Russell Springs, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RUSSELL SPRINGS 3N, KS US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Russell Springs has an annual average temperature of 52.6°F with about 18.2 inches of precipitation per year and 22.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.0°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.00 in) and January the driest (0.31 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
48.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,448
Cooling need
978

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

155 of 366 (42.3%) of Russell Springs'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.

2000s
141
2010s
122
2020s
103

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 43.5°F 16.0°F 29.7°F 0.31 in 3.5 in 3
February 46.8°F 18.0°F 32.4°F 0.54 in 5.7 in 4
March 57.2°F 25.8°F 41.5°F 0.86 in 2.7 in 5
April 65.9°F 34.9°F 50.4°F 1.83 in 1.6 in 7
May 75.4°F 46.0°F 60.7°F 2.66 in 0.6 in 9
June 87.4°F 57.0°F 72.2°F 2.34 in 8
July 92.8°F 63.2°F 78.0°F 3.00 in 8
August 89.9°F 61.0°F 75.5°F 2.56 in 8
September 82.0°F 51.9°F 66.9°F 1.58 in 6
October 68.9°F 37.6°F 53.2°F 1.37 in 0.9 in 6
November 54.9°F 25.0°F 39.9°F 0.60 in 2.4 in 3
December 44.3°F 16.9°F 30.6°F 0.54 in 4.9 in 3

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