Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Emporia 1 S (USC00142541), Kansas, United States, with 69 years of record.
Key Facts for Emporia 1 S
Emporia 1 S (USC00142541) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.39 latitude and -96.18 longitude, 328 m (1,077 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1961, 69 years of record.
1,464 records set at Emporia 1 S still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Emporia 1 S set a daily record precipitation of 64.5 mm (2.5 in) on 13 September 1961.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 38.39 latitude, -96.18 longitude.
Elevation: 328 m (1,077 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1961, 69 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Emporia 1 S. 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 Emporia 1 S, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.7 C (116.1 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
46.7 C (116.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Emporia 1 S still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 69.
Standing records at Emporia 1 S by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
11
1894
29
1895
34
1896
21
1897
20
1898
22
1899
28
1900
13
1901
18
1902
22
1903
32
1904
14
1905
26
1906
14
1907
34
1908
18
1909
23
1910
29
1911
37
1912
25
1913
31
1914
10
1915
32
1916
20
1917
29
1918
24
1919
15
1920
22
1921
11
1922
12
1923
17
1924
26
1925
27
1926
11
1927
21
1928
22
1929
18
1930
45
1931
36
1932
30
1933
38
1934
55
1935
17
1936
69
1937
20
1938
19
1939
37
1940
23
1941
8
1942
15
1943
20
1944
15
1945
10
1946
20
1947
16
1948
13
1949
15
1950
27
1951
24
1952
23
1953
34
1954
17
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Emporia 1 S between 8 August 1926 and 4 January 1947. Each dot is a new record.
When Emporia 1 S set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1926-08-08
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1926-08-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1930-07-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1930-08-03
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
1930-08-04
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1934-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.7 C (116.1 F)
1947-01-04
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -31.1 C (-24.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 207.0 mm (8.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emporia 1 S. The most was 207.0 mm (8.1 in) on 8 September 1895.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Emporia 1 S
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
4 January 1949
Feb
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
10 February 1898
Mar
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
14 March 1922
Apr
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
16 April 1945
May
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
19 May 1938
Jun
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1 June 1941
Jul
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
11 July 1951
Aug
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
26 August 1941
Sep
207.0 mm (8.1 in)
8 September 1895
Oct
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
20 October 1949
Nov
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
16 November 1928
Dec
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
4 December 1944
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1954
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
62 years of record at Emporia 1 S, 1893 to 1954. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1920, 1954.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 50 complete years at Emporia 1 S, 1894 to 1952. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.3 C (55.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 11.8 C (53.2 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 15.2 C (59.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Emporia 1 S as warming stripes, 1894 to 1952
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
13.6 C
+0.33 C
1895
12.5 C
-0.81 C
1897
13.4 C
+0.14 C
1898
12.6 C
-0.68 C
1901
13.5 C
+0.26 C
1904
12.6 C
-0.70 C
1905
12.3 C
-1.00 C
1906
12.8 C
-0.53 C
1907
13.0 C
-0.26 C
1908
13.5 C
+0.17 C
1909
12.8 C
-0.46 C
1910
13.3 C
-0.02 C
1911
14.2 C
+0.92 C
1912
12.2 C
-1.12 C
1913
13.6 C
+0.33 C
1914
13.5 C
+0.21 C
1915
12.4 C
-0.85 C
1916
12.6 C
-0.73 C
1917
11.8 C
-1.53 C
1921
14.8 C
+1.53 C
1922
13.6 C
+0.34 C
1923
13.6 C
+0.30 C
1924
12.5 C
-0.81 C
1926
13.2 C
-0.04 C
1927
13.3 C
+0.03 C
1928
13.8 C
+0.53 C
1929
12.4 C
-0.87 C
1930
13.8 C
+0.56 C
1931
14.8 C
+1.51 C
1932
13.1 C
-0.22 C
1933
14.6 C
+1.34 C
1934
15.2 C
+1.89 C
1935
13.1 C
-0.23 C
1936
13.8 C
+0.52 C
1937
12.0 C
-1.24 C
1938
14.3 C
+1.02 C
1939
14.8 C
+1.54 C
1940
12.7 C
-0.60 C
1941
14.1 C
+0.80 C
1942
13.4 C
+0.11 C
1943
13.1 C
-0.19 C
1944
13.4 C
+0.11 C
1945
12.6 C
-0.64 C
1946
14.8 C
+1.47 C
1947
13.2 C
-0.07 C
1948
13.0 C
-0.25 C
1949
13.1 C
-0.23 C
1950
12.4 C
-0.86 C
1951
11.8 C
-1.45 C
1952
13.5 C
+0.18 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1894 to 1952 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 50 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Emporia 1 S
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1894 to 1952
50
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.19 C (0.00 to 0.38) per decade
0.34 F (0.00 to 0.69) per decade
1894 to 1952
50
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.04 C (-0.17 to 0.09) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.2) per decade
1894 to 1952
50
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
1893 to 1961
Yearly extremes at Emporia 1 S: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1934
39.7 C (103.5 F)
62
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1947
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
62
Wettest day (Rx1day)
207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1895
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
69
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
281.4 mm (11.1 in)
1951
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
69
Longest dry spell (CDD)
67 days
1936
30 days
69
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Emporia 1 S, 1893 to 1961. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.7 C (103.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Emporia 1 S by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1895
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1896
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1897
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1898
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1899
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1906
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1912
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1913
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1915
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1918
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1922
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1929
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1930
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1931
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1934
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1935
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1937
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1938
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1940
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1946
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1953
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1954
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Emporia 1 S, 1893 to 1961. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Emporia 1 S by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1894
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1895
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1896
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1897
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1898
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1900
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1901
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1902
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1903
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1904
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1905
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1906
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1907
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1908
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1909
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1910
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1911
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1912
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1913
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1914
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1915
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1916
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1917
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1918
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1919
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1920
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1921
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1922
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1923
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1924
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1925
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1926
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1927
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1928
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1929
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1930
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1931
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1932
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1933
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1935
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1937
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1938
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1940
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1941
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1942
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1948
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1950
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1953
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Emporia 1 S, 1893 to 1961. The record is 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.9 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emporia 1 S by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1894
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1895
207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1896
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1897
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1898
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1899
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1900
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1901
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1903
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1904
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1905
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1906
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1907
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1908
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1909
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1910
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1911
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1912
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1914
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1915
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1916
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1919
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1921
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1923
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1924
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1925
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1926
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1927
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1928
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1929
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1930
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1931
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1932
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1933
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1934
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1935
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1936
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1937
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1938
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1939
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1940
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1941
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1942
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1945
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1946
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1947
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948
173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1949
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1950
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1951
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1952
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1953
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1954
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1955
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1956
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1959
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1961
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Emporia 1 S, 1893 to 1961. The record is 281.4 mm (11.1 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.6 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emporia 1 S by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1895
209.5 mm (8.2 in)
1896
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1897
63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1898
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1899
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1900
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1901
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1902
141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1903
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1904
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1905
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1906
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1907
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1908
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1909
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1910
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1911
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1912
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1913
92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1914
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1915
139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1916
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1917
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1918
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1919
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1920
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1921
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1923
137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1924
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1926
189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1927
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1928
225.6 mm (8.9 in)
1929
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1930
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1931
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1932
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1933
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1934
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1935
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1936
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1937
196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1938
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1939
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1940
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1941
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1942
138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1943
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1944
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1945
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1946
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1947
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1948
202.4 mm (8.0 in)
1949
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1950
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1951
281.4 mm (11.1 in)
1952
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1953
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1954
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1955
133.2 mm (5.2 in)
1956
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1957
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1958
119.5 mm (4.7 in)
1959
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1961
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Emporia 1 S, 1893 to 1961. The record is 67 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emporia 1 S by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
50 days
1894
37 days
1895
30 days
1896
34 days
1897
36 days
1898
27 days
1899
37 days
1900
37 days
1901
40 days
1902
27 days
1903
26 days
1904
27 days
1905
27 days
1906
30 days
1907
22 days
1908
32 days
1909
28 days
1910
34 days
1911
30 days
1912
37 days
1913
42 days
1914
36 days
1915
29 days
1916
27 days
1917
40 days
1918
25 days
1919
33 days
1920
35 days
1921
33 days
1922
25 days
1923
36 days
1924
28 days
1925
37 days
1926
31 days
1927
27 days
1928
21 days
1929
19 days
1930
38 days
1931
19 days
1932
23 days
1933
22 days
1934
44 days
1935
21 days
1936
67 days
1937
27 days
1938
55 days
1939
42 days
1940
18 days
1941
18 days
1942
28 days
1943
35 days
1944
28 days
1945
49 days
1946
30 days
1947
24 days
1948
27 days
1949
30 days
1950
58 days
1951
22 days
1952
48 days
1953
29 days
1954
26 days
1955
27 days
1956
28 days
1957
24 days
1958
31 days
1959
35 days
1960
27 days
1961
25 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
50 years with a frost
Across 50 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Emporia 1 S falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 22 October, which leaves a median of 188 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Emporia 1 S
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1922 to 1952)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 April
n/a
17 April
n/a
+0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 October
n/a
23 October
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
188 days
n/a
188 days
n/a
+0.7 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
63 years, 1894 to 1960
A day with at least 73.9 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 209.5 mm (8.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Emporia 1 S: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
10 years
123.9 mm (4.9 in)
25 years
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
50 years
180.9 mm (7.1 in)
100 years
209.5 mm (8.2 in)
Longer than the 63 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, 63 years of values from 1894 to 1960.
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: 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1895; 178.6 mm (7.0 in) in 1928; 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1926.
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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.