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Elkader Weather Records (USC00142421)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elkader (USC00142421), Kansas, United States, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Elkader

  • Elkader (USC00142421) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.78 latitude and -100.87 longitude, 831 m (2,725 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1949 to 1989, 41 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Elkader still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Elkader set a daily record precipitation of 6.1 mm (0.24 in) on 28 January 1989.

About the Station

  • Location: Kansas, United States, 38.78 latitude, -100.87 longitude.
  • Elevation: 831 m (2,725 ft).
  • Period of record: 1949 to 1989, 41 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Elkader, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elkader. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Elkader. 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 Elkader, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Elkader by the year they were set 0 records at Elkader still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Elkader still stand.
Standing records at Elkader by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Elkader set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Elkader between 29 March 1987 and 29 March 1987. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfall29 March 1987: Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1 all-time records were set at Elkader between 29 March 1987 and 29 March 1987. Each dot is a new record.
When Elkader set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1987-03-29Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 108.0 mm (4.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elkader The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elkader. The most was 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 17 May 1981. 050100150 Jan: 12.7 mm (0.5 in), 9 January 1985 Jan Feb: 15.2 mm (0.6 in), 15 February 1969 Feb Mar: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 23 March 1979 Mar Apr: 42.7 mm (1.7 in), 2 April 1984 Apr May: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 17 May 1981 May Jun: 74.2 mm (2.9 in), 9 June 1974 Jun Jul: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 21 July 1966 Jul Aug: 66.0 mm (2.6 in), 5 August 1977 Aug Sep: 52.1 mm (2.1 in), 15 September 1976 Sep Oct: 98.6 mm (3.9 in), 18 October 1965 Oct Nov: 35.1 mm (1.4 in), 19 November 1975 Nov Dec: 26.4 mm (1.0 in), 3 December 1953 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elkader. The most was 108.0 mm (4.3 in) on 17 May 1981.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elkader
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan12.7 mm (0.5 in)9 January 1985
Feb15.2 mm (0.6 in)15 February 1969
Mar38.1 mm (1.5 in)23 March 1979
Apr42.7 mm (1.7 in)2 April 1984
May108.0 mm (4.3 in)17 May 1981
Jun74.2 mm (2.9 in)9 June 1974
Jul102.6 mm (4.0 in)21 July 1966
Aug66.0 mm (2.6 in)5 August 1977
Sep52.1 mm (2.1 in)15 September 1976
Oct98.6 mm (3.9 in)18 October 1965
Nov35.1 mm (1.4 in)19 November 1975
Dec26.4 mm (1.0 in)3 December 1953

Latest Records

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Latest records at Elkader
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
28 January 1989Elkader, USdaily rain6.1 mm (0.24 in)5.8 mm (0.23 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1988Elkader, USdaily rain5.1 mm (0.20 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)2 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 1988Elkader, USdaily rain20.1 mm (0.8 in)4.1 mm (0.16 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1988Elkader, USdaily rain18.3 mm (0.7 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)20 years12 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1988Elkader, USdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)15 years8 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1988Elkader, USdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)8 years8 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1987Elkader, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)12 years14 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1987Elkader, USdaily snowfall1.3 cm (0.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)37 years16 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1987Elkader, USdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)3.8 cm (1.5 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1987Elkader, USdaily rain9.1 mm (0.36 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)4 years4 of 100 (Routine)
9 July 1987Elkader, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)9.7 mm (0.38 in)4 years11 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1987Elkader, USdaily rain53.3 mm (2.1 in)36.8 mm (1.4 in)12 years34 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1987Elkader, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)23.6 mm (0.9 in)36 years32 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1987Elkader, USdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)12 years25 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1987Elkader, USdaily rain20.3 mm (0.8 in)6.6 mm (0.26 in)14 years12 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1987Elkader, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)8.9 mm (0.35 in)36 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 May 1987Elkader, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)32.0 mm (1.3 in)5 years28 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1987Elkader, USall-time snowfall35.6 cm (14.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)29 years39 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 1987Elkader, USdaily rain9.4 mm (0.37 in)5.6 mm (0.22 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
27 February 1987Elkader, USdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)24 years20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1949 to 1989
Yearly extremes at Elkader: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)108.0 mm (4.3 in)198142.1 mm (1.7 in)40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)137.7 mm (5.4 in)196664.5 mm (2.5 in)40
Longest dry spell (CDD)90 days195549 days40

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elkader by year The wettest day of the year at Elkader, 1949 to 1989. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.1 mm (1.7 in). 0501001501950196019701980Record: 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1981
The wettest day of the year at Elkader, 1949 to 1989. The record is 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.1 mm (1.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elkader by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194926.7 mm (1.1 in)
195049.0 mm (1.9 in)
195133.5 mm (1.3 in)
195225.7 mm (1.0 in)
195328.2 mm (1.1 in)
195425.4 mm (1.0 in)
195540.6 mm (1.6 in)
195624.1 mm (0.9 in)
195738.1 mm (1.5 in)
195835.6 mm (1.4 in)
195935.6 mm (1.4 in)
196036.8 mm (1.4 in)
196130.5 mm (1.2 in)
196241.9 mm (1.6 in)
196343.2 mm (1.7 in)
196598.6 mm (3.9 in)
1966102.6 mm (4.0 in)
196750.8 mm (2.0 in)
196842.2 mm (1.7 in)
196954.4 mm (2.1 in)
197026.9 mm (1.1 in)
197155.1 mm (2.2 in)
197263.5 mm (2.5 in)
197340.9 mm (1.6 in)
197474.2 mm (2.9 in)
197553.8 mm (2.1 in)
197652.1 mm (2.1 in)
197766.0 mm (2.6 in)
197872.4 mm (2.9 in)
197944.5 mm (1.8 in)
198033.0 mm (1.3 in)
1981108.0 mm (4.3 in)
198252.1 mm (2.1 in)
198325.4 mm (1.0 in)
198442.7 mm (1.7 in)
198548.3 mm (1.9 in)
198636.8 mm (1.4 in)
198753.3 mm (2.1 in)
198837.3 mm (1.5 in)
19896.1 mm (0.24 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elkader by year The wettest five days of the year at Elkader, 1949 to 1989. The record is 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.5 mm (2.5 in). 0501001501950196019701980Record: 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1966
The wettest five days of the year at Elkader, 1949 to 1989. The record is 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.5 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elkader by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194969.4 mm (2.7 in)
195095.0 mm (3.7 in)
195157.9 mm (2.3 in)
195234.1 mm (1.3 in)
195341.4 mm (1.6 in)
195434.1 mm (1.3 in)
195565.3 mm (2.6 in)
195644.8 mm (1.8 in)
195762.0 mm (2.4 in)
195882.1 mm (3.2 in)
195963.6 mm (2.5 in)
196037.8 mm (1.5 in)
196172.4 mm (2.9 in)
196243.4 mm (1.7 in)
196370.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1966137.7 mm (5.4 in)
196755.9 mm (2.2 in)
196853.0 mm (2.1 in)
1969109.5 mm (4.3 in)
197050.8 mm (2.0 in)
197159.2 mm (2.3 in)
197267.8 mm (2.7 in)
197362.8 mm (2.5 in)
197496.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975106.9 mm (4.2 in)
197692.8 mm (3.7 in)
197797.5 mm (3.8 in)
197886.1 mm (3.4 in)
197962.8 mm (2.5 in)
198082.7 mm (3.3 in)
1981134.4 mm (5.3 in)
198269.2 mm (2.7 in)
198328.4 mm (1.1 in)
198456.9 mm (2.2 in)
198579.1 mm (3.1 in)
198636.8 mm (1.4 in)
1987100.3 mm (3.9 in)
198849.7 mm (2.0 in)
19896.9 mm (0.27 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elkader by year The longest dry spell of the year at Elkader, 1949 to 1989. The record is 90 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days. 204060801001950196019701980Record: 90 days in 1955
The longest dry spell of the year at Elkader, 1949 to 1989. The record is 90 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 49 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elkader by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194982 days
195032 days
195124 days
195238 days
195358 days
195476 days
195590 days
195647 days
195732 days
195838 days
195944 days
196035 days
196135 days
196231 days
196362 days
196555 days
196669 days
196749 days
196869 days
196944 days
197069 days
197155 days
197279 days
197330 days
197466 days
197553 days
197663 days
197761 days
197825 days
197943 days
198041 days
198133 days
198239 days
198357 days
198449 days
198579 days
198639 days
198755 days
198857 days
198927 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

33 years, 1950 to 1988

A day with at least 43.2 mm (1.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 122.1 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elkader: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years43.2 mm (1.7 in)
5 years60.0 mm (2.4 in)
10 years72.7 mm (2.9 in)
25 years90.7 mm (3.6 in)
50 years105.7 mm (4.2 in)Longer than the 33 years of record
100 years122.1 mm (4.8 in)Longer than the 33 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, 33 years of values from 1950 to 1988.

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: 108.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1981; 102.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1966; 74.2 mm (2.9 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

  • Data for Elkader standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Elkader 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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