Location/Climate
Location
Arma, Kansas lies 120
miles straight south of Kansas City on U.S. Highway 69; 7 miles north
of Pittsburg, Kansas; or 18 miles south of Fort Soctt.
Arma is positioned
37.54 degrees north of the equator and 94.70 degrees west of the prime
meridian.
Arma elevation is 1018 feet above sea level.
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Climate
Kansas's "big sky," dramatic
sunsets, and
great variability in temperature and precipitation are all important
aspects of the regional personality.
Because the state is remote from the moderating influences of oceans,
it
has a wide annual temperature range. Precipitation is
highly
variable and has a marked regional pattern. Average rainfall is 1,140
mm
(45 in) in the southeast, a pattern related to distance from the Gulf
of
Mexico moisture source. About 75 percent of the annual precipitation
falls
between April and September, but summer is often a moisture-deficient
season
because of high evaporation rates. Because precipitation is dependent
on
the chance meeting of moist air from the Gulf of Mexico and
low-pressure
systems, yearly totals are highly variable. Sharply contrasting
air
masses frequently clash over the Kansas plains, bringing violent
weather.
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