Data collection and reporting is done daily. Weather elements, such as temperature and moisture, are the major limiting factors affecting crop growth. Precipitation ranges from 3 inches per month in late spring to less than .5 inches per month in the winter. Snowfall accounts for less than 10 percent of the annual precipitation of 14.5 inches. The region's wind shows seasonal variations.
Gusts are strong in the winter and weak in the summer.
Summer thunderstorms, however, can produce strong winds. The strongest wind is usually in the afternoon. Thunderstorms occurring approximately 60 days during the summer months give Archer one of the highest precipitation frequencies in the state. These thunderstorms often produce hail. Damaging hail occurs an average of seven days each year.