Syracuse, KS

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SYRACUSE 1NE, KS US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Syracuse has an annual average temperature of 53.4°F with about 17 inches of precipitation per year and 16.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.5°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.32 in) and January the driest (0.33 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
47.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,208
Cooling need
1,017

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

62 of 366 (16.9%) of Syracuse'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.

1890s
2
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
26
1940s
58
1950s
39
1960s
31
1970s
28
1980s
41
1990s
37
2000s
25
2010s
39
2020s
40

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 46.4°F 13.5°F 30.0°F 0.33 in 3.3 in 3
February 50.6°F 17.0°F 33.8°F 0.37 in 2.1 in 3
March 60.4°F 26.1°F 43.2°F 0.92 in 3.7 in 4
April 68.7°F 35.2°F 51.9°F 1.42 in 1.3 in 6
May 77.9°F 46.5°F 62.2°F 2.02 in 0.9 in 7
June 88.6°F 57.2°F 72.9°F 2.31 in 7
July 92.9°F 63.0°F 77.9°F 3.32 in 8
August 90.2°F 60.9°F 75.6°F 2.80 in 7
September 83.6°F 51.4°F 67.5°F 1.10 in 4
October 71.2°F 36.5°F 53.8°F 1.37 in 0.9 in 4
November 57.4°F 24.0°F 40.7°F 0.47 in 1.6 in 3
December 47.1°F 14.5°F 30.8°F 0.58 in 3.1 in 3

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