All-time weather records — Benton, KS

Record high
111.0°F
August 2, 2011
Record low
-18.8°F
February 16, 2021
Wettest day
6.41 in
September 8, 2009

Climate change signal in Benton

36.3%

of Benton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (133 of 366 records since 2015).

34.2%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (125 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1990s
39
43
2000s
99
127
2010s
144
127
2020s
84
69

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1997, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1996-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 73.0°F — Jan 28, 2013 -5.8°F — Jan 1, 2018 1.44 in — Jan 17, 2004
February 80.1°F — Feb 26, 2024 -18.8°F — Feb 16, 2021 2.32 in — Feb 3, 2012
March 95.0°F — Mar 21, 2026 -3.8°F — Mar 3, 2014 2.18 in — Mar 4, 2004
April 96.1°F — Apr 13, 2006 0.1°F — Apr 30, 2025 4.69 in — Apr 26, 2009
May 100.0°F — May 4, 2014 0.1°F — May 1, 2025 3.06 in — May 24, 2019
June 108.0°F — Jun 20, 1998 44.1°F — Jun 6, 1998 4.67 in — Jun 3, 2025
July 109.9°F — Jul 10, 2011 53.1°F — Jul 3, 2014 4.26 in — Jul 23, 2004
August 111.0°F — Aug 2, 2011 46.9°F — Aug 31, 2009 2.54 in — Aug 25, 2012
September 108.0°F — Sep 2, 2000 37.0°F — Sep 13, 2014 6.41 in — Sep 8, 2009
October 96.1°F — Oct 1, 2006 18.1°F — Oct 31, 2019 5.21 in — Oct 31, 1998
November 87.1°F — Nov 8, 2006 5.2°F — Nov 18, 2014 2.64 in — Nov 26, 2015
December 75.9°F — Dec 15, 2021 -8.9°F — Dec 18, 2016 1.73 in — Dec 19, 2011

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