Ellinwood Weather Records (USC00142443)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ellinwood (USC00142443), Kansas, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Ellinwood

Ellinwood (USC00142443) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.35 latitude and -98.57 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1925, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ellinwood still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ellinwood set a daily record precipitation of 11.7 mm (0.5 in) on 31 March 1925.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 38.35 latitude, -98.57 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1894 to 1925, 32 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Ellinwood. 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 Ellinwood, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.0 C (104.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ellinwood still stand. 1913 holds the most, with 83.

Standing records at Ellinwood by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1896	54
1897	47
1898	45
1899	71
1900	33
1901	41
1902	63
1903	45
1904	37
1905	46
1906	40
1907	48
1908	38
1909	63
1910	49
1911	74
1912	71
1913	83
1914	48
1915	62
1916	49
1917	62
1918	72
1919	39
1920	43
1921	35
1922	29
1923	30
1924	44
1925	3

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 99.3 mm (3.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ellinwood. The most was 99.3 mm (3.9 in) on 2 June 1904.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ellinwood
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10 January 1915
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	27 February 1900
Mar	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 March 1918
Apr	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	29 April 1924
May	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	28 May 1903
Jun	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	2 June 1904
Jul	90.9 mm (3.6 in)	30 July 1905
Aug	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	6 August 1910
Sep	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	17 September 1906
Oct	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	5 October 1901
Nov	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	13 November 1909
Dec	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3 December 1921

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 1924

29 years of record at Ellinwood, 1896 to 1924. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1898, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1924.

Days with data per year at Ellinwood
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1896	234	64%	No
1897	352	96%	Yes
1898	325	89%	No
1899	355	97%	Yes
1900	319	87%	No
1901	308	84%	No
1902	309	85%	No
1903	360	99%	Yes
1904	363	99%	Yes
1905	364	100%	Yes
1906	362	99%	Yes
1907	365	100%	Yes
1908	365	100%	Yes
1909	365	100%	Yes
1910	365	100%	Yes
1911	364	100%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	364	100%	Yes
1914	364	100%	Yes
1915	357	98%	Yes
1916	366	100%	Yes
1917	365	100%	Yes
1918	364	100%	Yes
1919	364	100%	Yes
1920	364	99%	Yes
1921	352	96%	Yes
1922	358	98%	Yes
1923	362	99%	Yes
1924	319	87%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ellinwood
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 March 1925	Ellinwood, US	daily rain	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1897 to 1923

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Ellinwood, 1897 to 1923. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 11.8 C (53.3 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 14.2 C (57.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ellinwood as warming stripes, 1897 to 1923
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1897	12.7 C	-0.15 C
1899	12.0 C	-0.83 C
1901	13.2 C	+0.38 C
1902	12.6 C	-0.20 C
1903	12.3 C	-0.51 C
1904	12.6 C	-0.28 C
1905	12.2 C	-0.60 C
1906	12.5 C	-0.35 C
1907	12.7 C	-0.16 C
1908	13.5 C	+0.68 C
1909	12.8 C	+0.01 C
1910	13.7 C	+0.89 C
1911	13.5 C	+0.69 C
1912	11.9 C	-0.91 C
1913	13.3 C	+0.47 C
1914	13.6 C	+0.78 C
1915	12.1 C	-0.71 C
1916	12.3 C	-0.58 C
1917	11.8 C	-1.01 C
1918	13.0 C	+0.19 C
1919	12.3 C	-0.53 C
1920	12.7 C	-0.12 C
1921	14.2 C	+1.39 C
1922	13.9 C	+1.10 C
1923	13.1 C	+0.26 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

1894 to 1925

Yearly extremes at Ellinwood: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	1911	41.1 C (106.0 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1913	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	99.3 mm (3.9 in)	1904	52.7 mm (2.1 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	1899	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1910	32 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ellinwood, 1894 to 1925. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ellinwood by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1897	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1898	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1899	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1900	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1901	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1903	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1904	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1908	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1910	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1911	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1912	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1913	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1914	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1915	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1916	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1918	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1919	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1920	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1921	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1922	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1923	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1924	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1925	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ellinwood, 1894 to 1925. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ellinwood by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1897	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1899	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1900	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1901	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1902	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1903	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1904	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1905	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1906	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1907	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1909	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1911	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1913	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1914	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1916	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1917	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1920	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1921	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1923	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1925	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ellinwood, 1894 to 1925. The record is 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 52.7 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ellinwood by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1895	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1896	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1897	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1898	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1899	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1900	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1901	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1903	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1904	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1905	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1906	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1907	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1908	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1909	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1910	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1911	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1912	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1913	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1914	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1915	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1916	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1917	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1918	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1922	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1923	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1924	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1925	11.7 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ellinwood, 1894 to 1925. The record is 153.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.6 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ellinwood by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1895	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1896	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1897	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1899	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1900	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1901	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1902	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1903	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1904	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1905	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1906	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1907	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1908	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1909	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1910	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1911	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1912	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1914	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1915	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1916	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
1918	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1919	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1920	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1921	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1922	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1923	109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1924	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1925	11.7 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ellinwood, 1894 to 1925. The record is 69 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ellinwood by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894	14 days
1895	23 days
1896	31 days
1897	29 days
1898	20 days
1899	25 days
1900	21 days
1901	30 days
1902	20 days
1903	26 days
1904	65 days
1905	36 days
1906	31 days
1907	27 days
1908	35 days
1909	32 days
1910	69 days
1911	32 days
1912	30 days
1913	25 days
1914	44 days
1915	42 days
1916	46 days
1917	40 days
1918	28 days
1919	32 days
1920	25 days
1921	55 days
1922	52 days
1923	40 days
1924	35 days
1925	49 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ellinwood falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 169 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ellinwood
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1897 to 1923)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 April	n/a	26 April	n/a	-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	16 October	n/a	16 October	n/a	-2.9 days per decade
Growing days	169 days	n/a	169 days	n/a	-2.7 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.

Download the Data

Data for Ellinwood standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ellinwood 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 2026-10-16 (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).