All-time weather records — Burlington, KS

Record high
109.9°F
July 30, 2012
Record low
-22.0°F
February 1, 1979
Wettest day
6.75 in
October 31, 1998

Climate change signal in Burlington

24.3%

of Burlington's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (89 of 366 records since 2015).

8.5%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (31 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 #
1960s
79
99
1970s
49
89
1980s
63
65
1990s
28
41
2000s
29
17
2010s
64
39
2020s
54
16

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 1960, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1960-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 79.0°F — Jan 29, 2015 -20.9°F — Jan 3, 1984 2.25 in — Jan 30, 1982
February 86.0°F — Feb 28, 1997 -22.0°F — Feb 1, 1979 2.35 in — Feb 21, 1997
March 91.9°F — Mar 22, 2026 -4.0°F — Mar 3, 2014 2.07 in — Mar 30, 2017
April 95.0°F — Apr 14, 2006 12.9°F — Apr 3, 1975 3.94 in — Apr 27, 2016
May 96.1°F — May 27, 1964 28.9°F — May 2, 1967 4.66 in — May 21, 2019
June 107.1°F — Jun 28, 1980 39.0°F — Jun 5, 1998 5.80 in — Jun 8, 1979
July 109.9°F — Jul 30, 2012 41.0°F — Jul 13, 1990 3.90 in — Jul 24, 1968
August 109.9°F — Aug 19, 2023 46.9°F — Aug 12, 1964 5.87 in — Aug 31, 2003
September 109.0°F — Sep 3, 2000 28.9°F — Sep 29, 1984 5.50 in — Sep 13, 1961
October 97.0°F — Oct 3, 1963 12.9°F — Oct 31, 1993 6.75 in — Oct 31, 1998
November 84.9°F — Nov 9, 2006 -0.9°F — Nov 27, 1975 2.65 in — Nov 20, 1994
December 75.9°F — Dec 8, 1966 -20.9°F — Dec 22, 1989 1.90 in — Dec 26, 2023

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