La Harpe, KS

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

La Harpe has an annual average temperature of 55.9°F with about 42 inches of precipitation per year and 7.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 20.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.81 in) and January the driest (1.27 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,494
Cooling need
1,209

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

59 of 366 (16.1%) of La Harpe'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.

1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
5
1960s
72
1970s
39
1980s
80
1990s
41
2000s
39
2010s
55
2020s
35

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 41.4°F 20.3°F 30.9°F 1.27 in 2.7 in 5
February 46.8°F 24.7°F 35.7°F 1.56 in 1.1 in 5
March 56.9°F 34.2°F 45.5°F 2.63 in 1.0 in 8
April 66.5°F 44.7°F 55.6°F 4.42 in 9
May 74.9°F 55.5°F 65.2°F 5.81 in 11
June 84.1°F 65.1°F 74.6°F 5.36 in 9
July 88.5°F 69.2°F 78.9°F 4.72 in 8
August 87.8°F 66.8°F 77.3°F 4.04 in 7
September 80.3°F 58.3°F 69.3°F 4.35 in 7
October 69.3°F 46.3°F 57.8°F 3.64 in 8
November 56.0°F 34.5°F 45.3°F 2.43 in 0.2 in 6
December 44.3°F 24.4°F 34.4°F 1.81 in 2.4 in 5

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