McDonald, KS

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

McDonald has an annual average temperature of 51.9°F with about 20.8 inches of precipitation per year and 33.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.8°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.29 in) and January the driest (0.46 in). Snow typically falls from September through April.

Annual swing
46.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,550
Cooling need
843

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

0 of 366 (0%) of McDonald'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.

1950s
36
1960s
74
1970s
58
1980s
51
1990s
47
2000s
80
2010s
20

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 42.2°F 16.8°F 29.5°F 0.46 in 5.8 in 3
February 45.0°F 18.9°F 31.9°F 0.56 in 5.6 in 4
March 55.8°F 26.4°F 41.1°F 1.08 in 5.4 in 5
April 64.0°F 34.4°F 49.2°F 2.22 in 4.1 in 8
May 73.8°F 45.3°F 59.6°F 3.02 in 9
June 85.6°F 56.4°F 71.0°F 2.95 in 9
July 90.9°F 61.9°F 76.4°F 3.29 in 10
August 88.8°F 60.0°F 74.4°F 3.03 in 8
September 81.5°F 51.1°F 66.3°F 1.31 in 0.7 in 5
October 67.8°F 38.0°F 52.9°F 1.59 in 2.1 in 6
November 53.7°F 26.4°F 40.0°F 0.74 in 4.7 in 5
December 43.4°F 18.3°F 30.8°F 0.55 in 5.2 in 3

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