All-time weather records — Kirwin, KS

Record high
116.1°F
June 25, 2012
Record low
-33.0°F
January 2, 1990
Wettest day
4.90 in
September 13, 1985

Climate change signal in Kirwin

15.3%

of Kirwin's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (56 of 366 records since 2015).

11.2%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (41 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 #
1950s
59
37
1960s
55
61
1970s
34
65
1980s
49
72
1990s
31
51
2000s
39
25
2010s
60
27
2020s
39
28

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 1952, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1952-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 75.9°F — Jan 11, 1990 -33.0°F — Jan 2, 1990 0.95 in — Jan 23, 1965
February 86.0°F — Feb 23, 1982 -27.0°F — Feb 15, 2021 1.58 in — Feb 19, 1971
March 93.0°F — Mar 12, 1972 -15.0°F — Mar 3, 1960 3.20 in — Mar 22, 1979
April 102.0°F — Apr 24, 1989 9.0°F — Apr 9, 2018 2.65 in — Apr 7, 1976
May 102.0°F — May 29, 2012 25.0°F — May 14, 1953 3.65 in — May 5, 1960
June 116.1°F — Jun 25, 2012 36.0°F — Jun 5, 1952 2.45 in — Jun 14, 1968
July 113.0°F — Jul 19, 1966 41.0°F — Jul 30, 1971 4.23 in — Jul 21, 1985
August 109.9°F — Aug 8, 1970 37.9°F — Aug 29, 1988 4.36 in — Aug 12, 1963
September 109.0°F — Sep 2, 2011 15.1°F — Sep 30, 1984 4.90 in — Sep 13, 1985
October 96.1°F — Oct 1, 1952 3.0°F — Oct 27, 1997 3.60 in — Oct 14, 1986
November 88.0°F — Nov 1, 2016 -9.9°F — Nov 13, 1986 2.48 in — Nov 16, 1996
December 81.0°F — Dec 3, 2021 -33.0°F — Dec 26, 1989 1.43 in — Dec 3, 1953

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