Norton, KS

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Norton has an annual average temperature of 51.6°F with about 26.2 inches of precipitation per year and 19.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.26 in) and January the driest (0.44 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
50.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,766
Cooling need
948

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

91 of 366 (24.9%) of Norton'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
45
1970s
41
1980s
50
1990s
38
2000s
67
2010s
69
2020s
56

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 39.5°F 14.3°F 26.9°F 0.44 in 3.5 in 4
February 43.1°F 17.1°F 30.1°F 0.52 in 5.4 in 4
March 54.9°F 25.5°F 40.2°F 1.20 in 2.6 in 6
April 64.7°F 35.0°F 49.9°F 2.71 in 1.1 in 8
May 74.7°F 46.6°F 60.7°F 4.26 in 0.2 in 10
June 86.7°F 57.8°F 72.3°F 3.19 in 9
July 92.1°F 63.6°F 77.8°F 4.23 in 9
August 89.3°F 61.2°F 75.2°F 3.63 in 9
September 81.0°F 51.7°F 66.3°F 2.10 in 6
October 66.9°F 37.6°F 52.3°F 2.27 in 0.9 in 6
November 52.6°F 25.3°F 39.0°F 0.91 in 1.2 in 4
December 41.1°F 16.3°F 28.7°F 0.76 in 4.7 in 3

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