Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Atchison (USC00140405), Kansas, United States, with 134 years of record.
Key Facts for Atchison
Atchison (USC00140405) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.58 latitude and -95.11 longitude, 288 m (945 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Atchison still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Atchison set a daily record precipitation of 68.6 mm (2.7 in) on 1 April 2026.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 39.58 latitude, -95.11 longitude.
Elevation: 288 m (945 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Atchison. 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 Atchison, 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)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Atchison still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 60.
Standing records at Atchison by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
13
1894
20
1895
24
1896
9
1897
22
1898
13
1899
43
1900
6
1901
18
1902
21
1903
17
1904
3
1905
7
1906
8
1907
15
1908
5
1909
13
1910
16
1911
30
1912
10
1913
26
1914
9
1915
13
1916
14
1917
22
1918
25
1919
8
1920
6
1921
13
1922
6
1923
9
1924
20
1925
23
1926
21
1927
12
1928
13
1929
13
1930
31
1931
18
1932
13
1933
14
1934
40
1935
13
1936
60
1937
14
1938
17
1939
27
1940
14
1941
10
1942
15
1943
11
1944
16
1945
9
1946
16
1947
11
1948
11
1949
8
1950
20
1951
7
1952
12
1953
8
1954
7
1955
6
1956
11
1957
3
1958
6
1959
5
1960
10
1961
4
1962
13
1963
14
1964
11
1965
10
1966
13
1967
10
1968
2
1969
3
1970
9
1971
8
1972
16
1973
5
1974
9
1975
2
1976
13
1977
4
1978
5
1979
12
1980
15
1981
7
1982
9
1983
14
1984
11
1985
9
1986
9
1987
8
1988
10
1989
23
1990
14
1991
19
1992
6
1993
3
1994
2
1995
6
1996
7
1997
8
1998
10
1999
10
2000
18
2001
5
2002
8
2003
5
2004
10
2005
2
2006
4
2007
8
2008
8
2009
4
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Atchison between 22 January 1930 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Atchison set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1930-01-22
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1934-08-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936-06-17
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
1936-07-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1936-08-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)
1958-07-11
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 128.8 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Atchison. The most was 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 11 July 1958.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Atchison
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2 January 1965
Feb
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
19 February 1955
Mar
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
15 March 1919
Apr
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
24 April 1897
May
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
3 May 1987
Jun
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
20 June 2001
Jul
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
11 July 1958
Aug
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
18 August 1960
Sep
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
13 September 1961
Oct
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
11 October 1973
Nov
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
30 November 1975
Dec
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
8 December 1980
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
117 years of record at Atchison, 1893 to 2009. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1968, 1990, 2005, 2009.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 94 complete years at Atchison, 1893 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.4 C (54.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 10.8 C (51.5 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.0 C (57.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Atchison as warming stripes, 1893 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
11.3 C
-1.13 C
1894
12.5 C
+0.05 C
1895
11.1 C
-1.30 C
1897
12.3 C
-0.18 C
1898
11.9 C
-0.59 C
1900
12.7 C
+0.22 C
1901
12.4 C
-0.04 C
1902
11.6 C
-0.82 C
1903
11.5 C
-0.92 C
1906
12.3 C
-0.19 C
1907
12.2 C
-0.22 C
1909
12.0 C
-0.45 C
1910
12.7 C
+0.27 C
1911
13.2 C
+0.80 C
1914
12.9 C
+0.45 C
1915
12.3 C
-0.10 C
1916
12.3 C
-0.17 C
1917
11.3 C
-1.18 C
1918
13.3 C
+0.87 C
1921
13.6 C
+1.15 C
1922
12.6 C
+0.11 C
1924
10.9 C
-1.59 C
1925
12.1 C
-0.30 C
1926
12.2 C
-0.23 C
1927
12.1 C
-0.33 C
1929
11.2 C
-1.20 C
1930
12.7 C
+0.29 C
1932
12.1 C
-0.36 C
1933
13.7 C
+1.24 C
1934
13.7 C
+1.27 C
1935
12.4 C
-0.04 C
1936
12.4 C
-0.02 C
1937
11.4 C
-1.06 C
1938
13.9 C
+1.44 C
1939
13.9 C
+1.45 C
1940
11.7 C
-0.77 C
1941
13.6 C
+1.13 C
1942
12.8 C
+0.34 C
1943
12.4 C
+0.00 C
1944
12.6 C
+0.18 C
1945
12.2 C
-0.28 C
1946
13.9 C
+1.48 C
1947
12.5 C
+0.06 C
1948
12.4 C
-0.04 C
1949
12.3 C
-0.19 C
1950
11.2 C
-1.23 C
1951
10.8 C
-1.60 C
1952
12.6 C
+0.14 C
1953
13.5 C
+1.01 C
1954
13.8 C
+1.38 C
1955
12.2 C
-0.26 C
1957
12.4 C
-0.08 C
1958
11.9 C
-0.52 C
1959
12.1 C
-0.36 C
1960
11.4 C
-1.02 C
1961
11.2 C
-1.25 C
1962
11.9 C
-0.51 C
1963
12.7 C
+0.29 C
1964
12.8 C
+0.33 C
1966
12.0 C
-0.47 C
1970
12.4 C
-0.07 C
1971
12.6 C
+0.13 C
1973
12.6 C
+0.18 C
1974
12.7 C
+0.23 C
1976
12.4 C
-0.01 C
1977
12.7 C
+0.27 C
1978
11.2 C
-1.26 C
1979
11.0 C
-1.43 C
1980
12.8 C
+0.33 C
1981
13.0 C
+0.59 C
1982
11.6 C
-0.87 C
1983
12.2 C
-0.20 C
1984
12.7 C
+0.24 C
1985
11.0 C
-1.42 C
1986
13.0 C
+0.59 C
1987
13.6 C
+1.17 C
1988
13.2 C
+0.74 C
1989
12.5 C
+0.06 C
1991
13.7 C
+1.28 C
1992
13.1 C
+0.68 C
1993
11.9 C
-0.54 C
1994
13.2 C
+0.72 C
1995
12.7 C
+0.24 C
1996
12.1 C
-0.39 C
1997
12.6 C
+0.19 C
1998
14.0 C
+1.58 C
1999
13.7 C
+1.24 C
2000
12.6 C
+0.15 C
2001
12.8 C
+0.33 C
2002
12.7 C
+0.25 C
2004
12.1 C
-0.35 C
2006
13.6 C
+1.16 C
2007
12.9 C
+0.49 C
2008
11.0 C
-1.49 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2008 is 0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.08 F (-0.01 to 0.16) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 94 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Atchison
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.09) per decade
0.08 F (-0.01 to 0.16) per decade
1893 to 2008
94
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.10 to 0.03) per decade
-0.07 F (-0.18 to 0.05) per decade
1893 to 2008
94
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1893 to 2008
94
Rise
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
1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Atchison: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
117
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1930
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
117
Wettest day (Rx1day)
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1958
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
207.6 mm (8.2 in)
1977
104.3 mm (4.1 in)
134
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1970
27 days
134
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Atchison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Atchison by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1894
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1895
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1896
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1902
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1903
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1905
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1908
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1912
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1913
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1916
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1918
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1930
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1938
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1985
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
32.2 C (90.0 F)
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
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Atchison, 1893 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Atchison by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1894
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1895
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1896
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1897
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1898
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1899
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1901
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1902
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1903
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1904
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1905
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1908
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1910
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1911
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1912
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1914
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1916
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1917
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1920
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1922
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1923
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1924
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1925
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1926
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1927
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1928
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1929
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1930
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1931
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1932
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1933
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1938
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1939
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1942
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1943
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1944
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1947
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1948
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1950
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1951
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1955
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1956
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1959
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1964
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1965
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1966
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1967
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1971
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1974
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1975
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1976
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1980
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1981
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1983
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1984
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1986
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1995
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1997
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1999
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2000
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2001
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2002
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2004
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2006
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2008
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2009
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
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
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Atchison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.9 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Atchison by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1894
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1895
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1896
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1897
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1898
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1899
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1900
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1901
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1903
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1904
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1905
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1906
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1907
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1909
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1910
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1911
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1912
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1913
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1916
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1917
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1919
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1921
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1923
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1924
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1926
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1927
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1930
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1932
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1935
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1936
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1937
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1938
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1939
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1940
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1942
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1943
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1944
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1947
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1949
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1950
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1952
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1953
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1954
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1955
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1957
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1958
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1959
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1960
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1961
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1962
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1966
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1967
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1968
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1970
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1972
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1977
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1978
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1979
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1982
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1983
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1984
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1986
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1987
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988
28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1989
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1990
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1991
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1992
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1993
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1995
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1996
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1997
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1998
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1999
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2001
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2002
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2003
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
2004
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2005
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2006
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2007
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2008
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2009
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
2010
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2011
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2012
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2013
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2014
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2015
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2016
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2017
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2018
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2019
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2020
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2021
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2022
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2023
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2024
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2025
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2026
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Atchison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 207.6 mm (8.2 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.3 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Atchison by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1894
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1895
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1896
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1897
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1898
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1899
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1900
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1901
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1902
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1903
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1904
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1905
171.3 mm (6.7 in)
1906
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1907
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1908
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1909
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1910
122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1911
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1912
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1913
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1914
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1915
142.1 mm (5.6 in)
1916
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1917
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1918
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1919
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1920
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1921
116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1922
131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1923
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1924
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1925
163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1926
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1927
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1928
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1929
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1930
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1931
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1932
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1934
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1935
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1936
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1937
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1938
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1939
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1940
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1941
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1942
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1943
170.6 mm (6.7 in)
1944
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1946
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1948
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1949
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1950
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1951
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1952
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1954
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1955
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1956
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1958
202.5 mm (8.0 in)
1959
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1960
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1961
126.1 mm (5.0 in)
1962
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1963
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1964
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1965
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1966
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1967
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1968
48.9 mm (1.9 in)
1969
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1970
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1971
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1972
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1973
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1974
112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1975
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1976
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1977
207.6 mm (8.2 in)
1978
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1979
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1980
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1981
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1982
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1983
70.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984
137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1985
130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1986
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1987
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1988
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1989
164.0 mm (6.5 in)
1990
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1991
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1992
162.7 mm (6.4 in)
1993
196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1994
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1996
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1997
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1998
141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1999
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
2000
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2001
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
2002
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2004
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2005
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2006
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
2007
137.5 mm (5.4 in)
2008
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2009
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
2010
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2011
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2012
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2013
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2014
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
2015
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2016
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
2017
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2018
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
2019
138.0 mm (5.4 in)
2020
168.1 mm (6.6 in)
2021
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2022
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2023
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2024
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
2025
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2026
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Atchison, 1893 to 2026. The record is 59 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Atchison by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
19 days
1894
26 days
1895
27 days
1896
21 days
1897
25 days
1898
26 days
1899
12 days
1900
22 days
1901
31 days
1902
23 days
1903
25 days
1904
29 days
1905
23 days
1906
28 days
1907
21 days
1908
34 days
1909
20 days
1910
35 days
1911
22 days
1912
33 days
1913
23 days
1914
42 days
1915
24 days
1916
22 days
1917
49 days
1918
30 days
1919
29 days
1920
26 days
1921
30 days
1922
24 days
1923
25 days
1924
28 days
1925
37 days
1926
15 days
1927
21 days
1928
27 days
1929
19 days
1930
26 days
1931
19 days
1932
17 days
1933
25 days
1934
36 days
1935
31 days
1936
40 days
1937
32 days
1938
46 days
1939
30 days
1940
27 days
1941
17 days
1942
25 days
1943
23 days
1944
19 days
1945
33 days
1946
26 days
1947
21 days
1948
28 days
1949
27 days
1950
26 days
1951
28 days
1952
52 days
1953
27 days
1954
46 days
1955
20 days
1956
35 days
1957
22 days
1958
40 days
1959
28 days
1960
28 days
1961
36 days
1962
21 days
1963
31 days
1964
22 days
1965
22 days
1966
46 days
1967
52 days
1968
17 days
1969
36 days
1970
59 days
1971
27 days
1972
29 days
1973
23 days
1974
22 days
1975
19 days
1976
35 days
1977
26 days
1978
27 days
1979
35 days
1980
24 days
1981
31 days
1982
19 days
1983
32 days
1984
30 days
1985
22 days
1986
33 days
1987
29 days
1988
26 days
1989
41 days
1990
18 days
1991
33 days
1992
25 days
1993
24 days
1994
23 days
1995
30 days
1996
30 days
1997
27 days
1998
19 days
1999
23 days
2000
23 days
2001
38 days
2002
46 days
2003
31 days
2004
25 days
2005
22 days
2006
34 days
2007
38 days
2008
17 days
2009
23 days
2010
42 days
2011
28 days
2012
32 days
2013
16 days
2014
31 days
2015
30 days
2016
33 days
2017
44 days
2018
28 days
2019
20 days
2020
24 days
2021
34 days
2022
32 days
2023
21 days
2024
31 days
2025
25 days
2026
19 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
94 years with a frost
Across 94 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Atchison falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 190 days between them.
In 1976 to 2008 the median growing season was 197 days. That is 9 days more than in 1893 to 1934.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Atchison
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1934)
Recent period (1976 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
14 April
9 April
5 days earlier
-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
16 October
23 October
7 days later
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
190 days
188 days
197 days
9 days more
+1.4 days per decade
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
122 years, 1897 to 2025
A day with at least 69.4 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.1 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Atchison: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
5 years
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
10 years
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
50 years
122.6 mm (4.8 in)
100 years
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 122 years of values from 1897 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: 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1958; 116.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1961; 114.3 mm (4.5 in) in 1909.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.