All-time weather records — Mound City, KS
Climate change signal in Mound City
of Mound City's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 | · | ||
| 1950s | 155 | 88 | ||
| 1960s | 53 | 76 | ||
| 1970s | 42 | 64 | ||
| 1980s | 66 | 55 | ||
| 1990s | 33 | 52 | ||
| 2000s | 14 | 31 |
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 1949, the latest in 2008. Period of observation: 1949-2008.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 77.0°F — Jan 7, 1965 | -17.0°F — Jan 11, 1977 | 2.75 in — Jan 3, 1971 |
| February | 81.0°F — Mar 1, 1972 | -20.0°F — Feb 1, 1979 | 4.50 in — Feb 21, 1997 |
| March | 88.0°F — Mar 31, 1966 | -6.0°F — Mar 3, 2002 | 3.25 in — Mar 4, 1985 |
| April | 93.0°F — Apr 12, 1972 | 16.0°F — Apr 3, 1975 | 4.04 in — Apr 28, 1994 |
| May | 98.1°F — May 31, 1953 | 27.0°F — May 3, 1976 | 3.98 in — May 31, 1970 |
| June | 107.1°F — Jun 13, 1953 | 42.1°F — Jun 1, 1956 | 4.50 in — Jun 29, 2007 |
| July | 117.0°F — Jul 14, 1954 | 44.1°F — Jul 5, 1972 | 4.50 in — Jul 26, 1957 |
| August | 109.9°F — Aug 1, 1980 | 41.0°F — Aug 21, 1950 | 3.54 in — Aug 14, 1964 |
| September | 105.1°F — Sep 2, 1954 | 28.0°F — Sep 30, 1984 | 5.70 in — Sep 22, 1970 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 7, 1963 | 17.1°F — Oct 29, 1952 | 4.10 in — Oct 3, 1986 |
| November | 84.0°F — Nov 4, 1978 | 3.0°F — Nov 17, 1959 | 3.50 in — Nov 20, 1979 |
| December | 78.1°F — Dec 8, 1989 | -27.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 2.00 in — Dec 14, 1992 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Mound City.