ELKHART, KANSAS

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 45.1 50.6 58.6 68.1 77.8 88.9 93.4 90.9 82.3 71.6 56.3 46.9 69.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 58.5 61.2 68.5 74.5 86.5 95.0 101.4 98.7 89.9 78.2 66.4 53.0 101.4
Year Highest Occurred 1986 2000 1972 1981 1974 1994 1980 1983 1998 1979 1999 1979 1980
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 31.1 33.5 50.3 59.3 70.2 80.6 88.8 84.7 76.0 64.9 46.4 30.5 30.5
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1998 1997 1995 1989 1996 1992 1974 1984 1972 1983 1983
Mean Temperature (F) 31.7 36.4 44.3 53.5 63.4 73.9 78.8 76.8 68.2 56.4 42.6 33.8 55.0
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 40.7 45.4 50.5 60.1 68.9 79.2 84.6 81.6 75.1 59.5 50.9 39.6 84.6
Year Highest Occurred 1986 2000 1986 1981 1974 1977 1980 1983 1998 1998 1999 1994 1980
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 19.4 22.4 38.4 46.7 58.0 68.1 75.9 72.1 63.0 50.9 35.2 20.7 19.4
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1998 1997 1995 1989 1972 1992 1974 1976 1972 1983 1979
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 18.3 22.2 29.9 38.9 49.0 58.9 64.2 62.7 54.0 41.1 28.9 20.6 40.7
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 24.8 29.6 34.6 45.6 54.3 63.9 67.7 65.5 60.3 45.6 35.4 26.9 67.7
Year Highest Occurred 1992 2000 1986 1981 1977 1977 1980 1995 1998 1998 1999 1994 1980
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 7.6 11.3 24.4 34.1 44.0 54.9 62.0 58.2 50.0 36.1 24.0 10.9 7.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1996 1997 1983 1983 1972 1979 1974 1976 1972 1983 1979
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.54 0.44 1.38 1.67 2.75 2.50 2.82 2.74 1.69 1.11 0.78 0.48 18.90
Highest Precipitation (in.) 1.94 1.81 4.61 5.45 8.36 5.96 7.89 7.74 4.61 5.19 3.72 1.42 8.36
Year Highest Occurred 1980 1983 2000 1980 1979 2000 1998 1996 1987 2000 1972 1997 1979
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.53 0.34 0.28 0.39 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1998 1994 1997 1996 1998 1973 1999 1984 1980 1987 1995 1976 1998
Heating Degree Days (F) 1033. 801. 645. 356. 128. 12. 0. 2. 46. 276. 673. 969. 4941.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 0. 0. 11. 78. 279. 428. 367. 141. 6. 0. 0. 1310.

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