All-time weather records — Sharon Springs, KS
Climate change signal in Sharon Springs
of Sharon Springs's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (22 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (28 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 | 81 | 6 | ||
| 1920s | 8 | 41 | ||
| 1930s | · | · | ||
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | 48 | 69 | ||
| 1960s | 70 | 55 | ||
| 1970s | 41 | 50 | ||
| 1980s | 36 | 51 | ||
| 1990s | 24 | 31 | ||
| 2000s | 23 | 22 | ||
| 2010s | 23 | 25 | ||
| 2020s | 12 | 16 |
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 1893, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1893-2026.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84.9°F — Jan 3, 1898 | -20.0°F — Jan 4, 1959 | 1.14 in — Jan 14, 1960 |
| February | 82.0°F — Feb 11, 1962 | -23.1°F — Feb 15, 2021 | 1.45 in — Feb 2, 2016 |
| March | 90.0°F — Mar 30, 1893 | -18.0°F — Mar 3, 1960 | 2.42 in — Mar 27, 1931 |
| April | 98.1°F — Apr 22, 1989 | 8.1°F — Apr 12, 1953 | 3.95 in — Apr 17, 2015 |
| May | 102.9°F — May 24, 1967 | 21.0°F — May 1, 1967 | 5.35 in — May 22, 1976 |
| June | 111.9°F — Jun 24, 1971 | 33.1°F — Jun 2, 1951 | 4.80 in — Jun 21, 2011 |
| July | 109.0°F — Jul 3, 1969 | 41.0°F — Jul 8, 1952 | 3.60 in — Jul 26, 2005 |
| August | 109.9°F — Aug 25, 1897 | 44.1°F — Aug 31, 1993 | 4.22 in — Aug 26, 1933 |
| September | 106.0°F — Sep 11, 1895 | 21.9°F — Sep 30, 1985 | 4.32 in — Sep 17, 1969 |
| October | 100.0°F — Oct 7, 1897 | 3.9°F — Oct 23, 1982 | 2.85 in — Oct 29, 2000 |
| November | 91.9°F — Nov 16, 1896 | -9.0°F — Nov 16, 2014 | 1.90 in — Nov 18, 2015 |
| December | 82.0°F — Dec 17, 1980 | -22.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 1.34 in — Dec 30, 2006 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Sharon Springs.