Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hillsdale Lake (USC00143686), Kansas, United States, with 42 years of record.
Key Facts for Hillsdale Lake
Hillsdale Lake (USC00143686) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.66 latitude and -94.89 longitude, 308 m (1,010 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1985 to 2026, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hillsdale Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hillsdale Lake set a daily record precipitation of 35.1 mm (1.4 in) on 10 April 2026.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 38.66 latitude, -94.89 longitude.
Elevation: 308 m (1,010 ft).
Period of record: 1985 to 2026, 42 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 Hillsdale 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 Hillsdale Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Hillsdale Lake still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 80.
Standing records at Hillsdale Lake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1985
61
1986
34
1987
46
1988
47
1989
80
1990
66
1991
58
1992
49
1993
39
1994
31
1995
36
1996
57
1997
50
1998
53
1999
48
2000
78
2001
31
2002
21
2003
33
2004
25
2005
17
2006
32
2007
16
2008
6
2009
17
2010
20
2011
33
2012
55
2013
32
2014
32
2015
17
2016
15
2017
26
2018
40
2019
26
2020
25
2021
22
2022
49
2023
23
2024
16
2025
2
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Hillsdale Lake between 22 August 2017 and 12 January 2019. Each dot is a new record.
When Hillsdale Lake set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2017-08-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 224.8 mm (8.9 in)
2019-01-12
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 31.2 cm (12.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 224.8 mm (8.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hillsdale Lake. The most was 224.8 mm (8.9 in) on 22 August 2017.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hillsdale Lake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
31 January 2002
Feb
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
21 February 1997
Mar
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
5 March 2004
Apr
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
28 April 1994
May
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
16 May 1990
Jun
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
8 June 1994
Jul
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1 July 2007
Aug
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
22 August 2017
Sep
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1 September 2003
Oct
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
25 October 2023
Nov
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1 November 1998
Dec
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
20 December 1987
Period of Record Coverage
1985 to 2025
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Hillsdale Lake, 1985 to 2025. 27 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1985, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Hillsdale Lake, 1987 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.7 C (54.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 11.3 C (52.4 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 13.9 C (57.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hillsdale Lake as warming stripes, 1987 to 1999
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1987
13.8 C
+1.12 C
1988
13.1 C
+0.40 C
1989
11.7 C
-0.96 C
1990
13.3 C
+0.63 C
1991
13.5 C
+0.86 C
1992
12.5 C
-0.17 C
1993
11.3 C
-1.35 C
1994
12.6 C
-0.11 C
1995
12.3 C
-0.34 C
1996
11.4 C
-1.32 C
1997
12.0 C
-0.69 C
1998
13.9 C
+1.20 C
1999
13.4 C
+0.77 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
1985 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Hillsdale Lake: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1989
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
2017
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
2017
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
46 days
2002
23 days
42
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Hillsdale Lake, 1985 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hillsdale Lake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2013
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2014
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2015
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2017
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2020
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2021
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2023
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2024
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2025
20.6 C (69.1 F)
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Hillsdale Lake, 1985 to 2026. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hillsdale Lake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1985
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1987
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1988
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1991
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1992
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1995
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1996
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1997
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1998
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1999
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2001
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2005
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2007
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2009
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2010
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2011
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2012
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2013
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2014
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2015
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2016
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2017
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2018
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2019
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2020
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2021
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2022
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2023
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2024
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2025
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Hillsdale Lake, 1985 to 2026. The record is 224.8 mm (8.9 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.4 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hillsdale Lake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1985
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1986
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1987
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1989
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1990
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1991
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1992
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1994
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1995
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1996
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1997
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1998
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1999
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2002
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2003
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2004
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2005
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2006
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2007
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2008
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
2009
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2010
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2011
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2012
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2013
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2014
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2015
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2016
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2017
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
2018
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2019
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2020
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2021
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2022
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2023
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2024
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2025
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
2026
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Hillsdale Lake, 1985 to 2026. The record is 224.8 mm (8.9 in) in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.9 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hillsdale Lake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1985
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1986
184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1987
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1988
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1989
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1990
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1991
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1992
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1993
188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1994
215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1995
195.0 mm (7.7 in)
1996
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1997
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1998
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1999
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2000
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2001
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2002
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2003
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2004
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2005
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
2006
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
2007
220.4 mm (8.7 in)
2008
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2009
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
2010
122.8 mm (4.8 in)
2011
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2012
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2013
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
2014
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
2015
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
2016
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2017
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
2018
36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2019
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
2020
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
2021
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
2022
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2023
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2024
24.4 mm (1.0 in)
2025
5.1 mm (0.20 in)
2026
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Hillsdale Lake, 1985 to 2026. The record is 46 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hillsdale Lake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1985
20 days
1986
32 days
1987
16 days
1988
23 days
1989
45 days
1990
24 days
1991
34 days
1992
19 days
1993
23 days
1994
23 days
1995
23 days
1996
34 days
1997
31 days
1998
25 days
1999
26 days
2000
31 days
2001
22 days
2002
46 days
2003
19 days
2004
24 days
2005
17 days
2006
33 days
2007
34 days
2008
14 days
2009
7 days
2010
19 days
2011
10 days
2012
17 days
2013
11 days
2014
31 days
2015
16 days
2016
9 days
2017
11 days
2018
13 days
2019
9 days
2020
31 days
2021
10 days
2022
7 days
2023
18 days
2024
5 days
2025
29 days
2026
36 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.
Download the Data
Data for Hillsdale Lake standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hillsdale Lake 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.