Arkansas City Weather Records (USC00140313)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Arkansas City (USC00140313), Kansas, United States, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Arkansas City

Arkansas City (USC00140313) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.06 latitude and -97.04 longitude, 341 m (1,118 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 2025, 110 years of record.
1,464 records set at Arkansas City still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Arkansas City set a daily record precipitation of 48.8 mm (1.9 in) on 24 October 2025.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 37.06 latitude, -97.04 longitude.
Elevation: 341 m (1,118 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 2025, 110 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 Arkansas City. 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 Arkansas City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Arkansas City still stand. 1920 holds the most, with 271.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Arkansas City between 11 October 1973 and 28 February 2003. Each dot is a new record.

When Arkansas City set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1973-10-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 230.6 mm (9.1 in)
2003-02-28	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 230.6 mm (9.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Arkansas City. The most was 230.6 mm (9.1 in) on 11 October 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Arkansas City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	17 January 2004
Feb	93.2 mm (3.7 in)	21 February 1997
Mar	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	21 March 2007
Apr	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	8 April 1922
May	184.2 mm (7.3 in)	6 May 1918
Jun	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	11 June 1989
Jul	138.7 mm (5.5 in)	4 July 1958
Aug	122.9 mm (4.8 in)	6 August 2017
Sep	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	13 September 1961
Oct	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	11 October 1973
Nov	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	21 November 1979
Dec	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	20 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1916 to 1924

8 years of record at Arkansas City, 1916 to 1924. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924.

Latest Records

Latest records at Arkansas City
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 October 2025	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	108 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 September 2025	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	60 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
18 July 2025	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	94.2 mm (3.7 in)	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	75 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
18 June 2025	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	43 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2025	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	56 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2025	Arkansas City, US	daily snowfall	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	7.9 cm (3.1 in)	107 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2024	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2024	Arkansas City, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	104 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2024	Arkansas City, US	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2024	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2023	Arkansas City, US	daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	105 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 November 2023	Arkansas City, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	104 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2023	Arkansas City, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	74 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2023	Arkansas City, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	48 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2023	Arkansas City, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	48 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
25 October 2023	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	104 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
6 July 2023	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
10 December 2022	Arkansas City, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	1.2 mm (0.05 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2022	Arkansas City, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2022	Arkansas City, US	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	105 years	52 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1916 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Arkansas City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1923	39.8 C (103.6 F)	8
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1918	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	9
Wettest day (Rx1day)	230.6 mm (9.1 in)	1973	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	87
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	330.9 mm (13.0 in)	1986	117.4 mm (4.6 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	71 days	1996	31 days	87

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Arkansas City, 1916 to 2025. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.8 C (103.6 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Arkansas City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1916	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918	n/a
1919	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1920	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1922	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1923	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1924	37.8 C (100.0 F)
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	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
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1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
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1994	n/a
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2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Arkansas City, 1916 to 2025. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Arkansas City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1916	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1917	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1918	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1919	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1920	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1921	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1922	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1923	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1924	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
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	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
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1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
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2011	n/a
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2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Arkansas City, 1916 to 2025. The record is 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Arkansas City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	184.2 mm (7.3 in)
1919	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1920	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1921	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1922	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1923	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1948	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1950	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1958	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1959	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1961	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1962	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1963	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1965	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1969	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1971	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1973	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1974	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1975	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1976	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1979	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1982	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1983	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1984	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1987	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1988	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1989	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1990	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1991	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1992	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1995	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997	100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1998	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2000	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2002	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2003	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2004	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2005	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2006	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2007	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2008	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2009	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2010	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2011	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2012	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2013	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
2014	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2015	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2016	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2017	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2018	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2019	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
2020	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2021	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2022	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2023	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2024	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2025	98.3 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Arkansas City, 1916 to 2025. The record is 330.9 mm (13.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.4 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Arkansas City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1917	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1918	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1919	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1920	188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1921	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1922	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1923	144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1924	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1948	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1949	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1950	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1951	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1952	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1953	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1954	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955	121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1956	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958	188.3 mm (7.4 in)
1959	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1960	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1961	172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1962	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1963	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1964	181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1965	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1966	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1967	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1968	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1969	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1970	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1973	230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1974	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1975	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1976	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1977	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1978	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1979	110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1980	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1981	132.3 mm (5.2 in)
1982	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1983	126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1984	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1985	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1986	330.9 mm (13.0 in)
1987	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1988	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1989	170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1990	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1992	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1993	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1994	150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1995	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1996	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997	151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1998	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1999	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2000	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2001	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2002	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2003	153.6 mm (6.0 in)
2004	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2005	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2006	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
2007	237.0 mm (9.3 in)
2008	149.1 mm (5.9 in)
2009	97.2 mm (3.8 in)
2010	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
2011	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
2012	94.9 mm (3.7 in)
2013	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2014	112.7 mm (4.4 in)
2015	149.6 mm (5.9 in)
2016	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2017	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2018	164.9 mm (6.5 in)
2019	213.3 mm (8.4 in)
2020	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2021	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2022	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
2023	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2024	104.8 mm (4.1 in)
2025	154.7 mm (6.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Arkansas City, 1916 to 2025. The record is 71 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Arkansas City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916	19 days
1917	51 days
1918	31 days
1919	35 days
1920	51 days
1921	37 days
1922	24 days
1923	40 days
1924	20 days
1948	25 days
1949	32 days
1950	58 days
1951	17 days
1952	39 days
1953	29 days
1954	62 days
1955	56 days
1956	37 days
1957	25 days
1958	17 days
1959	22 days
1960	26 days
1961	35 days
1962	33 days
1963	39 days
1964	30 days
1965	23 days
1966	48 days
1967	24 days
1968	20 days
1969	36 days
1970	43 days
1971	46 days
1972	37 days
1973	20 days
1974	25 days
1975	29 days
1976	35 days
1977	37 days
1978	26 days
1979	38 days
1980	42 days
1981	31 days
1982	32 days
1983	31 days
1984	16 days
1985	23 days
1986	33 days
1987	20 days
1988	35 days
1989	38 days
1990	37 days
1991	49 days
1992	20 days
1993	25 days
1994	23 days
1995	36 days
1996	71 days
1997	28 days
1998	30 days
1999	21 days
2000	36 days
2001	23 days
2002	29 days
2003	36 days
2004	24 days
2005	37 days
2006	56 days
2007	40 days
2008	28 days
2009	21 days
2010	35 days
2011	23 days
2012	33 days
2013	31 days
2014	30 days
2015	19 days
2016	31 days
2017	37 days
2018	24 days
2019	15 days
2020	27 days
2021	33 days
2022	30 days
2023	28 days
2024	28 days
2025	24 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

82 years, 1917 to 2025

A day with at least 77.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 206.1 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Arkansas City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	77.3 mm (3.0 in)
5 years	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
10 years	124.8 mm (4.9 in)
25 years	154.2 mm (6.1 in)
50 years	178.9 mm (7.0 in)
100 years	206.1 mm (8.1 in)	Longer than the 82 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, 82 years of values from 1917 to 2025.

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: 230.6 mm (9.1 in) in 1973; 184.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1918; 162.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

Data for Arkansas City standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Arkansas City 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 2026-10-12 (12 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).

Days with data per year at Arkansas City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1916	175	48%	No
1917	155	42%	No
1919	25	7%	No
1920	316	86%	No
1921	291	80%	No
1922	307	84%	No
1923	313	86%	No
1924	198	54%	No