All-time weather records — Clifton, KS
Climate change signal in Clifton
of Clifton's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 173 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 263 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | · | · | ||
| 1940s | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1960s | · | · | ||
| 1970s | 127 | 246 | ||
| 1980s | 44 | 15 | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | · | · | ||
| 2010s | · | · | ||
| 2020s | · | · |
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 1941, the latest in 1981. Period of observation: 1931-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 70.0°F — Jan 24, 1981 | -16.1°F — Jan 12, 1974 | 1.30 in — Jan 16, 2017 |
| February | 73.0°F — Feb 21, 1977 | — | 1.77 in — Feb 27, 1948 |
| March | 80.1°F — Mar 30, 1978 | -8.0°F — Mar 4, 1978 | 2.07 in — Mar 5, 1946 |
| April | 84.0°F — Apr 8, 1977 | — | 2.64 in — Apr 30, 1984 |
| May | 90.0°F — May 16, 1977 | — | 3.90 in — May 22, 1971 |
| June | 104.0°F — Jun 16, 1978 | — | 3.95 in — Jun 2, 2011 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 3, 1978 | — | 5.47 in — Jul 4, 2019 |
| August | — | — | 6.65 in — Aug 30, 1932 |
| September | 100.0°F — Sep 1, 1975 | 32.0°F — Sep 25, 1975 | 6.60 in — Sep 5, 1958 |
| October | 98.1°F — Oct 1, 1976 | — | 3.91 in — Oct 2, 1950 |
| November | 54.0°F — Nov 5, 1978 | — | 2.23 in — Nov 2, 1998 |
| December | 64.0°F — Dec 28, 1976 | — | 1.97 in — Dec 14, 2015 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Clifton.