All-time weather records — Ness City, KS
Climate change signal in Ness City
of Ness City's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (23 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (33 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 11 | ||
| 1900s | 31 | 39 | ||
| 1910s | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1920s | · | · | ||
| 1930s | · | · | ||
| 1940s | 31 | 12 | ||
| 1950s | 68 | 37 | ||
| 1960s | 17 | 28 | ||
| 1970s | 26 | 42 | ||
| 1980s | 52 | 68 | ||
| 1990s | 29 | 40 | ||
| 2000s | 48 | 35 | ||
| 2010s | 53 | 46 | ||
| 2020s | 3 | 7 |
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 1895, the latest in 2020. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82.9°F — Jan 28, 2015 | -18.9°F — Jan 15, 1905 | 1.25 in — Jan 25, 1932 |
| February | 91.0°F — Feb 19, 2016 | -24.0°F — Feb 13, 1905 | 2.00 in — Feb 25, 1911 |
| March | 95.0°F — Mar 21, 1907 | -20.9°F — Mar 11, 1948 | 2.50 in — Mar 24, 1987 |
| April | 102.9°F — Apr 23, 1989 | 10.0°F — Apr 7, 1994 | 4.25 in — Apr 17, 2016 |
| May | 105.1°F — May 22, 2005 | 19.9°F — May 1, 1909 | 3.00 in — May 2, 1913 |
| June | 114.1°F — Jun 8, 1985 | 32.0°F — Jun 9, 1983 | 3.27 in — Jun 5, 1930 |
| July | 113.0°F — Jul 15, 2003 | 41.0°F — Jul 14, 1990 | 4.02 in — Jul 7, 1902 |
| August | 111.0°F — Aug 6, 1956 | 42.1°F — Aug 25, 1901 | 5.10 in — Aug 1, 1903 |
| September | 109.0°F — Sep 3, 1947 | 19.9°F — Sep 29, 1984 | 8.30 in — Sep 5, 1901 |
| October | 100.0°F — Oct 2, 2000 | 10.0°F — Oct 31, 2019 | 2.95 in — Oct 4, 2017 |
| November | 91.9°F — Nov 1, 2016 | -4.0°F — Nov 28, 1952 | 2.06 in — Nov 16, 1971 |
| December | 82.9°F — Dec 24, 1955 | -25.1°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 2.30 in — Dec 30, 2006 |
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