Mound Valley, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MOUND VALLEY 3 WSW, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Mound Valley has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 46.6 inches of precipitation per year and 7.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (7.09 in) and January the driest (1.64 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,455
Cooling need
1,206

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

32 of 366 (8.7%) of Mound Valley'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
114
1960s
76
1970s
42
1980s
35
1990s
23
2000s
25
2010s
28
2020s
23

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 42.7°F 21.0°F 31.8°F 1.64 in 2.8 in 7
February 48.1°F 24.5°F 36.3°F 1.83 in 0.9 in 7
March 57.8°F 33.9°F 45.8°F 3.38 in 1.4 in 9
April 67.1°F 43.2°F 55.2°F 4.72 in 10
May 75.3°F 54.5°F 64.9°F 7.09 in 13
June 84.3°F 64.3°F 74.3°F 5.69 in 10
July 89.4°F 68.4°F 78.9°F 4.48 in 8
August 89.2°F 66.3°F 77.7°F 4.38 in 8
September 81.1°F 57.6°F 69.3°F 4.42 in 8
October 69.9°F 44.8°F 57.4°F 4.03 in 9
November 56.7°F 33.5°F 45.1°F 2.68 in 0.4 in 7
December 45.7°F 24.4°F 35.0°F 2.21 in 2.4 in 7

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