Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Council Grove (USC00141866), Kansas, United States, with 56 years of record.
Key Facts for Council Grove
Council Grove (USC00141866) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.67 latitude and -96.50 longitude, 400 m (1,312 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 1963, 56 years of record.
1,464 records set at Council Grove still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Council Grove set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 17 September 1963.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 38.67 latitude, -96.50 longitude.
Elevation: 400 m (1,312 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 1963, 56 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Council Grove. 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 Council Grove, 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)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
46.1 C (115.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Council Grove still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Council Grove by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1908
5
1909
21
1910
35
1911
19
1912
25
1913
40
1914
18
1915
24
1916
22
1917
34
1918
30
1919
23
1920
23
1921
18
1922
12
1923
20
1924
37
1925
35
1926
22
1927
18
1928
23
1929
18
1930
42
1931
31
1932
32
1933
36
1934
49
1935
22
1936
77
1937
24
1938
29
1939
34
1940
33
1941
21
1942
15
1943
26
1944
19
1945
17
1946
31
1947
22
1948
9
1949
18
1950
48
1951
31
1952
28
1953
32
1954
38
1955
22
1956
33
1957
10
1958
14
1959
17
1960
23
1961
16
1962
29
1963
14
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Council Grove between 19 January 1943 and 19 January 1943. Each dot is a new record.
When Council Grove set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1943-01-19
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 182.4 mm (7.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Council Grove. The most was 182.4 mm (7.2 in) on 5 July 1932.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Council Grove
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
4 January 1949
Feb
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
22 February 1922
Mar
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
15 March 1944
Apr
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
22 April 1944
May
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
4 May 1938
Jun
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
19 June 1946
Jul
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
5 July 1932
Aug
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
26 August 1944
Sep
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
13 September 1961
Oct
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
11 October 1912
Nov
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
13 November 1909
Dec
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
5 December 1944
Period of Record Coverage
1908 to 1963
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Council Grove, 1908 to 1963. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1914, 1963.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 42 complete years at Council Grove, 1917 to 1962. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 10.9 C (51.6 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 14.8 C (58.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Council Grove as warming stripes, 1917 to 1962
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1917
11.4 C
-1.48 C
1918
12.9 C
-0.01 C
1919
12.3 C
-0.59 C
1920
12.4 C
-0.50 C
1922
13.1 C
+0.20 C
1923
13.0 C
+0.09 C
1924
11.7 C
-1.14 C
1925
12.8 C
-0.08 C
1926
12.7 C
-0.18 C
1927
12.7 C
-0.15 C
1929
12.0 C
-0.90 C
1930
13.4 C
+0.50 C
1931
14.5 C
+1.62 C
1932
12.7 C
-0.13 C
1933
14.4 C
+1.55 C
1934
14.8 C
+1.95 C
1935
13.1 C
+0.26 C
1936
13.6 C
+0.75 C
1937
11.9 C
-0.97 C
1938
14.0 C
+1.09 C
1940
12.2 C
-0.66 C
1941
13.8 C
+0.89 C
1942
13.0 C
+0.17 C
1943
12.8 C
-0.04 C
1944
13.2 C
+0.38 C
1945
12.6 C
-0.28 C
1946
14.7 C
+1.82 C
1947
13.2 C
+0.33 C
1949
12.4 C
-0.46 C
1950
11.4 C
-1.49 C
1951
10.9 C
-1.99 C
1952
12.5 C
-0.40 C
1953
13.3 C
+0.43 C
1954
14.0 C
+1.09 C
1955
12.7 C
-0.19 C
1956
13.9 C
+1.05 C
1957
12.6 C
-0.25 C
1958
12.3 C
-0.52 C
1959
12.6 C
-0.31 C
1960
12.0 C
-0.83 C
1961
12.0 C
-0.82 C
1962
12.9 C
+0.05 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1917 to 1962 is -0.01 C (-0.22 to 0.20) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.40 to 0.36) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 42 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Council Grove
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.01 C (-0.22 to 0.20) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.40 to 0.36) per decade
1917 to 1962
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.3) per decade
0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.6) per decade
1917 to 1962
42
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.5 to 0.2) per decade
1917 to 1962
42
Not 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
1908 to 1963
Yearly extremes at Council Grove: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1943
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1932
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
56
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
255.5 mm (10.1 in)
1951
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
56
Longest dry spell (CDD)
58 days
1914
30 days
56
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Council Grove, 1908 to 1963. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Council Grove by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1908
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1911
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1914
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1915
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1918
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1919
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1920
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1921
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1922
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1930
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1931
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1934
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1935
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1938
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1940
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1947
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1954
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1956
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Council Grove, 1908 to 1963. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Council Grove by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1908
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1909
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1910
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1911
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1912
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1913
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1914
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1915
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1918
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1923
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1924
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1925
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1926
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1927
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1928
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1929
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1930
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1933
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1935
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1938
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1939
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1940
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1943
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1944
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1945
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1946
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1947
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1948
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1952
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1953
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1955
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1957
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1960
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1961
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1962
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1963
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Council Grove, 1908 to 1963. The record is 182.4 mm (7.2 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.0 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Council Grove by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1909
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1910
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1911
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1912
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1913
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1914
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1915
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1916
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1918
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1920
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1921
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1922
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1924
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1927
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1928
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1929
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1930
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1932
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1933
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1934
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1936
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1937
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1938
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1939
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1940
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1941
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1942
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1943
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1944
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1946
174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1947
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1952
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1954
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1956
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1958
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1960
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1961
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1962
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1963
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Council Grove, 1908 to 1963. The record is 255.5 mm (10.1 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.2 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Council Grove by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1909
232.0 mm (9.1 in)
1910
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1911
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1912
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1913
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1914
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1916
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1917
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1918
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1919
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1920
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1921
128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1922
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1923
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1924
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1925
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1926
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1927
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1928
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1929
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1930
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1931
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1932
241.1 mm (9.5 in)
1933
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1934
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935
118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1936
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1937
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1938
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1939
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941
180.8 mm (7.1 in)
1942
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1943
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1944
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1945
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1946
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1947
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1948
177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1949
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1950
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1951
255.5 mm (10.1 in)
1952
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1953
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954
113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1955
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1956
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1958
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1959
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1960
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1961
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1962
130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1963
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Council Grove, 1908 to 1963. The record is 58 days in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Council Grove by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908
33 days
1909
34 days
1910
46 days
1911
21 days
1912
30 days
1913
24 days
1914
58 days
1915
23 days
1916
26 days
1917
38 days
1918
30 days
1919
32 days
1920
47 days
1921
33 days
1922
32 days
1923
40 days
1924
28 days
1925
47 days
1926
41 days
1927
21 days
1928
36 days
1929
26 days
1930
33 days
1931
28 days
1932
28 days
1933
37 days
1934
29 days
1935
22 days
1936
40 days
1937
27 days
1938
45 days
1939
43 days
1940
29 days
1941
18 days
1942
43 days
1943
28 days
1944
28 days
1945
23 days
1946
30 days
1947
24 days
1948
23 days
1949
29 days
1950
58 days
1951
15 days
1952
49 days
1953
29 days
1954
46 days
1955
40 days
1956
26 days
1957
26 days
1958
40 days
1959
39 days
1960
20 days
1961
25 days
1962
27 days
1963
50 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
42 years with a frost
Across 42 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Council Grove falls on 22 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 175 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Council Grove
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1931 to 1962)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
22 April
n/a
22 April
n/a
-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
n/a
15 October
n/a
+1.5 days per decade
Growing days
175 days
n/a
177 days
n/a
+2.2 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
49 years, 1912 to 1962
A day with at least 74.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 196.0 mm (7.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Council Grove: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
74.5 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
25 years
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
50 years
173.0 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
196.0 mm (7.7 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1912 to 1962.
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: 182.4 mm (7.2 in) in 1932; 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 1946; 136.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1938.
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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.