Normals, Means & Extremes for Goodland, Kansas


  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Year
Temperature
Normal Daily Maximum 39.4 45.0 53.2 62.7 71.7 83.6 89.1 86.7 78.0 66.0 49.6 41.3 63.9
Highest Maximum

Year of Occurrence

79

1951

81

1970

90

1907

96

1992

104

2002

109

1936

111

1940

108

1970

105

1939

96

1926

87

1927

83

1964

111

1940

Normal Daily Minimum 15.8 19.7 26.4 34.8 45.7 55.5 61.1 59.6 50.0 37.5 25.2 17.8 37.4
Lowest Minimum

Year of Occurrence

-26

1959

-22

1982

-20

1948 & 1960

0

1936

21

1967

31

1951

42

1952

38

1964

19

1985

1

1917

-12

1925

-27

1989

-27

1989

Normal Monthly 27.6 32.4 39.8 48.8 58.7 69.6 75.1 73.2 64.0 51.8 37.4 29.6 50.7
Precipitation (Water Equivalent )
Normal Total .43" .44" 1.20" 1.51" 3.46" 3.30" 3.54" 2.49" 1.12" 1.05" .82" .40" 19.76"
Maximum Total

Year of Occurrence

1.59"

1988

2.07"

1939

3.60"

1981

5.69"

1944

8.21"

1981

9.46"

1982

10.10"

1985

9.29"

1993

5.39"

1973

4.94"

1930

2.63"

1946

2.90"

1924

10.1"

1985

24 Hour Maximum

Year of Occurrence

1.27"

1988

1.79"

1939

1.67"

1981

3.13"

1981

3.49"

1972

4.28"

1999

3.74"

1985

3.45"

1991

2.61"

1940

2.85"

1930

1.47"

1975

1.54"

1924

4.28"

1999

Snowfall - Hail (The maximum total snowfall for June, July & August was due to hail from a thunderstorm)
Normal Total 7.2" 5.4" 9.1" 5.0" .6" 0 0 0 .4" 3.0" 5.8" 5.3" 41.8"
Maximum Total

Year of Occurrence

19.4"

1988

25.4"

1984

27.4"

1940

22.0"

1988

6.5"

1990

3.5"

1989

Trace

1992

Trace

1990

5.6"

1985

19.5"

1997

23.3"

1983

17.3"

1979

27.4"

1940

24 Hr. Maximum

Year of Occurrence

14.0"

1988

11.2"

1984

15.2"

1940

13.0"

1988

6.5"

1990

3.5"

1989

Trace

1992

Trace

1990

5.6"

1985

19.3"

1997

15.1"

1983

11.7"

1979

19.3"

1997

Wind
Mean Wind Speed - MPH 12.5 12.6 14.1 14.4 13.5 12.7 11.9 11.3 11.9 11.9 12.3 12.1 12.6
Prevailing Direction 33

NW

33

NW

33

NW

33

NW

15

SE

15

SE

16

SE

16

SE

18

SE

16

SE

33

NW

33

NW

18

SE

Average First Fall Freeze - October 7th Average Last Spring Freeze - May 4th

 

 


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