All-time weather records — Walnut, KS
Climate change signal in Walnut
of Walnut'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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 153 | 146 | ||
| 1910s | 212 | 215 | ||
| 1920s | 1 | 5 | ||
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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 1902, the latest in 1920. Period of observation: 1902-2025.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73.0°F — Jan 23, 1909 | -20.0°F — Jan 12, 1918 | 2.70 in — Jan 5, 1946 |
| February | 82.9°F — Feb 1, 1911 | -27.0°F — Feb 13, 1905 | 4.11 in — Feb 3, 1986 |
| March | 95.0°F — Mar 20, 1907 | 3.0°F — Mar 1, 1913 | 4.74 in — Mar 11, 1974 |
| April | 90.0°F — Apr 8, 1905 | 17.1°F — Apr 5, 1920 | 5.45 in — Apr 8, 1927 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 23, 1906 | 27.0°F — May 1, 1909 | 4.83 in — May 8, 2002 |
| June | 106.0°F — Jun 18, 1918 | 44.1°F — Jun 10, 1913 | 5.74 in — Jun 22, 1948 |
| July | 108.0°F — Jul 3, 1911 | 48.9°F — Jul 5, 1915 | 8.00 in — Jul 23, 1940 |
| August | 111.0°F — Aug 3, 1918 | 45.0°F — Aug 29, 1911 | 5.21 in — Aug 9, 1920 |
| September | 105.1°F — Sep 4, 1913 | 30.0°F — Sep 29, 1916 | 10.70 in — Sep 14, 1998 |
| October | 96.1°F — Oct 4, 1909 | 14.0°F — Oct 30, 1917 | 7.56 in — Oct 3, 1986 |
| November | 84.9°F — Nov 5, 1915 | 8.1°F — Nov 29, 1911 | 4.70 in — Nov 21, 1979 |
| December | 91.9°F — Dec 3, 1905 | -11.9°F — Dec 9, 1917 | 2.25 in — Dec 27, 2015 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Walnut.