All-time weather records — Lawrence, KS

Record high
114.1°F
August 10, 1934
Record low
-999.9°F
September 3, 1881
Wettest day
7.23 in
September 7, 1909

Climate change signal in Lawrence

5.5%

of Lawrence's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (20 of 366 records since 2015).

4.1%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (15 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 #
1850s
·
·
1860s
·
40
1870s
·
·
1880s
2
3
1890s
12
27
1900s
4
18
1910s
25
47
1920s
26
42
1930s
120
27
1940s
23
29
1950s
38
22
1960s
19
21
1970s
11
21
1980s
34
25
1990s
10
13
2000s
8
9
2010s
21
17
2020s
13
5

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 1881, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1857-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 73.9°F — Jan 29, 2013 -20.9°F — Jan 12, 1912 2.23 in — Jan 30, 1982
February 84.0°F — Feb 24, 1930 -25.1°F — Feb 12, 1899 2.56 in — Feb 18, 1961
March 93.9°F — Mar 26, 2026 -7.1°F — Mar 4, 1978 2.90 in — Mar 6, 1868
April 93.9°F — Apr 26, 1989 10.9°F — Apr 5, 1920 3.93 in — Apr 1, 1967
May 102.0°F — May 30, 1934 30.0°F — May 1, 1909 4.15 in — May 30, 2023
June 107.1°F — Jun 19, 1936 37.0°F — Jun 5, 1869 5.92 in — Jun 19, 1946
July 113.0°F — Jul 18, 1936 46.9°F — Jul 30, 1869 6.92 in — Jul 12, 1920
August 114.1°F — Aug 10, 1934 42.1°F — Aug 21, 1956 6.57 in — Aug 1, 2019
September 108.0°F — Sep 3, 1947 -999.9°F — Sep 3, 1881 7.23 in — Sep 7, 1909
October 98.1°F — Oct 1, 1938 15.1°F — Oct 23, 1869 3.72 in — Oct 10, 1985
November 84.9°F — Nov 3, 1924 1.9°F — Nov 13, 1986 4.91 in — Nov 16, 1928
December 75.9°F — Dec 6, 1939 -20.9°F — Dec 22, 1989 3.05 in — Dec 4, 1973

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