Seneca, KS

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Seneca has an annual average temperature of 51.5°F with about 30.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 86.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 14.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.35 in) and January the driest (0.62 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,685
Cooling need
825

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

202 of 366 (55.2%) of Seneca'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
8
2010s
304
2020s
54

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 34.8°F 14.6°F 24.7°F 0.62 in 4
February 39.4°F 18.2°F 28.8°F 0.98 in 6
March 52.9°F 28.5°F 40.7°F 2.14 in 8
April 63.0°F 39.0°F 51.0°F 3.16 in 9
May 72.9°F 52.2°F 62.5°F 4.35 in 11
June 82.5°F 61.8°F 72.1°F 3.98 in 10
July 86.5°F 64.7°F 75.6°F 3.69 in 8
August 85.0°F 63.0°F 74.0°F 3.36 in 9
September 78.3°F 53.4°F 65.8°F 2.51 in 7
October 66.0°F 41.2°F 53.6°F 2.56 in 6
November 50.8°F 29.0°F 39.9°F 1.78 in 5
December 39.0°F 19.7°F 29.3°F 1.33 in 5

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