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Highland Weather Records (USC00143646)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Highland (USC00143646), Kansas, United States, with 40 years of record.

Key Facts for Highland

  • Highland (USC00143646) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.85 latitude and -95.27 longitude, 293 m (961 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1941 to 1980, 40 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Highland still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Highland set a daily record precipitation of 27.9 mm (1.1 in) on 30 March 1980.

About the Station

  • Location: Kansas, United States, 39.85 latitude, -95.27 longitude.
  • Elevation: 293 m (961 ft).
  • Period of record: 1941 to 1980, 40 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Highland, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Highland. 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 Highland. 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 Highland, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Highland set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Highland between 19 May 1977 and 13 January 1979. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfall19 May 1977: Record daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)13 January 1979: Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)1980
2 all-time records were set at Highland between 19 May 1977 and 13 January 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Highland set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1977-05-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1979-01-13Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 154.9 mm (6.1 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Highland The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Highland. The most was 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 19 May 1977. 050100150200 Jan: 29.7 mm (1.2 in), 2 January 1965 Jan Feb: 41.9 mm (1.6 in), 1 February 1973 Feb Mar: 51.3 mm (2.0 in), 3 March 1951 Mar Apr: 61.2 mm (2.4 in), 18 April 1941 Apr May: 154.9 mm (6.1 in), 19 May 1977 May Jun: 108.0 mm (4.3 in), 12 June 1967 Jun Jul: 95.3 mm (3.8 in), 19 July 1973 Jul Aug: 102.6 mm (4.0 in), 8 August 1973 Aug Sep: 143.5 mm (5.6 in), 8 September 1965 Sep Oct: 146.8 mm (5.8 in), 11 October 1973 Oct Nov: 65.0 mm (2.6 in), 20 November 1973 Nov Dec: 54.6 mm (2.1 in), 30 December 1972 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Highland. The most was 154.9 mm (6.1 in) on 19 May 1977.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Highland
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan29.7 mm (1.2 in)2 January 1965
Feb41.9 mm (1.6 in)1 February 1973
Mar51.3 mm (2.0 in)3 March 1951
Apr61.2 mm (2.4 in)18 April 1941
May154.9 mm (6.1 in)19 May 1977
Jun108.0 mm (4.3 in)12 June 1967
Jul95.3 mm (3.8 in)19 July 1973
Aug102.6 mm (4.0 in)8 August 1973
Sep143.5 mm (5.6 in)8 September 1965
Oct146.8 mm (5.8 in)11 October 1973
Nov65.0 mm (2.6 in)20 November 1973
Dec54.6 mm (2.1 in)30 December 1972

Latest Records

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Latest records at Highland
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
30 March 1980Highland, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 March 1980Highland, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)12.7 cm (5.0 in)2 years26 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 1980Highland, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)1.8 cm (0.7 in)28 years15 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 1980Highland, USdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)37 years17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1980Highland, USdaily snowfall10.2 cm (4.0 in)10.2 cm (4.0 in)38 years37 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1980Highland, USdaily rain10.2 mm (0.4 in)9.2 mm (0.36 in)10 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1980Highland, USdaily rain5.3 mm (0.21 in)0.2 mm (0.01 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1980Highland, USdaily snowfall (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie34 years3 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 1980Highland, USdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1980Highland, USdaily rain13.5 mm (0.5 in)7.9 mm (0.31 in)1 year19 of 100 (Routine)
29 December 1979Highland, USdaily snowfall2.5 cm (1.0 in)1.7 cm (0.7 in)34 years17 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 1979Highland, USdaily rain61.0 mm (2.4 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)1 year5 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1979Highland, USdaily rain27.9 mm (1.1 in)18.8 mm (0.7 in)8 years16 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 1979Highland, USdaily rain26.9 mm (1.1 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)28 years12 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 1979Highland, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)29.0 mm (1.1 in)16 years27 of 100 (Routine)
24 July 1979Highland, USdaily rain83.8 mm (3.3 in)58.7 mm (2.3 in)17 years47 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 1979Highland, USdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 1979Highland, USdaily rain43.2 mm (1.7 in)29.0 mm (1.1 in)9 years24 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1979Highland, USdaily rain41.4 mm (1.6 in)26.7 mm (1.1 in)37 years38 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1979Highland, USdaily rain13.7 mm (0.5 in)6.1 mm (0.24 in)2 years9 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1941 to 1980
Yearly extremes at Highland: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)154.9 mm (6.1 in)197765.0 mm (2.6 in)39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)215.4 mm (8.5 in)1978107.0 mm (4.2 in)39
Longest dry spell (CDD)61 days195227 days39

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Highland by year The wettest day of the year at Highland, 1941 to 1980. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in). 0501001502001950196019701980Record: 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1977
The wettest day of the year at Highland, 1941 to 1980. The record is 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Highland by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194173.2 mm (2.9 in)
194269.3 mm (2.7 in)
194354.4 mm (2.1 in)
194448.3 mm (1.9 in)
194561.5 mm (2.4 in)
194635.6 mm (1.4 in)
194877.2 mm (3.0 in)
194974.9 mm (2.9 in)
195068.6 mm (2.7 in)
195195.3 mm (3.8 in)
195252.1 mm (2.1 in)
195326.2 mm (1.0 in)
195465.0 mm (2.6 in)
195558.4 mm (2.3 in)
195631.2 mm (1.2 in)
195761.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958102.9 mm (4.1 in)
195969.3 mm (2.7 in)
196075.4 mm (3.0 in)
1961107.4 mm (4.2 in)
196257.7 mm (2.3 in)
196357.7 mm (2.3 in)
196461.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965143.5 mm (5.6 in)
196652.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967108.0 mm (4.3 in)
196850.8 mm (2.0 in)
196960.5 mm (2.4 in)
197070.6 mm (2.8 in)
197160.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1973146.8 mm (5.8 in)
197451.6 mm (2.0 in)
197570.4 mm (2.8 in)
197655.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977154.9 mm (6.1 in)
197879.5 mm (3.1 in)
197983.8 mm (3.3 in)
198027.9 mm (1.1 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Highland by year The wettest five days of the year at Highland, 1941 to 1980. The record is 215.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.0 mm (4.2 in). 0501001502002501950196019701980Record: 215.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1978
The wettest five days of the year at Highland, 1941 to 1980. The record is 215.4 mm (8.5 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.0 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Highland by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194180.7 mm (3.2 in)
1942101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1943151.5 mm (6.0 in)
194489.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945107.0 mm (4.2 in)
194650.7 mm (2.0 in)
1948114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1949111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1950124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1951135.0 mm (5.3 in)
195261.5 mm (2.4 in)
195341.5 mm (1.6 in)
1954140.0 mm (5.5 in)
195587.8 mm (3.5 in)
195660.7 mm (2.4 in)
195779.8 mm (3.1 in)
1958129.6 mm (5.1 in)
195992.9 mm (3.7 in)
196076.7 mm (3.0 in)
1961119.9 mm (4.7 in)
196276.4 mm (3.0 in)
196366.9 mm (2.6 in)
1964129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1965174.0 mm (6.9 in)
196673.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967151.7 mm (6.0 in)
196883.3 mm (3.3 in)
196976.0 mm (3.0 in)
1970115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1971134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1972143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1973179.6 mm (7.1 in)
197499.1 mm (3.9 in)
1975100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1976107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1977184.1 mm (7.2 in)
1978215.4 mm (8.5 in)
1979148.6 mm (5.9 in)
198043.6 mm (1.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Highland by year The longest dry spell of the year at Highland, 1941 to 1980. The record is 61 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days. 0204060801950196019701980Record: 61 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Highland, 1941 to 1980. The record is 61 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Highland by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194119 days
194226 days
194330 days
194426 days
194517 days
19469 days
194818 days
194926 days
195041 days
195120 days
195261 days
195320 days
195450 days
195522 days
195637 days
195736 days
195832 days
195934 days
196020 days
196135 days
196216 days
196339 days
196421 days
196522 days
196631 days
196729 days
196826 days
196936 days
197027 days
197131 days
197230 days
197321 days
197445 days
197532 days
197626 days
197717 days
197832 days
197935 days
198019 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

34 years, 1941 to 1979

A day with at least 65.2 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 194.1 mm (7.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Highland: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years65.2 mm (2.6 in)
5 years89.8 mm (3.5 in)
10 years109.4 mm (4.3 in)
25 years138.8 mm (5.5 in)
50 years164.6 mm (6.5 in)Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years194.1 mm (7.6 in)Longer than the 34 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, 34 years of values from 1941 to 1979.

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: 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1977; 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1973; 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1965.

Download the Data

  • Data for Highland standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Highland 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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