Hesston Weather Records (USC00143620)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hesston (USC00143620), Kansas, United States, with 133 years of record.

Key Facts for Hesston

Hesston (USC00143620) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.14 latitude and -97.42 longitude, 450 m (1,476 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2025, 133 years of record.
560 records set at Hesston still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hesston set a daily record precipitation of 18.8 mm (0.7 in) on 18 November 2024.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 38.14 latitude, -97.42 longitude.
Elevation: 450 m (1,476 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2025, 133 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 Hesston. 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 Hesston, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	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	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

560 standing records

560 records at Hesston still stand. 1893 holds the most, with 560.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 213.4 mm (8.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hesston. The most was 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 27 September 1923.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hesston
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	5 January 2005
Feb	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	22 February 1922
Mar	155.4 mm (6.1 in)	1 March 1948
Apr	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	27 April 2009
May	108.2 mm (4.3 in)	21 May 2019
Jun	145.8 mm (5.7 in)	26 June 2021
Jul	163.3 mm (6.4 in)	14 July 1993
Aug	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	23 August 1933
Sep	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	27 September 1923
Oct	91.2 mm (3.6 in)	9 October 2003
Nov	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	14 November 1931
Dec	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	13 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1893

1 years of record at Hesston, 1893 to 1893. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893.

Latest Records

Latest records at Hesston
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 November 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	80 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 November 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
21 September 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	6 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	97 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 March 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	15 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2024	Hesston, US	daily rain	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	18 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2023	Hesston, US	daily rain	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	13.8 mm (0.5 in)	90 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2023	Hesston, US	daily rain (Tie)	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	tie	14 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2023	Hesston, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	8 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2023	Hesston, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	88 years	68 of 100 (Major)
16 May 2023	Hesston, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2023	Hesston, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	93 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2023	Hesston, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2022	Hesston, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	50.5 mm (2.0 in)	76 years	72 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2022	Hesston, US	daily rain	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	3 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2021	Hesston, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 October 2021	Hesston, US	daily rain	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	36.4 mm (1.4 in)	15 years	43 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Hesston: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1893	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1893	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	213.4 mm (8.4 in)	1923	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	244.3 mm (9.6 in)	1993	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	66 days	1936	25 days	64

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hesston, 1893 to 2025. The record is 33.9 C (93.0 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is 33.9 C (93.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hesston by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1983	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
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2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hesston, 1893 to 2025. The record is -22.2 C (-8.0 F) in 1893, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hesston by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1983	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hesston, 1893 to 2025. The record is 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hesston by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1919	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1921	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1923	213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1924	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1925	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1927	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1928	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1931	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1933	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1934	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1935	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1944	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1945	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1946	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1947	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1949	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1974	3.6 mm (0.14 in)
1975	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1977	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1978	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1983	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1986	8.1 mm (0.32 in)
1987	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1988	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1992	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1993	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1994	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001	3.6 mm (0.14 in)
2002	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
2003	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2004	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2005	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2007	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2008	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2009	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2010	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2011	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2012	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2013	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2014	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2015	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2016	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2017	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2018	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2019	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2020	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2021	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
2022	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2023	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2024	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2025	6.4 mm (0.25 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hesston, 1893 to 2025. The record is 244.3 mm (9.6 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 89.9 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hesston by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	22.7 mm (0.9 in)
1919	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	29.9 mm (1.2 in)
1921	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1922	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1923	224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1924	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1925	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1927	132.2 mm (5.2 in)
1928	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1929	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1930	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1931	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1932	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1933	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1934	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1935	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1936	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1937	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1945	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1946	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1947	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1948	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1949	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1950	42.6 mm (1.7 in)
1974	3.6 mm (0.14 in)
1975	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1977	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1978	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1983	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1985	35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1986	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1987	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1988	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
1992	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1993	244.3 mm (9.6 in)
1994	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2001	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
2002	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
2003	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2004	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2005	140.3 mm (5.5 in)
2006	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2007	91.8 mm (3.6 in)
2008	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2009	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2010	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2011	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2012	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2013	213.2 mm (8.4 in)
2014	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2015	97.9 mm (3.9 in)
2016	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
2017	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2018	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
2019	158.6 mm (6.2 in)
2020	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2021	160.5 mm (6.3 in)
2022	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2023	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2024	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2025	6.4 mm (0.25 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hesston, 1893 to 2025. The record is 66 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hesston by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	27 days
1919	25 days
1920	51 days
1921	28 days
1922	24 days
1923	62 days
1924	28 days
1925	18 days
1926	27 days
1927	26 days
1928	35 days
1929	34 days
1930	38 days
1931	21 days
1932	36 days
1933	32 days
1934	37 days
1935	35 days
1936	66 days
1937	19 days
1944	28 days
1945	37 days
1946	20 days
1947	21 days
1948	25 days
1949	9 days
1950	7 days
1974	16 days
1975	13 days
1977	16 days
1978	9 days
1983	19 days
1985	21 days
1986	14 days
1987	8 days
1988	18 days
1992	16 days
1993	23 days
1994	29 days
2001	18 days
2002	18 days
2003	28 days
2004	25 days
2005	24 days
2006	20 days
2007	34 days
2008	16 days
2009	26 days
2010	43 days
2011	17 days
2012	33 days
2013	30 days
2014	51 days
2015	26 days
2016	24 days
2017	21 days
2018	27 days
2019	27 days
2020	22 days
2021	32 days
2022	18 days
2023	22 days
2024	28 days
2025	21 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

35 years, 1923 to 2024

A day with at least 66.6 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 247.5 mm (9.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hesston: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
10 years	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
25 years	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
50 years	200.1 mm (7.9 in)	Longer than the 35 years of record
100 years	247.5 mm (9.7 in)	Longer than the 35 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, 35 years of values from 1923 to 2024.

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 1923; 163.3 mm (6.4 in) in 1993; 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 2021.

Download the Data

Data for Hesston standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hesston 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 2026-10-15 (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).