Elgin Weather Records (USC00142409)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elgin (USC00142409), Kansas, United States, with 112 years of record.

Key Facts for Elgin

Elgin (USC00142409) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.01 latitude and -96.27 longitude, 244 m (800 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1896 to 2007, 112 years of record.
334 records set at Elgin still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elgin set a daily record precipitation of 65.8 mm (2.6 in) on 7 May 2007.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 37.01 latitude, -96.27 longitude.
Elevation: 244 m (800 ft).
Period of record: 1896 to 2007, 112 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 Elgin. 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 Elgin, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

334 standing records

334 records at Elgin still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 210.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Elgin between 21 November 1979 and 24 February 2003. Each dot is a new record.

When Elgin set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1979-11-21	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1980-02-08	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
2003-02-24	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 36.6 cm (14.4 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 243.8 mm (9.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elgin. The most was 243.8 mm (9.6 in) on 21 November 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elgin
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	5 January 2005
Feb	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	21 February 1997
Mar	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	21 March 2007
Apr	127.8 mm (5.0 in)	10 April 1944
May	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	15 May 1990
Jun	154.7 mm (6.1 in)	11 June 1967
Jul	205.5 mm (8.1 in)	22 July 1959
Aug	143.8 mm (5.7 in)	8 August 1986
Sep	197.9 mm (7.8 in)	30 September 1986
Oct	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	13 October 1984
Nov	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	21 November 1979
Dec	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 December 1999

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 1897

2 years of record at Elgin, 1896 to 1897. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1897.

Latest Records

Latest records at Elgin
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 May 2007	Elgin, US	daily rain	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	33 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2007	Elgin, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 2007	Elgin, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	21 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2007	Elgin, US	monthly rain	103.6 mm (4.1 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	4 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
21 January 2007	Elgin, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2007	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	67 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2007	Elgin, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 December 2006	Elgin, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2006	Elgin, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2006	Elgin, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2006	Elgin, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2006	Elgin, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	51 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 2006	Elgin, US	daily rain	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2006	Elgin, US	monthly snow depth (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	5 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 2006	Elgin, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	8 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2006	Elgin, US	daily rain	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	41 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
29 April 2006	Elgin, US	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	23 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
25 April 2006	Elgin, US	daily rain	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	59 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 March 2006	Elgin, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2006	Elgin, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	32 years	26 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1896 to 2007

Yearly extremes at Elgin: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	1896	22.5 C (72.5 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	1897	-13.6 C (7.5 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	243.8 mm (9.6 in)	1979	75.3 mm (3.0 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	458.5 mm (18.1 in)	1986	117.7 mm (4.6 in)	70
Longest dry spell (CDD)	74 days	1952	29 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elgin, 1896 to 2007. The record is 22.8 C (73.0 F) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 22.5 C (72.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elgin by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1896	22.8 C (73.0 F)
1897	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
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1951	n/a
1952	n/a
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1968	n/a
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1973	n/a
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1976	n/a
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1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elgin, 1896 to 2007. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.6 C (7.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elgin by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1896	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1897	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
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1974	n/a
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1976	n/a
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1998	n/a
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2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elgin, 1896 to 2007. The record is 243.8 mm (9.6 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.3 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elgin by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1896	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1897	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1940	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1941	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1943	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1944	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1945	167.9 mm (6.6 in)
1946	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1947	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1949	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1950	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1951	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1952	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1954	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1955	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1957	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1958	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1959	205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1960	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1962	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1964	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1967	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1968	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1970	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1971	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1972	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1973	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1976	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1977	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1978	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1979	243.8 mm (9.6 in)
1980	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1981	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1983	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1985	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1986	197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1987	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1988	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1989	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1990	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1991	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1992	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1995	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1996	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1997	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1998	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1999	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2000	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2003	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2004	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2005	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2006	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2007	103.6 mm (4.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elgin, 1896 to 2007. The record is 458.5 mm (18.1 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.7 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elgin by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1896	108.6 mm (4.3 in)
1897	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
1940	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1941	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1942	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1943	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1944	224.9 mm (8.9 in)
1945	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1946	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1948	121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1949	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1950	188.8 mm (7.4 in)
1951	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1952	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1953	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1955	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1956	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1957	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1958	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1959	234.0 mm (9.2 in)
1960	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1961	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1962	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1963	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1965	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1966	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1967	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1968	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1969	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1970	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1971	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1972	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1973	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1974	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1975	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1976	171.7 mm (6.8 in)
1977	133.0 mm (5.2 in)
1978	141.6 mm (5.6 in)
1979	253.7 mm (10.0 in)
1980	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1981	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1982	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1983	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1984	263.7 mm (10.4 in)
1985	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1986	458.5 mm (18.1 in)
1987	173.0 mm (6.8 in)
1988	166.6 mm (6.6 in)
1989	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1990	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1991	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1992	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1993	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1994	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1995	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1996	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1997	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1998	274.1 mm (10.8 in)
1999	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2000	106.8 mm (4.2 in)
2001	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2002	114.6 mm (4.5 in)
2003	221.1 mm (8.7 in)
2004	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
2005	132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2006	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2007	141.7 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elgin, 1896 to 2007. The record is 74 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elgin by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1896	28 days
1897	17 days
1940	15 days
1941	20 days
1942	30 days
1943	42 days
1944	29 days
1945	27 days
1946	24 days
1947	40 days
1948	21 days
1949	39 days
1950	57 days
1951	16 days
1952	74 days
1953	22 days
1954	43 days
1955	56 days
1956	37 days
1957	29 days
1958	32 days
1959	36 days
1960	24 days
1961	22 days
1962	30 days
1963	39 days
1964	28 days
1965	36 days
1966	35 days
1967	25 days
1968	21 days
1969	18 days
1970	52 days
1971	44 days
1972	37 days
1973	22 days
1974	21 days
1975	19 days
1976	36 days
1977	26 days
1978	31 days
1979	36 days
1980	33 days
1981	31 days
1982	26 days
1983	18 days
1984	21 days
1985	18 days
1986	33 days
1987	16 days
1988	27 days
1989	38 days
1990	29 days
1991	30 days
1992	17 days
1993	26 days
1994	43 days
1995	38 days
1996	42 days
1997	22 days
1998	19 days
1999	30 days
2000	35 days
2001	23 days
2002	29 days
2003	35 days
2004	24 days
2005	37 days
2006	40 days
2007	22 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

62 years, 1941 to 2006

A day with at least 78.3 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 286.1 mm (11.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elgin: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
10 years	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
25 years	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
50 years	235.5 mm (9.3 in)
100 years	286.1 mm (11.3 in)	Longer than the 62 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, 62 years of values from 1941 to 2006.

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: 243.8 mm (9.6 in) in 1979; 233.7 mm (9.2 in) in 1984; 205.5 mm (8.1 in) in 1959.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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