All-time weather records — Russell Springs, KS

Record high
114.1°F
June 28, 2012
Record low
-25.1°F
February 15, 2021
Wettest day
3.69 in
April 6, 2005

Climate change signal in Russell Springs

42.3%

of Russell Springs's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (155 of 366 records since 2015).

36.1%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (132 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 #
2000s
141
159
2010s
122
128
2020s
103
79

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 2000, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 2000-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 81.0°F — Jan 28, 2015 -20.0°F — Jan 16, 2024 0.82 in — Jan 26, 2022
February 86.0°F — Feb 19, 2016 -25.1°F — Feb 15, 2021 1.32 in — Feb 24, 2020
March 97.0°F — Mar 26, 2026 -8.0°F — Mar 4, 2019 2.21 in — Mar 14, 2021
April 98.1°F — Apr 16, 2002 12.9°F — Apr 3, 2002 3.69 in — Apr 6, 2005
May 102.9°F — May 28, 2006 26.1°F — May 1, 2005 2.56 in — May 24, 2021
June 114.1°F — Jun 28, 2012 39.0°F — Jun 1, 2004 2.84 in — Jun 29, 2021
July 111.0°F — Jul 24, 2022 48.0°F — Jul 13, 2008 2.04 in — Jul 8, 2012
August 108.0°F — Aug 3, 2005 46.9°F — Aug 14, 2004 2.45 in — Aug 3, 2011
September 105.1°F — Sep 2, 2011 28.9°F — Sep 25, 2000 3.05 in — Sep 29, 2007
October 98.1°F — Oct 6, 2024 3.0°F — Oct 28, 2020 2.69 in — Oct 8, 2011
November 88.0°F — Nov 1, 2016 -4.0°F — Nov 13, 2014 1.19 in — Nov 9, 2024
December 81.0°F — Dec 26, 2025 -18.9°F — Dec 18, 2016 2.51 in — Dec 30, 2006

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