Elk City Lake Weather Records (USC00142430)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elk City Lake (USC00142430), Kansas, United States, with 33 years of record.

Key Facts for Elk City Lake

Elk City Lake (USC00142430) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.28 latitude and -95.78 longitude, 259 m (849 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1964 to 1996, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elk City Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elk City Lake set a daily record low minimum temperature of -7.2 C (19.0 F) on 8 April 1996.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 37.28 latitude, -95.78 longitude.
Elevation: 259 m (849 ft).
Period of record: 1964 to 1996, 33 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Elk City Lake. 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 Elk City Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elk City Lake still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 81.

Standing records at Elk City Lake by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1964	54
1965	60
1966	70
1967	70
1968	48
1969	37
1970	54
1971	43
1972	66
1973	36
1974	53
1975	37
1976	57
1977	35
1978	55
1979	44
1980	81
1981	37
1982	40
1983	81
1984	35
1985	33
1986	36
1987	37
1988	29
1989	46
1990	29
1991	32
1992	32
1993	26
1994	27
1995	26
1996	18

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 213.4 mm (8.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elk City Lake. The most was 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 22 June 1977.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elk City Lake
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 January 1975
Feb	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	1 February 1983
Mar	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	28 March 1989
Apr	97.0 mm (3.8 in)	1 April 1988
May	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	28 May 1984
Jun	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	22 June 1977
Jul	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	13 July 1986
Aug	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	4 August 1985
Sep	151.9 mm (6.0 in)	30 September 1986
Oct	205.7 mm (8.1 in)	3 October 1986
Nov	178.1 mm (7.0 in)	21 November 1979
Dec	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 December 1971

Period of Record Coverage

1964 to 1996

33 years of record at Elk City Lake, 1964 to 1996. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1978, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and others.

Days with data per year at Elk City Lake
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1964	227	62%	No
1965	345	95%	Yes
1966	356	98%	Yes
1967	357	98%	Yes
1968	362	99%	Yes
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	361	99%	Yes
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	365	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	363	99%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	329	90%	Yes
1978	300	82%	No
1979	300	82%	No
1980	347	95%	Yes
1981	333	91%	Yes
1982	342	94%	Yes
1983	345	95%	Yes
1984	332	91%	Yes
1985	347	95%	Yes
1986	306	84%	No
1987	292	80%	No
1988	285	78%	No
1989	256	70%	No
1990	275	75%	No
1991	252	69%	No
1992	276	75%	No
1993	276	76%	No
1994	270	74%	No
1995	276	76%	No
1996	82	22%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Elk City Lake
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 April 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low min	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low min	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	31 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
14 March 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	25 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low min	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	27 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low max	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	1 year	3 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	7 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	1 year	6 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low min	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low max (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	monthly high max (Tie)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	tie	19 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily high max	23.9 C (75.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	13 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	12 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily high min	2.2 C (36.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	25 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
5 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low min	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	16 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low max	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	30 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1996	Elk City Lake, US	monthly snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	29 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily low max	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily high max	17.8 C (64.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	22 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1996	Elk City Lake, US	daily high max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	5 years	7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1965 to 1983

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Elk City Lake, 1965 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.3 C (56.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 12.7 C (54.9 F), and the warmest was 1980, at 14.4 C (57.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.1 C (2.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Elk City Lake as warming stripes, 1965 to 1983
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	14.3 C	+1.01 C
1966	13.5 C	+0.12 C
1967	13.2 C	-0.13 C
1968	13.1 C	-0.28 C
1969	13.4 C	+0.04 C
1970	13.3 C	-0.08 C
1971	13.2 C	-0.13 C
1972	12.7 C	-0.59 C
1973	13.5 C	+0.21 C
1974	13.0 C	-0.35 C
1975	13.2 C	-0.14 C
1976	12.7 C	-0.61 C
1977	13.6 C	+0.28 C
1980	14.4 C	+1.02 C
1982	13.5 C	+0.15 C
1983	12.9 C	-0.47 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1964 to 1996

Yearly extremes at Elk City Lake: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1980	38.9 C (102.0 F)	33
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1984	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	33
Wettest day (Rx1day)	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	1977	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	478.0 mm (18.8 in)	1986	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	33
Longest dry spell (CDD)	53 days	1965	25 days	33

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elk City Lake, 1964 to 1996. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elk City Lake by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1964	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1965	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1978	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1982	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1987	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996	30.0 C (86.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elk City Lake, 1964 to 1996. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elk City Lake by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1964	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1966	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1969	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1975	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1977	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1979	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1980	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1985	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1986	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1990	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1991	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1993	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1995	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elk City Lake, 1964 to 1996. The record is 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.3 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elk City Lake by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1964	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1965	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1966	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1967	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1968	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1969	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1970	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1971	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1973	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1974	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1975	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1976	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1977	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1978	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1979	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1980	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1982	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1984	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1985	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1986	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1987	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1988	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1989	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1990	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1991	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1992	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1993	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1995	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1996	11.9 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elk City Lake, 1964 to 1996. The record is 478.0 mm (18.8 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 121.4 mm (4.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elk City Lake by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1964	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1965	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1966	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1968	123.9 mm (4.9 in)
1969	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970	84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1971	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1972	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1973	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1974	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1975	86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1976	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1977	282.7 mm (11.1 in)
1978	216.2 mm (8.5 in)
1979	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1980	68.7 mm (2.7 in)
1981	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
1982	123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1983	186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1984	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1985	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1986	478.0 mm (18.8 in)
1987	163.2 mm (6.4 in)
1988	156.9 mm (6.2 in)
1989	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1990	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1991	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1992	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1993	115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1994	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1995	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1996	11.9 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elk City Lake, 1964 to 1996. The record is 53 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elk City Lake by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1964	30 days
1965	53 days
1966	27 days
1967	24 days
1968	25 days
1969	20 days
1970	36 days
1971	40 days
1972	39 days
1973	22 days
1974	24 days
1975	20 days
1976	36 days
1977	26 days
1978	22 days
1979	39 days
1980	23 days
1981	32 days
1982	19 days
1983	27 days
1984	20 days
1985	24 days
1986	31 days
1987	16 days
1988	22 days
1989	37 days
1990	25 days
1991	48 days
1992	19 days
1993	24 days
1994	25 days
1995	30 days
1996	41 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

31 years, 1965 to 1995

A day with at least 86.3 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 276.5 mm (10.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elk City Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
5 years	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
10 years	154.1 mm (6.1 in)
25 years	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
50 years	234.8 mm (9.2 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	276.5 mm (10.9 in)	Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1965 to 1995.

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: 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1977; 205.7 mm (8.1 in) in 1986; 178.6 mm (7.0 in) in 1978.

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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.

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