.5		14.3		12.8

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		8.3		10.8		14.8		18.1		20.6		22		23.5		20.7		17.4		12.9		9.1		7.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.1		3.3		4.4		5.9		7.5		8.6		9.1		8.5		7.7		6.4		4.9		3.6		3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.8		18.9		19		21.1		22.5		21.8		21.9		23.3		22		22.9		20.4		19.6		15.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		24.2		22.6		22		23.3		25.7		25.1		26.1		29.4		25.1		26.6		22.8		23.5		18

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		7.1		8.5		12.1		14.4		15.1		18.5		20.9		18.3		14.2		10.1		6.6		5.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.9		2.3		3.4		4.8		6		7.5		7.8		7		6.5		4.8		3.8		2.4		2.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.3		10.4		10.3		13.5		14.3		13.9		16.3		18.7		17.7		15.2		12.3		8.8		8.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.7		9.8		8.9		11.3		11.1		9.9		14.1		18.8		16.7		13.5		10.7		7.6		7.8