Glen Elder, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from GLEN ELDER LAKE, KS US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Glen Elder has an annual average temperature of 52.8°F with about 26.3 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.6°F). July is typically the wettest month (4.32 in) and January the driest (0.67 in).

Annual swing
51.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,457
Cooling need
1,053

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

75 of 366 (20.5%) of Glen Elder'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.

1960s
35
1970s
48
1980s
66
1990s
47
2000s
67
2010s
54
2020s
49

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 40.3°F 13.6°F 27.0°F 0.67 in 3
February 44.8°F 16.8°F 30.8°F 0.72 in 3
March 55.9°F 26.6°F 41.3°F 1.32 in 5
April 66.5°F 36.5°F 51.5°F 2.22 in 7
May 74.9°F 47.8°F 61.4°F 3.87 in 10
June 86.6°F 60.2°F 73.4°F 3.70 in 9
July 92.7°F 64.5°F 78.6°F 4.32 in 9
August 89.4°F 62.3°F 75.8°F 3.12 in 8
September 82.1°F 52.5°F 67.3°F 2.28 in 7
October 69.9°F 39.9°F 54.9°F 1.92 in 6
November 54.9°F 26.3°F 40.6°F 1.14 in 4
December 43.8°F 17.5°F 30.6°F 0.99 in 3

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