Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Aetna 2 S (USC00140069), Kansas, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Aetna 2 S
Aetna 2 S (USC00140069) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.07 latitude and -98.97 longitude, 479 m (1,572 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1938 to 1985, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Aetna 2 S still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Aetna 2 S set a monthly record daily precipitation of 40.1 mm (1.6 in) on 16 December 1984.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 37.07 latitude, -98.97 longitude.
Elevation: 479 m (1,572 ft).
Period of record: 1938 to 1985, 48 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Aetna 2 S. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Aetna 2 S, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
46.1 C (115.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Aetna 2 S still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Aetna 2 S by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1959
40
1960
59
1961
43
1962
56
1963
72
1964
70
1965
45
1966
77
1967
65
1968
40
1969
40
1970
70
1971
53
1972
62
1973
48
1974
54
1975
52
1976
56
1977
39
1978
75
1979
46
1980
65
1981
60
1982
53
1983
76
1984
48
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Aetna 2 S between 11 October 1973 and 11 October 1973. Each dot is a new record.
When Aetna 2 S set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1973-10-11
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 112.5 mm (4.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 112.5 mm (4.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Aetna 2 S. The most was 112.5 mm (4.4 in) on 11 October 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Aetna 2 S
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
11 January 1949
Feb
29.0 mm (1.1 in)
5 February 1971
Mar
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
15 March 1945
Apr
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
15 April 1941
May
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
10 May 1979
Jun
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
25 June 1958
Jul
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
31 July 1981
Aug
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
25 August 1969
Sep
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
28 September 1945
Oct
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
11 October 1973
Nov
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2 November 1975
Dec
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
16 December 1984
Period of Record Coverage
1959 to 1985
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
27 years of record at Aetna 2 S, 1959 to 1985. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1962, 1967, 1985.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Aetna 2 S, 1961 to 1984. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.2 C (57.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 13.2 C (55.8 F), and the warmest was 1977, at 15.2 C (59.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Aetna 2 S as warming stripes, 1961 to 1984
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1961
13.5 C
-0.71 C
1963
15.2 C
+0.98 C
1964
14.8 C
+0.59 C
1965
14.8 C
+0.57 C
1966
14.1 C
-0.09 C
1968
13.9 C
-0.27 C
1969
14.1 C
-0.10 C
1970
14.4 C
+0.20 C
1971
14.2 C
+0.03 C
1972
14.0 C
-0.18 C
1974
14.3 C
+0.08 C
1975
14.0 C
-0.15 C
1976
14.3 C
+0.09 C
1977
15.2 C
+0.98 C
1978
13.6 C
-0.63 C
1979
13.3 C
-0.90 C
1980
14.9 C
+0.66 C
1981
15.1 C
+0.86 C
1982
13.3 C
-0.89 C
1983
13.2 C
-0.96 C
1984
13.9 C
-0.26 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1938 to 1985
Yearly extremes at Aetna 2 S: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
27
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1974
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
27
Wettest day (Rx1day)
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1941
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
83 days
1972
40 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Aetna 2 S, 1938 to 1985. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Aetna 2 S by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1960
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1961
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1963
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1964
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1969
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1970
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1977
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1981
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1982
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1983
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1985
14.4 C (57.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Aetna 2 S, 1938 to 1985. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Aetna 2 S by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1964
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1969
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1973
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1974
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1975
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1976
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1981
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1982
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1983
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Aetna 2 S, 1938 to 1985. The record is 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Aetna 2 S by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1938
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1942
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1943
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1944
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1946
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1947
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1951
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1956
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1957
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1958
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1959
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1962
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1963
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1965
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1967
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1969
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1970
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1972
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1975
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1976
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1977
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1978
37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1979
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1980
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1985
4.8 mm (0.19 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Aetna 2 S, 1938 to 1985. The record is 171.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1941, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.4 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Aetna 2 S by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1938
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1939
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1940
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1941
171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1942
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1943
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1945
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
1946
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1947
93.4 mm (3.7 in)
1948
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1949
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1950
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1951
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1952
95.7 mm (3.8 in)
1953
81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1954
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1956
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1957
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1958
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1959
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1961
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1962
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1963
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1964
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1965
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1966
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1967
94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1968
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1969
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1970
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1972
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1973
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1974
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1975
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1980
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1981
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1983
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1984
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1985
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Aetna 2 S, 1938 to 1985. The record is 83 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Aetna 2 S by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1938
59 days
1939
54 days
1940
29 days
1941
19 days
1942
41 days
1943
32 days
1944
29 days
1945
50 days
1946
28 days
1947
39 days
1948
41 days
1949
28 days
1950
42 days
1951
33 days
1952
48 days
1953
35 days
1954
40 days
1955
64 days
1956
56 days
1957
39 days
1958
47 days
1959
38 days
1960
27 days
1961
34 days
1962
22 days
1963
36 days
1964
30 days
1965
39 days
1966
65 days
1967
26 days
1968
52 days
1969
44 days
1970
74 days
1971
56 days
1972
83 days
1973
39 days
1974
63 days
1975
46 days
1976
38 days
1977
32 days
1978
45 days
1979
52 days
1980
27 days
1981
62 days
1982
47 days
1983
46 days
1984
22 days
1985
21 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
21 years with a frost
Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Aetna 2 S falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 October, which leaves a median of 180 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Aetna 2 S
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1961 to 1984)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 April
n/a
20 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
12 October
n/a
12 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
180 days
n/a
180 days
n/a
n/a
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
43 years, 1939 to 1984
A day with at least 59.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 136.1 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Aetna 2 S: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
80.4 mm (3.2 in)
10 years
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
25 years
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
Longer than the 43 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 43 years of values from 1939 to 1984.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 112.5 mm (4.4 in) in 1973; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1945; 107.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1941.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.