Russell, KS
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RUSSELL MUNI AP, KS US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Russell has an annual average temperature of 54.8°F with about 24.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.98 in) and January the driest (0.55 in).
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All-time records →68 of 366 (18.6%) of Russell'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.
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 66 | |
| 1960s | 51 | |
| 1970s | 29 | |
| 1980s | 48 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 43 | |
| 2010s | 58 | |
| 2020s | 42 |
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 | 42.1°F | 18.8°F | 30.5°F | 0.55 in | — | 4 |
| February | 46.2°F | 21.6°F | 33.9°F | 0.71 in | — | 4 |
| March | 57.2°F | 31.0°F | 44.1°F | 1.30 in | — | 6 |
| April | 66.6°F | 40.2°F | 53.4°F | 2.17 in | — | 8 |
| May | 76.3°F | 51.5°F | 63.9°F | 3.98 in | — | 11 |
| June | 87.7°F | 62.4°F | 75.1°F | 3.31 in | — | 9 |
| July | 92.6°F | 67.3°F | 79.9°F | 3.97 in | — | 10 |
| August | 89.7°F | 65.3°F | 77.5°F | 3.28 in | — | 8 |
| September | 81.9°F | 56.6°F | 69.2°F | 2.15 in | — | 7 |
| October | 69.1°F | 42.8°F | 55.9°F | 1.72 in | — | 6 |
| November | 55.2°F | 29.8°F | 42.5°F | 0.96 in | — | 4 |
| December | 43.3°F | 20.9°F | 32.1°F | 0.74 in | — | 4 |
Climate twins of Russell
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