Dorrance, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RUSSELL 7E, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dorrance has an annual average temperature of 54.3°F with about 28.1 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.20 in) and January the driest (0.68 in).

Annual swing
50.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,073
Cooling need
1,215

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

211 of 366 (57.7%) of Dorrance'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.

2000s
26
2010s
247
2020s
93

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 41.5°F 17.5°F 29.5°F 0.68 in
February 45.7°F 20.2°F 33.0°F 0.91 in
March 56.6°F 29.1°F 42.8°F 1.45 in
April 66.7°F 39.0°F 52.9°F 2.25 in
May 76.3°F 49.7°F 63.0°F 4.20 in
June 88.1°F 62.1°F 75.1°F 4.00 in
July 92.4°F 66.8°F 79.6°F 4.03 in
August 89.7°F 64.2°F 76.9°F 3.84 in
September 82.2°F 55.7°F 68.9°F 2.39 in
October 69.1°F 42.0°F 55.5°F 2.05 in
November 55.3°F 29.4°F 42.3°F 1.30 in
December 43.5°F 20.4°F 31.9°F 0.95 in

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