Climax, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from EUREKA 1E, KS US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Climax has an annual average temperature of 55.3°F with about 40 inches of precipitation per year and 8.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.97 in) and January the driest (0.97 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,662
Cooling need
1,176

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

26 of 366 (7.1%) of Climax's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1890s
0
1900s
1
1910s
57
1920s
22
1930s
77
1940s
11
1950s
41
1960s
41
1970s
18
1980s
31
1990s
14
2000s
15
2010s
20
2020s
18

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 42.6°F 18.8°F 30.7°F 0.97 in 2.8 in 5
February 47.6°F 22.3°F 35.0°F 1.47 in 1.2 in 5
March 58.2°F 31.5°F 44.8°F 2.52 in 0.9 in 7
April 67.5°F 41.6°F 54.5°F 3.60 in 0.1 in 8
May 75.6°F 53.1°F 64.4°F 5.97 in 10
June 84.8°F 62.9°F 73.9°F 5.67 in 9
July 90.3°F 67.2°F 78.8°F 4.56 in 8
August 89.5°F 65.0°F 77.3°F 4.07 in 7
September 82.1°F 56.3°F 69.2°F 3.80 in 6
October 70.5°F 43.5°F 57.0°F 3.34 in 0.1 in 7
November 57.3°F 31.3°F 44.3°F 2.36 in 0.5 in 5
December 45.6°F 22.2°F 33.9°F 1.64 in 3.0 in 5

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