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Cottonwood Falls Weather Records (USC00141858)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cottonwood Falls (USC00141858), Kansas, United States, with 124 years of record.

Key Facts for Cottonwood Falls

  • Cottonwood Falls (USC00141858) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.37 latitude and -96.55 longitude, 376 m (1,232 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1902 to 2025, 124 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cottonwood Falls still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cottonwood Falls set a daily record low minimum temperature of -20.6 C (-5.1 F) on 22 February 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: Kansas, United States, 38.37 latitude, -96.55 longitude.
  • Elevation: 376 m (1,232 ft).
  • Period of record: 1902 to 2025, 124 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cottonwood Falls, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cottonwood Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cottonwood Falls. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Cottonwood Falls, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan25.0 C (77.0 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Feb28.3 C (82.9 F)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
Mar34.4 C (93.9 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a
Apr35.6 C (96.1 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
May37.8 C (100.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Jun43.9 C (111.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Jul47.8 C (118.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)n/an/a
Aug45.6 C (114.1 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)n/an/a
Sep43.3 C (109.9 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Oct36.1 C (97.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)n/an/a
Nov30.6 C (87.1 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Dec26.7 C (80.1 F)-30.0 C (-22.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cottonwood Falls by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cottonwood Falls still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38. 0102030401903: 81905: 191906: 141907: 231908: 71909: 111910: 171911: 151912: 141913: 211914: 111915: 121916: 121917: 251918: 161919: 121920: 101921: 141922: 111923: 71924: 211925: 141926: 71927: 101928: 121929: 91930: 231931: 181932: 171933: 261934: 311935: 91936: 381937: 141938: 131939: 251940: 161941: 71942: 91943: 161944: 81945: 71946: 181947: 171948: 101949: 81950: 211951: 91952: 131953: 261954: 251955: 151956: 131957: 41958: 61959: 71960: 71961: 31962: 141963: 111964: 111965: 141966: 171967: 151968: 101969: 41970: 171971: 101972: 91973: 81974: 141975: 101976: 131977: 51978: 71979: 121980: 261981: 101982: 71983: 121984: 81985: 121986: 71987: 71988: 111989: 251990: 101991: 131992: 121993: 81994: 51995: 81996: 31997: 61998: 61999: 122000: 162001: 22002: 72003: 72004: 132005: 32006: 122007: 82008: 62009: 82010: 32011: 82012: 132013: 132014: 182015: 32016: 82017: 32018: 112019: 82020: 72021: 112022: 122023: 72024: 102025: 71903191719301943195619691982199520082021
1,464 records at Cottonwood Falls still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 38.
Standing records at Cottonwood Falls by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19038
190519
190614
190723
19087
190911
191017
191115
191214
191321
191411
191512
191612
191725
191816
191912
192010
192114
192211
19237
192421
192514
19267
192710
192812
19299
193023
193118
193217
193326
193431
19359
193638
193714
193813
193925
194016
19417
19429
194316
19448
19457
194618
194717
194810
19498
195021
19519
195213
195326
195425
195515
195613
19574
19586
19597
19607
19613
196214
196311
196411
196514
196617
196715
196810
19694
197017
197110
19729
19738
197414
197510
197613
19775
19787
197912
198026
198110
19827
198312
19848
198512
19867
19877
198811
198925
199010
199113
199212
19938
19945
19958
19963
19976
19986
199912
200016
20012
20027
20037
200413
20053
200612
20078
20086
20098
20103
20118
201213
201313
201418
20153
20168
20173
201811
20198
20207
202111
202212
20237
202410
20257

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Cottonwood Falls set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Cottonwood Falls between 18 July 1936 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord snow depthRecord low maximum temperature18 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)1 June 1941: Record daily precipitation 159.3 mm (6.3 in)19 June 1946: Record daily precipitation 181.6 mm (7.1 in)31 January 1979: Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)22 December 1989: Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)194019501960197019801990
5 all-time records were set at Cottonwood Falls between 18 July 1936 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Cottonwood Falls set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1936-07-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)
1941-06-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1946-06-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1979-01-31Record snow depthRecord snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1989-12-22Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 181.6 mm (7.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cottonwood Falls The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cottonwood Falls. The most was 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 19 June 1946. 050100150200 Jan: 41.1 mm (1.6 in), 5 January 2005 Jan Feb: 55.6 mm (2.2 in), 17 February 2008 Feb Mar: 79.2 mm (3.1 in), 18 March 1992 Mar Apr: 84.3 mm (3.3 in), 4 April 1934 Apr May: 101.6 mm (4.0 in), 13 May 2005 May Jun: 181.6 mm (7.1 in), 19 June 1946 Jun Jul: 153.7 mm (6.1 in), 11 July 1951 Jul Aug: 159.5 mm (6.3 in), 26 August 2005 Aug Sep: 147.6 mm (5.8 in), 12 September 1926 Sep Oct: 120.7 mm (4.8 in), 10 October 1985 Oct Nov: 128.8 mm (5.1 in), 16 November 1928 Nov Dec: 52.8 mm (2.1 in), 11 December 2007 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cottonwood Falls. The most was 181.6 mm (7.1 in) on 19 June 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cottonwood Falls
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan41.1 mm (1.6 in)5 January 2005
Feb55.6 mm (2.2 in)17 February 2008
Mar79.2 mm (3.1 in)18 March 1992
Apr84.3 mm (3.3 in)4 April 1934
May101.6 mm (4.0 in)13 May 2005
Jun181.6 mm (7.1 in)19 June 1946
Jul153.7 mm (6.1 in)11 July 1951
Aug159.5 mm (6.3 in)26 August 2005
Sep147.6 mm (5.8 in)12 September 1926
Oct120.7 mm (4.8 in)10 October 1985
Nov128.8 mm (5.1 in)16 November 1928
Dec52.8 mm (2.1 in)11 December 2007

Period of Record Coverage

1902 to 2025
Days with data per year at Cottonwood Falls 123 years of record at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1903, 1906, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1995, 2025. 1902: 30 of 365 days1903: 241 of 365 days1905: 357 of 365 days1906: 292 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 331 of 366 days1909: 364 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 349 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 362 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 364 of 366 days1917: 359 of 365 days1918: 362 of 365 days1919: 362 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 364 of 365 days1922: 363 of 365 days1923: 360 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 333 of 365 days1926: 358 of 365 days1927: 360 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 333 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 362 of 365 days1934: 362 of 365 days1935: 327 of 365 days1936: 184 of 366 days1937: 354 of 365 days1938: 350 of 365 days1939: 350 of 365 days1940: 327 of 366 days1941: 331 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 363 of 365 days1944: 362 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 364 of 365 days1948: 362 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 364 of 365 days1951: 363 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 363 of 365 days1960: 360 of 366 days1961: 362 of 365 days1962: 350 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 363 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 364 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 364 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 364 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 358 of 365 days1984: 363 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 363 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 362 of 365 days1991: 361 of 365 days1992: 357 of 366 days1993: 349 of 365 days1994: 352 of 365 days1995: 324 of 365 days1996: 351 of 366 days1997: 352 of 365 days1998: 356 of 365 days1999: 363 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 332 of 365 days2004: 361 of 366 days2005: 356 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 359 of 365 days2016: 363 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 364 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 58 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
123 years of record at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1902, 1903, 1906, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1995, 2025.
Days with data per year at Cottonwood Falls
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1902308%No
190324166%No
190535798%Yes
190629280%No
1907365100%Yes
190833190%Yes
1909364100%Yes
1910364100%Yes
191136399%Yes
191234995%Yes
1913365100%Yes
191436299%Yes
1915365100%Yes
191636499%Yes
191735998%Yes
191836299%Yes
191936299%Yes
1920365100%Yes
1921364100%Yes
192236399%Yes
192336099%Yes
1924366100%Yes
192533391%Yes
192635898%Yes
192736099%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929364100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
193133391%Yes
1932366100%Yes
193336299%Yes
193436299%Yes
193532790%No
193618450%No
193735497%Yes
193835096%Yes
193935096%Yes
194032789%No
194133191%Yes
1942364100%Yes
194336399%Yes
194436299%Yes
194536299%Yes
1946364100%Yes
1947364100%Yes
194836299%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950364100%Yes
195136399%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195936399%Yes
196036098%Yes
196136299%Yes
196235096%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
196536399%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197236499%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
197636499%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978364100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
198335898%Yes
198436399%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
198736399%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
199036299%Yes
199136199%Yes
199235798%Yes
199334996%Yes
199435296%Yes
199532489%No
199635196%Yes
199735296%Yes
199835698%Yes
199936399%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200333291%Yes
200436199%Yes
200535698%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013364100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
201535998%Yes
201636399%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021364100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
20255816%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Cottonwood Falls
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low min-20.6 C (-5.1 F)6.2 C (11.2 F)65 years38 of 100 (Notable)
22 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low max (Tie)-5.6 C (21.9 F)tie17 years3 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low max-11.1 C (12.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)107 years45 of 100 (Notable)
21 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)8.4 C (15.1 F)47 years37 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low min-25.6 C (-14.1 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)107 years53 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low max-12.8 C (9.0 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)107 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily snow depth (Tie)17.8 cm (7.0 in)tie47 years6 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low max-16.7 C (1.9 F)8.9 C (16.0 F)19 years26 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily snow depth (Tie)17.8 cm (7.0 in)tie47 years6 of 100 (Routine)
18 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)87 years40 of 100 (Notable)
12 February 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily snowfall (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie111 years10 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low min-23.9 C (-11.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)90 years40 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2025Cottonwood Falls, USdaily snowfall (Tie)12.7 cm (5.0 in)tie85 years8 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2024Cottonwood Falls, USdaily rain31.0 mm (1.2 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)47 years25 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2024Cottonwood Falls, USdaily high min16.1 C (61.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)109 years42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2024Cottonwood Falls, USdaily rain82.3 mm (3.2 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)86 years42 of 100 (Notable)
30 October 2024Cottonwood Falls, USdaily high min19.4 C (66.9 F)3.3 C (5.9 F)100 years45 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 2024Cottonwood Falls, USdaily high max32.2 C (90.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)85 years36 of 100 (Notable)
13 October 2024Cottonwood Falls, USdaily high max33.3 C (91.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)77 years35 of 100 (Notable)
11 August 2024Cottonwood Falls, USdaily low max20.0 C (68.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)56 years29 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

111 complete years, 1905 to 2024
Annual mean temperature at Cottonwood Falls as warming stripes, 1905 to 2024 One stripe for each of 111 complete years at Cottonwood Falls, 1905 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.2 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2013, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.2 C (59.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F). 1905: 12.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1907: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1909: 12.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1910: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1911: 13.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1912: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1913: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1914: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1915: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1916: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1917: 12.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1918: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1919: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1920: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1921: 15.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1922: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1923: 13.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1924: 12.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1926: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1927: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1928: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1929: 12.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1930: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1932: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1934: 15.1 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1937: 11.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1938: 14.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1939: 14.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1940: 12.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1941: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1942: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1943: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1944: 13.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1945: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1946: 14.8 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1947: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1948: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1949: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1950: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1951: 12.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1952: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1953: 14.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1954: 15.2 C, +2.0 C from the station mean1955: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1956: 14.4 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1957: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1958: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1959: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1960: 12.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 12.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1962: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 14.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1964: 13.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1965: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1966: 13.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1967: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1969: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1970: 13.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1971: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1972: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1973: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1974: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1977: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1978: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1979: 12.0 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1980: 14.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1981: 13.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1982: 12.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1983: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1984: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1985: 11.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1986: 14.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1987: 13.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1988: 13.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1989: 12.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1990: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1991: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1992: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1993: 12.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1994: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1996: 12.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1997: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1998: 14.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1999: 13.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2000: 13.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2001: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2002: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 12.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2005: 13.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2006: 14.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2007: 13.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2008: 11.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2009: 11.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2010: 13.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2011: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2012: 14.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2013: 11.5 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2014: 11.6 C, -1.6 C from the station mean2015: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2016: 13.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2017: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2018: 12.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2019: 11.9 C, -1.3 C from the station mean2020: 12.8 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2021: 13.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2022: 12.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2023: 13.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2024: 13.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1905191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 111 complete years at Cottonwood Falls, 1905 to 2024. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.2 C (55.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2013, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.2 C (59.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cottonwood Falls as warming stripes, 1905 to 2024
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190512.4 C-0.76 C
190713.1 C-0.08 C
190912.6 C-0.58 C
191013.3 C+0.15 C
191113.9 C+0.71 C
191212.2 C-1.02 C
191313.6 C+0.41 C
191413.7 C+0.51 C
191512.7 C-0.49 C
191612.8 C-0.40 C
191712.1 C-1.08 C
191813.3 C+0.14 C
191913.0 C-0.24 C
192013.1 C-0.14 C
192115.0 C+1.84 C
192213.7 C+0.46 C
192313.4 C+0.20 C
192412.0 C-1.21 C
192613.1 C-0.12 C
192713.0 C-0.17 C
192813.3 C+0.15 C
192912.1 C-1.05 C
193013.7 C+0.47 C
193212.9 C-0.28 C
193415.1 C+1.88 C
193711.9 C-1.32 C
193814.5 C+1.31 C
193914.5 C+1.31 C
194012.4 C-0.75 C
194114.0 C+0.79 C
194213.3 C+0.10 C
194312.9 C-0.26 C
194413.5 C+0.26 C
194512.8 C-0.40 C
194614.8 C+1.63 C
194713.2 C+0.04 C
194812.8 C-0.37 C
194912.7 C-0.52 C
195012.5 C-0.74 C
195112.1 C-1.11 C
195213.6 C+0.39 C
195314.6 C+1.40 C
195415.2 C+2.03 C
195513.7 C+0.48 C
195614.4 C+1.21 C
195713.2 C+0.04 C
195812.8 C-0.38 C
195912.9 C-0.29 C
196012.5 C-0.73 C
196112.3 C-0.88 C
196213.0 C-0.15 C
196314.1 C+0.89 C
196413.9 C+0.71 C
196514.0 C+0.76 C
196613.4 C+0.19 C
196713.2 C+0.05 C
196813.0 C-0.16 C
196912.7 C-0.45 C
197013.5 C+0.34 C
197113.3 C+0.10 C
197213.0 C-0.16 C
197313.7 C+0.52 C
197413.3 C+0.08 C
197513.1 C-0.06 C
197613.3 C+0.07 C
197713.7 C+0.51 C
197812.7 C-0.51 C
197912.0 C-1.21 C
198014.3 C+1.08 C
198113.8 C+0.64 C
198212.9 C-0.30 C
198312.7 C-0.50 C
198413.2 C+0.04 C
198511.9 C-1.26 C
198614.1 C+0.94 C
198713.8 C+0.60 C
198813.4 C+0.22 C
198912.4 C-0.75 C
199013.6 C+0.38 C
199113.7 C+0.49 C
199213.2 C+0.01 C
199312.2 C-0.97 C
199413.7 C+0.48 C
199612.6 C-0.63 C
199713.0 C-0.23 C
199814.1 C+0.91 C
199913.8 C+0.61 C
200013.5 C+0.34 C
200113.7 C+0.46 C
200213.2 C-0.02 C
200412.7 C-0.48 C
200513.3 C+0.14 C
200614.0 C+0.83 C
200713.1 C-0.10 C
200811.8 C-1.44 C
200911.9 C-1.31 C
201013.0 C-0.15 C
201112.8 C-0.36 C
201214.5 C+1.30 C
201311.5 C-1.70 C
201411.6 C-1.55 C
201513.2 C-0.03 C
201613.8 C+0.62 C
201713.6 C+0.36 C
201812.4 C-0.79 C
201911.9 C-1.30 C
202012.8 C-0.40 C
202113.2 C+0.04 C
202212.3 C-0.89 C
202313.6 C+0.36 C
202413.7 C+0.52 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1905 to 2024 is -0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.02) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.11 to 0.04) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 111 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cottonwood Falls
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.02) per decade-0.03 F (-0.11 to 0.04) per decade1905 to 2024111Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.06 C (-0.11 to 0.00) per decade-0.10 F (-0.20 to 0.00) per decade1905 to 2024111Fall
Mean daily minimum0.02 C (-0.02 to 0.06) per decade0.03 F (-0.04 to 0.10) per decade1905 to 2024111Not clearly different from zero

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

1902 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Cottonwood Falls: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.8 C (118.0 F)193639.4 C (102.9 F)123
Coldest night (TNn)-34.4 C (-29.9 F)1905-21.7 C (-7.1 F)123
Wettest day (Rx1day)181.6 mm (7.1 in)194672.9 mm (2.9 in)123
Wettest five days (Rx5day)325.0 mm (12.8 in)1951113.1 mm (4.5 in)123
Longest dry spell (CDD)64 days196630 days123

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cottonwood Falls by year The hottest day of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F). 1020304050192019401960198020002020Record: 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cottonwood Falls by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190214.4 C (57.9 F)
190337.2 C (99.0 F)
190541.1 C (106.0 F)
190635.6 C (96.1 F)
190741.7 C (107.1 F)
190836.7 C (98.1 F)
190938.9 C (102.0 F)
191041.1 C (106.0 F)
191143.3 C (109.9 F)
191241.1 C (106.0 F)
191341.7 C (107.1 F)
191438.3 C (100.9 F)
191535.6 C (96.1 F)
191640.0 C (104.0 F)
191740.6 C (105.1 F)
191843.9 C (111.0 F)
191940.0 C (104.0 F)
192037.8 C (100.0 F)
192139.4 C (102.9 F)
192242.8 C (109.0 F)
192341.1 C (106.0 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192641.7 C (107.1 F)
192737.8 C (100.0 F)
192836.7 C (98.1 F)
192938.9 C (102.0 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193141.7 C (107.1 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193341.7 C (107.1 F)
193443.3 C (109.9 F)
193538.3 C (100.9 F)
193647.8 C (118.0 F)
193740.6 C (105.1 F)
193839.4 C (102.9 F)
193942.2 C (108.0 F)
194041.7 C (107.1 F)
194140.6 C (105.1 F)
194238.9 C (102.0 F)
194341.1 C (106.0 F)
194440.0 C (104.0 F)
194538.3 C (100.9 F)
194642.2 C (108.0 F)
194743.3 C (109.9 F)
194836.7 C (98.1 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195037.8 C (100.0 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195242.2 C (108.0 F)
195343.3 C (109.9 F)
195446.7 C (116.1 F)
195540.6 C (105.1 F)
195643.3 C (109.9 F)
195739.4 C (102.9 F)
195837.8 C (100.0 F)
195937.8 C (100.0 F)
196038.9 C (102.0 F)
196138.9 C (102.0 F)
196239.4 C (102.9 F)
196341.1 C (106.0 F)
196443.3 C (109.9 F)
196538.3 C (100.9 F)
196642.2 C (108.0 F)
196737.8 C (100.0 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196940.6 C (105.1 F)
197041.7 C (107.1 F)
197138.9 C (102.0 F)
197240.0 C (104.0 F)
197340.6 C (105.1 F)
197442.8 C (109.0 F)
197539.4 C (102.9 F)
197640.6 C (105.1 F)
197739.4 C (102.9 F)
197842.2 C (108.0 F)
197936.1 C (97.0 F)
198045.0 C (113.0 F)
198137.2 C (99.0 F)
198241.1 C (106.0 F)
198342.8 C (109.0 F)
198443.9 C (111.0 F)
198539.4 C (102.9 F)
198640.0 C (104.0 F)
198738.9 C (102.0 F)
198838.9 C (102.0 F)
198936.7 C (98.1 F)
199040.6 C (105.1 F)
199139.4 C (102.9 F)
199236.1 C (97.0 F)
199337.2 C (99.0 F)
199438.9 C (102.0 F)
199540.0 C (104.0 F)
199637.2 C (99.0 F)
199736.1 C (97.0 F)
199839.4 C (102.9 F)
199939.4 C (102.9 F)
200041.1 C (106.0 F)
200139.4 C (102.9 F)
200238.9 C (102.0 F)
200340.0 C (104.0 F)
200435.6 C (96.1 F)
200537.2 C (99.0 F)
200640.6 C (105.1 F)
200737.2 C (99.0 F)
200838.9 C (102.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201039.4 C (102.9 F)
201143.3 C (109.9 F)
201243.3 C (109.9 F)
201340.6 C (105.1 F)
201439.4 C (102.9 F)
201538.3 C (100.9 F)
201638.9 C (102.0 F)
201741.7 C (107.1 F)
201838.9 C (102.0 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202138.3 C (100.9 F)
202239.4 C (102.9 F)
202344.4 C (111.9 F)
202437.8 C (100.0 F)
202522.2 C (72.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cottonwood Falls by year The coldest night of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F). -40-30-20-10192019401960198020002020Record: -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1905
The coldest night of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cottonwood Falls by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1902-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1903-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1905-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1906-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1908-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1909-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1910-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1912-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1913-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1916-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1917-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1918-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1919-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1920-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1922-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1924-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1925-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1926-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1928-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1929-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1930-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1933-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1935-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1937-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1941-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1942-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1945-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1946-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1948-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1950-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1952-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1958-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1959-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1960-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1963-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1965-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1970-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1972-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1975-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1976-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1977-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1979-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1980-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1981-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1982-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1987-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1989-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1995-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1996-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1998-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1999-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2000-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2001-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2002-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2003-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2005-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2007-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2008-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2009-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2010-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2011-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2012-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2013-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2014-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2016-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2017-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2018-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2019-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2020-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2021-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2022-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2023-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2024-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2025-25.6 C (-14.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cottonwood Falls by year The wettest day of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.9 mm (2.9 in). 050100150200192019401960198020002020Record: 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1946
The wettest day of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.9 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cottonwood Falls by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190216.3 mm (0.6 in)
190375.2 mm (3.0 in)
190564.8 mm (2.6 in)
1906127.0 mm (5.0 in)
190773.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1909101.6 mm (4.0 in)
191050.8 mm (2.0 in)
191145.7 mm (1.8 in)
191261.0 mm (2.4 in)
191350.3 mm (2.0 in)
191464.8 mm (2.6 in)
191563.5 mm (2.5 in)
191663.5 mm (2.5 in)
191761.5 mm (2.4 in)
191880.3 mm (3.2 in)
191944.5 mm (1.8 in)
192083.1 mm (3.3 in)
192136.8 mm (1.4 in)
192256.4 mm (2.2 in)
192397.5 mm (3.8 in)
192450.8 mm (2.0 in)
192577.0 mm (3.0 in)
1926147.6 mm (5.8 in)
192749.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928128.8 mm (5.1 in)
192997.3 mm (3.8 in)
193045.2 mm (1.8 in)
1931126.0 mm (5.0 in)
193292.7 mm (3.6 in)
193345.7 mm (1.8 in)
193484.3 mm (3.3 in)
1935114.3 mm (4.5 in)
193625.9 mm (1.0 in)
1937121.4 mm (4.8 in)
193878.0 mm (3.1 in)
193951.6 mm (2.0 in)
194082.6 mm (3.3 in)
1941159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1942134.6 mm (5.3 in)
194372.4 mm (2.9 in)
194463.2 mm (2.5 in)
194588.9 mm (3.5 in)
1946181.6 mm (7.1 in)
194759.2 mm (2.3 in)
194888.9 mm (3.5 in)
194990.2 mm (3.6 in)
195093.7 mm (3.7 in)
1951153.7 mm (6.1 in)
195249.5 mm (1.9 in)
195352.1 mm (2.1 in)
195471.6 mm (2.8 in)
195572.9 mm (2.9 in)
195648.3 mm (1.9 in)
195788.9 mm (3.5 in)
195857.9 mm (2.3 in)
195981.5 mm (3.2 in)
196066.0 mm (2.6 in)
196193.7 mm (3.7 in)
196244.7 mm (1.8 in)
196346.5 mm (1.8 in)
196481.8 mm (3.2 in)
1965128.5 mm (5.1 in)
196657.9 mm (2.3 in)
1967101.1 mm (4.0 in)
196853.1 mm (2.1 in)
1969101.6 mm (4.0 in)
197051.1 mm (2.0 in)
1971110.5 mm (4.4 in)
197262.2 mm (2.4 in)
1973103.4 mm (4.1 in)
197478.2 mm (3.1 in)
197574.9 mm (2.9 in)
197663.5 mm (2.5 in)
197759.9 mm (2.4 in)
197847.0 mm (1.9 in)
1979119.9 mm (4.7 in)
198058.4 mm (2.3 in)
198177.0 mm (3.0 in)
198265.5 mm (2.6 in)
198367.3 mm (2.6 in)
198486.9 mm (3.4 in)
1985120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1986141.0 mm (5.6 in)
198762.2 mm (2.4 in)
198844.5 mm (1.8 in)
198967.3 mm (2.6 in)
199077.5 mm (3.1 in)
199143.9 mm (1.7 in)
199279.2 mm (3.1 in)
199391.4 mm (3.6 in)
199473.7 mm (2.9 in)
199565.5 mm (2.6 in)
1996107.2 mm (4.2 in)
199763.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1999108.0 mm (4.3 in)
200044.7 mm (1.8 in)
200177.7 mm (3.1 in)
200247.5 mm (1.9 in)
2003140.5 mm (5.5 in)
2004108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2005159.5 mm (6.3 in)
200663.5 mm (2.5 in)
200771.6 mm (2.8 in)
200864.3 mm (2.5 in)
2009116.8 mm (4.6 in)
201094.5 mm (3.7 in)
201157.9 mm (2.3 in)
201243.2 mm (1.7 in)
2013129.5 mm (5.1 in)
201468.6 mm (2.7 in)
201562.7 mm (2.5 in)
201690.7 mm (3.6 in)
201758.2 mm (2.3 in)
201854.1 mm (2.1 in)
201981.8 mm (3.2 in)
202077.5 mm (3.1 in)
202170.6 mm (2.8 in)
202270.6 mm (2.8 in)
202364.5 mm (2.5 in)
202483.8 mm (3.3 in)
20258.9 mm (0.35 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cottonwood Falls by year The wettest five days of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is 325.0 mm (12.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.1 mm (4.5 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 325.0 mm (12.8 in) in 1951
The wettest five days of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is 325.0 mm (12.8 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.1 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cottonwood Falls by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190218.1 mm (0.7 in)
1903103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1905115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1906132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1907114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1908188.2 mm (7.4 in)
1909159.5 mm (6.3 in)
191092.7 mm (3.6 in)
1911100.6 mm (4.0 in)
191265.8 mm (2.6 in)
191378.6 mm (3.1 in)
1914121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1915102.6 mm (4.0 in)
191692.4 mm (3.6 in)
191789.4 mm (3.5 in)
191895.1 mm (3.7 in)
191968.2 mm (2.7 in)
1920101.9 mm (4.0 in)
192170.6 mm (2.8 in)
192281.8 mm (3.2 in)
1923169.6 mm (6.7 in)
192485.1 mm (3.4 in)
192597.8 mm (3.9 in)
1926161.6 mm (6.4 in)
192798.6 mm (3.9 in)
1928188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1929195.9 mm (7.7 in)
193066.6 mm (2.6 in)
1931128.1 mm (5.0 in)
193298.8 mm (3.9 in)
193370.7 mm (2.8 in)
1934102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1935127.8 mm (5.0 in)
193639.3 mm (1.5 in)
1937146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1938119.4 mm (4.7 in)
193966.9 mm (2.6 in)
1940100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1941206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1942153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1943116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1944101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1945150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1946181.6 mm (7.1 in)
194781.5 mm (3.2 in)
1948231.9 mm (9.1 in)
194992.7 mm (3.6 in)
1950118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951325.0 mm (12.8 in)
195262.7 mm (2.5 in)
195356.5 mm (2.2 in)
1954100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1955143.6 mm (5.7 in)
195678.8 mm (3.1 in)
1957112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1958101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1959146.1 mm (5.8 in)
196098.0 mm (3.9 in)
1961132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1962114.9 mm (4.5 in)
196367.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1965170.7 mm (6.7 in)
196667.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967113.1 mm (4.5 in)
196880.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1970118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1971185.9 mm (7.3 in)
197283.6 mm (3.3 in)
1973158.1 mm (6.2 in)
1974128.3 mm (5.1 in)
197596.5 mm (3.8 in)
197680.6 mm (3.2 in)
1977124.7 mm (4.9 in)
197870.6 mm (2.8 in)
1979137.4 mm (5.4 in)
198072.4 mm (2.9 in)
198183.9 mm (3.3 in)
1982130.2 mm (5.1 in)
198369.1 mm (2.7 in)
1984106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1985134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1986238.8 mm (9.4 in)
1987101.5 mm (4.0 in)
198871.3 mm (2.8 in)
1989138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1990131.1 mm (5.2 in)
199168.5 mm (2.7 in)
199291.9 mm (3.6 in)
1993184.4 mm (7.3 in)
199484.9 mm (3.3 in)
1995113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1996178.6 mm (7.0 in)
199789.6 mm (3.5 in)
1998206.7 mm (8.1 in)
1999132.6 mm (5.2 in)
200088.4 mm (3.5 in)
200199.9 mm (3.9 in)
200281.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003192.4 mm (7.6 in)
2004208.6 mm (8.2 in)
2005164.1 mm (6.5 in)
200669.9 mm (2.8 in)
2007148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2008123.8 mm (4.9 in)
2009118.9 mm (4.7 in)
2010126.3 mm (5.0 in)
201181.8 mm (3.2 in)
201281.2 mm (3.2 in)
2013216.1 mm (8.5 in)
201484.7 mm (3.3 in)
2015113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2016132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2017140.4 mm (5.5 in)
2018146.4 mm (5.8 in)
2019150.6 mm (5.9 in)
2020185.5 mm (7.3 in)
2021114.0 mm (4.5 in)
202290.7 mm (3.6 in)
2023123.9 mm (4.9 in)
2024129.3 mm (5.1 in)
202513.3 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cottonwood Falls by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is 64 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 64 days in 1966
The longest dry spell of the year at Cottonwood Falls, 1902 to 2025. The record is 64 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cottonwood Falls by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190212 days
190322 days
190537 days
190630 days
190723 days
190831 days
190922 days
191034 days
191122 days
191228 days
191325 days
191446 days
191529 days
191625 days
191724 days
191830 days
191928 days
192045 days
192133 days
192248 days
192331 days
192434 days
192522 days
192635 days
192742 days
192833 days
192930 days
193038 days
193120 days
193222 days
193327 days
193441 days
193522 days
193652 days
193726 days
193845 days
193925 days
194045 days
194119 days
194243 days
194329 days
194428 days
194550 days
194635 days
194725 days
194827 days
194937 days
195058 days
195127 days
195256 days
195329 days
195446 days
195528 days
195633 days
195722 days
195830 days
195939 days
196027 days
196125 days
196223 days
196336 days
196422 days
196543 days
196664 days
196730 days
196832 days
196922 days
197032 days
197132 days
197231 days
197323 days
197447 days
197543 days
197630 days
197730 days
197845 days
197942 days
198035 days
198131 days
198223 days
198333 days
198423 days
198522 days
198633 days
198719 days
198842 days
198944 days
199025 days
199137 days
199219 days
199324 days
199425 days
199529 days
199639 days
199722 days
199836 days
199928 days
200029 days
200127 days
200228 days
200328 days
200425 days
200523 days
200634 days
200732 days
200823 days
200927 days
201035 days
201119 days
201233 days
201326 days
201420 days
201526 days
201621 days
201731 days
201832 days
201930 days
202033 days
202139 days
202232 days
202320 days
202437 days
202520 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

111 years with a frost

Across 111 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cottonwood Falls falls on 18 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 180 days between them.

In 1993 to 2024 the median growing season was 189 days. That is 13 days more than in 1905 to 1941.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.8 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cottonwood Falls
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1905 to 1941)Recent period (1993 to 2024)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost18 April24 April15 April9 days earlier-1.2 days per decade
First autumn frost16 October16 October20 October4 days later+0.6 days per decade
Growing days180 days176 days189 days13 days more+1.8 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

118 years, 1905 to 2024

A day with at least 73.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 188.6 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cottonwood Falls: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years73.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 years100.6 mm (4.0 in)
10 years119.8 mm (4.7 in)
25 years145.9 mm (5.7 in)
50 years166.6 mm (6.6 in)
100 years188.6 mm (7.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 118 years of values from 1905 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: 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1946; 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 2005; 159.3 mm (6.3 in) in 1941.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Cottonwood Falls, at 1998. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1998 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Cottonwood Falls, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1998-0.3-0.5possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2010 to 2024 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2010 to 2024, Cottonwood Falls had a mean temperature of 12.9 C (55.3 F) and 926.6 mm (36.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are St Louis Lambert Intl AP (United States, 538 km away), Pomme de Terre Dam (United States, 287 km away) and Nashville 1 E (United States, 627 km away).

Climate twins of Cottonwood Falls: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2010 to 2024 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
St Louis Lambert Intl APUnited States538 km (334 mi)13.0 C (55.4 F)953.4 mm (37.5 in)0.59
Pomme de Terre DamUnited States287 km (178 mi)13.0 C (55.5 F)1,015.4 mm (40.0 in)0.74
Nashville 1 EUnited States627 km (390 mi)12.9 C (55.3 F)1,001.2 mm (39.4 in)0.75

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Cottonwood Falls standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Cottonwood Falls 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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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