Mesonet Site Data

Change Station

Cherokee (CHER)

Station Data

Station Number 25
Location 0.5 miles SSW of Cherokee
County Alfalfa
Commissioned 01/01/1994
Latitude 36.748130
Longitude -98.362740
Elevation 362 meters (1,188 ft) above Mean Sea Level

Station Extremes

Period of record: 01/01/1994 – present

Type Extreme Date
Maximum air temperature (°F) 113 07/19/2022
Minimum air temperature (°F) -24 02/10/2011
Maximum daily rainfall (in.) 5.73 08/03/1995
Maximum monthly rainfall (in.) 12.70 10/2002
Maximum annual rainfall (in.) 45.39 1997
Maximum wind speed (mph) 98.3 06/05/2008

Variables Measured Every 5 Minutes

  • Station Battery Voltage (BATV)
  • Barometric Pressure at 0.75 m (PRES)
  • Rain since midnight UTC at 0.6m (RAIN)
  • Relative Humidity at 1.5 m (RELH)
  • Solar Radiation (SRAD)
  • Air Temperature at 9 m (TA9M)
  • Air Temperature at 1.5 m (TAIR)
  • Supplemental Air Temperature (TSLO)
  • Wind Direction at 10 m (WDIR)
  • Wind Direction Standard Deviation at 10 m (WDSD)
  • Maximum Wind Speed at 10 m (WMAX)
  • Maximum Wind Speed at 2 m (WMX2)
  • Wind Speed at 2 m (WS2M)
  • Wind Speed at 10 m (WSPD)
  • Wind Speed Standard Deviation at 10 m (WSSD)
  • Vector Wind Speed at 10 m (WVEC)

Variables Measured Every 15 Minutes

  • Soil Temperature at 10 cm under Bare Soil (TB10)
  • Soil Temperature at 5 cm under Native Vegetation (TS05)
  • Soil Temperature at 10 cm under Native Vegetation (TS10)
  • Soil Temperature at 25 cm under Native Vegetation (TS25)
  • Soil Temperature at 60 cm under Native Vegetation (TS60)

Variables Measured Every 30 Minutes

  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 5 cm under Native Vegetation (FT05)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 25 cm under Native Vegetation (FT25)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 60 cm under Native Vegetation (FT60)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 10 cm under Bare Soil (FTB10)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Final Temperature at 10 cm under Native Vegetation (FTS10)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 5 cm under Native Vegetation (ST05)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 25 cm under Native Vegetation (ST25)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 60 cm under Native Vegetation (ST60)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 10 cm under Bare Soil (STB10)
  • 229L Soil Moisture Starting Temperature at 10 cm under Native Vegetation (STS10)
  • Thermocouple Reference Temperature (TREF)

Soil Characteristics

Depth Texture Class % Sand % Silt % Clay
5 cm depth Loam 40.6 43.6 15.8
10 cm depth nan 39.2 44.1 16.7
25 cm depth Loam 34.9 45.5 19.6
60 cm depth Loam 36.1 40.5 23.4
75 cm depth Loam 37.9 39.9 22.2

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