Alexander Weather Records (USC00140135)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Alexander (USC00140135), Kansas, United States, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for Alexander

Alexander (USC00140135) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.47 latitude and -99.55 longitude, 631 m (2,070 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2026, 87 years of record.
0 records set at Alexander still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Alexander set a daily record snowfall of 12.7 cm (5.0 in) on 20 March 2025.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 38.47 latitude, -99.55 longitude.
Elevation: 631 m (2,070 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2026, 87 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Alexander. 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 Alexander, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
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Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Alexander still stand.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Alexander between 3 January 1971 and 24 March 1980. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 163.8 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Alexander. The most was 163.8 mm (6.4 in) on 21 September 1959.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Alexander
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	31 January 1998
Feb	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	27 February 1948
Mar	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	22 March 1979
Apr	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	20 April 1976
May	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	25 May 2008
Jun	134.6 mm (5.3 in)	8 June 2001
Jul	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	11 July 1953
Aug	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	18 August 2006
Sep	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	21 September 1959
Oct	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 October 1968
Nov	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	16 November 1996
Dec	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	30 December 2006

Latest Records

Latest records at Alexander
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2025	Alexander, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2025	Alexander, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	19 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2025	Alexander, US	daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
9 June 2024	Alexander, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	35 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
26 March 2024	Alexander, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	83 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2024	Alexander, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2024	Alexander, US	daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	36 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2024	Alexander, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2023	Alexander, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	9.6 mm (0.38 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2023	Alexander, US	daily rain	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2023	Alexander, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	26 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2023	Alexander, US	daily rain	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	68 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2023	Alexander, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2023	Alexander, US	daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	68 years	62 of 100 (Major)
22 January 2023	Alexander, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2023	Alexander, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	39 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2022	Alexander, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	33 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2022	Alexander, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	33 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2022	Alexander, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	71 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
3 February 2022	Alexander, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1940 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Alexander: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	1959	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	226.3 mm (8.9 in)	2006	82.5 mm (3.2 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	74 days	1982	39 days	87

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Alexander, 1940 to 2026. The record is 163.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Alexander by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1941	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1942	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1944	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1945	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1946	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1949	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1954	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1955	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1956	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1959	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1960	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1962	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1963	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1964	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1965	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1966	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1967	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1969	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1971	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1973	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1974	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1976	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1977	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1978	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1979	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1980	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1983	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1986	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1987	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1988	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1990	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1991	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1992	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1993	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1995	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1996	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1998	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1999	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2000	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2002	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2003	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2004	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2005	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2007	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2008	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2009	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2010	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2011	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2012	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2013	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2014	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2015	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2016	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2017	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2018	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2019	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2020	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2021	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2022	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
2023	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2024	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2026	5.3 mm (0.21 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Alexander, 1940 to 2026. The record is 226.3 mm (8.9 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.5 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Alexander by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1941	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1942	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1943	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
1944	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1945	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1946	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1948	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1949	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1950	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1951	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1952	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1953	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1954	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1956	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1957	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1958	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1959	220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1960	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1961	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1962	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1963	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1964	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1965	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1966	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1968	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1969	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970	173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1971	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1972	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1973	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1974	47.4 mm (1.9 in)
1975	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1976	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1977	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1979	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1980	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1981	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
1982	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1983	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1984	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1986	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1988	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1990	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1991	66.2 mm (2.6 in)
1992	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1993	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1995	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1996	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1998	156.4 mm (6.2 in)
1999	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2000	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2001	219.2 mm (8.6 in)
2002	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
2003	61.6 mm (2.4 in)
2004	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2005	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2006	226.3 mm (8.9 in)
2007	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2008	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2009	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2010	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
2011	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2013	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2014	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
2015	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2016	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2017	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2018	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2019	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
2020	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
2021	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
2022	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2023	100.0 mm (3.9 in)
2024	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2026	5.3 mm (0.21 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Alexander, 1940 to 2026. The record is 74 days in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Alexander by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	14 days
1941	19 days
1942	40 days
1943	47 days
1944	33 days
1945	55 days
1946	52 days
1947	30 days
1948	35 days
1949	46 days
1950	42 days
1951	36 days
1952	38 days
1953	47 days
1954	39 days
1955	59 days
1956	55 days
1957	42 days
1958	20 days
1959	44 days
1960	25 days
1961	35 days
1962	33 days
1963	47 days
1964	34 days
1965	52 days
1966	51 days
1967	52 days
1968	46 days
1969	44 days
1970	46 days
1971	39 days
1972	37 days
1973	27 days
1974	66 days
1975	49 days
1976	51 days
1977	27 days
1978	34 days
1979	43 days
1980	39 days
1981	38 days
1982	74 days
1983	30 days
1984	30 days
1985	28 days
1986	32 days
1987	28 days
1988	33 days
1989	43 days
1990	28 days
1991	53 days
1992	22 days
1993	20 days
1994	37 days
1995	45 days
1996	32 days
1997	36 days
1998	26 days
1999	43 days
2000	29 days
2001	44 days
2002	37 days
2003	33 days
2004	34 days
2005	25 days
2006	63 days
2007	37 days
2008	22 days
2009	45 days
2010	48 days
2011	21 days
2012	62 days
2013	39 days
2014	54 days
2015	31 days
2016	39 days
2017	54 days
2018	26 days
2019	33 days
2020	48 days
2021	58 days
2022	40 days
2023	45 days
2024	37 days
2025	23 days
2026	45 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

81 years, 1941 to 2024

A day with at least 55.2 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 151.2 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Alexander: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	112.2 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	130.7 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	151.2 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 81 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, 81 years of values from 1941 to 2024.

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: 163.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1959; 134.6 mm (5.3 in) in 2001; 127.5 mm (5.0 in) in 1970.

Download the Data

Data for Alexander standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Alexander threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

Date	Kind	Detail
1971-01-03	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
1980-03-24	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)

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