Herndon, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OBERLIN, KS US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Herndon has an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with about 21.8 inches of precipitation per year and 25.2 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.30 in) and January the driest (0.42 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
48.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,568
Cooling need
924

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

17 of 366 (4.6%) of Herndon'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
0
1910s
28
1920s
21
1930s
67
1940s
30
1950s
34
1960s
41
1970s
23
1980s
37
1990s
22
2000s
34
2010s
25
2020s
4

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 41.7°F 15.8°F 28.8°F 0.42 in 5.7 in 3
February 44.9°F 18.4°F 31.6°F 0.68 in 6.2 in 4
March 56.1°F 26.4°F 41.3°F 1.03 in 3.4 in 5
April 64.6°F 36.0°F 50.3°F 2.13 in 1.9 in 7
May 74.1°F 46.8°F 60.4°F 3.30 in 0.2 in 10
June 85.9°F 58.3°F 72.1°F 3.01 in 9
July 90.9°F 63.8°F 77.4°F 3.27 in 9
August 88.7°F 61.5°F 75.1°F 3.07 in 9
September 80.9°F 51.4°F 66.2°F 1.72 in 6
October 67.6°F 37.5°F 52.6°F 1.69 in 1.3 in 6
November 53.9°F 25.4°F 39.6°F 0.80 in 2.3 in 4
December 42.6°F 17.0°F 29.8°F 0.67 in 4.2 in 3

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