Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hutchinson River (USC00143921), Kansas, United States, with 57 years of record.
Key Facts for Hutchinson River
Hutchinson River (USC00143921) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.04 latitude and -97.93 longitude, 465 m (1,525 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1949, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hutchinson River still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hutchinson River set a daily record precipitation of 10.9 mm (0.4 in) on 24 February 1949.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 38.04 latitude, -97.93 longitude.
Elevation: 465 m (1,525 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1949, 57 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Hutchinson River. 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 Hutchinson River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
44.4 C (111.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.7 C (116.1 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
46.1 C (115.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Hutchinson River still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 67.
Standing records at Hutchinson River by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
26
1894
48
1895
33
1896
31
1897
6
1898
13
1899
36
1900
13
1901
19
1902
47
1903
22
1904
19
1905
25
1906
22
1907
31
1908
19
1909
22
1910
26
1911
45
1912
32
1913
39
1914
25
1915
24
1916
22
1917
39
1918
29
1919
32
1920
23
1921
24
1922
23
1923
16
1924
32
1925
36
1926
24
1927
16
1928
29
1929
16
1930
39
1931
31
1932
23
1933
37
1934
45
1935
19
1936
67
1937
21
1938
24
1939
25
1940
23
1941
20
1942
15
1943
23
1944
16
1945
10
1946
20
1947
13
1948
7
1949
2
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Hutchinson River between 17 January 1930 and 5 December 1942. Each dot is a new record.
When Hutchinson River set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1930-01-17
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1934-07-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.7 C (116.1 F)
1942-12-05
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 29.2 cm (11.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hutchinson River. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 4 July 1895.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hutchinson River
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
12 January 1910
Feb
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
17 February 1911
Mar
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
15 March 1919
Apr
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
29 April 1924
May
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
6 May 1930
Jun
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
26 June 1939
Jul
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
4 July 1895
Aug
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
14 August 1947
Sep
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
4 September 1942
Oct
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
3 October 1942
Nov
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
3 November 1938
Dec
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
4 December 1944
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1949
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
57 years of record at Hutchinson River, 1893 to 1949. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1898, 1903, 1913, 1949.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 47 complete years at Hutchinson River, 1893 to 1948. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 12.0 C (53.5 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 15.3 C (59.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hutchinson River as warming stripes, 1893 to 1948
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
13.6 C
+0.21 C
1894
13.9 C
+0.43 C
1895
13.2 C
-0.25 C
1896
14.8 C
+1.40 C
1899
13.5 C
+0.09 C
1901
13.0 C
-0.39 C
1904
12.3 C
-1.14 C
1905
12.3 C
-1.09 C
1906
12.8 C
-0.66 C
1907
13.1 C
-0.31 C
1908
13.7 C
+0.23 C
1909
13.1 C
-0.34 C
1910
13.9 C
+0.45 C
1912
12.0 C
-1.47 C
1914
13.7 C
+0.26 C
1915
12.3 C
-1.15 C
1916
12.4 C
-1.01 C
1917
12.1 C
-1.37 C
1918
13.0 C
-0.48 C
1919
13.0 C
-0.48 C
1920
13.0 C
-0.48 C
1921
14.7 C
+1.31 C
1922
14.1 C
+0.66 C
1924
12.7 C
-0.72 C
1926
13.5 C
+0.06 C
1927
13.5 C
+0.03 C
1928
13.7 C
+0.31 C
1929
12.8 C
-0.67 C
1930
13.9 C
+0.49 C
1931
14.8 C
+1.40 C
1932
13.3 C
-0.09 C
1933
14.9 C
+1.49 C
1934
15.3 C
+1.85 C
1935
13.5 C
+0.02 C
1936
14.0 C
+0.53 C
1937
13.0 C
-0.47 C
1938
14.9 C
+1.42 C
1939
14.3 C
+0.86 C
1940
12.7 C
-0.77 C
1941
14.2 C
+0.73 C
1942
13.2 C
-0.21 C
1943
13.1 C
-0.31 C
1944
13.0 C
-0.47 C
1945
12.4 C
-1.01 C
1946
14.5 C
+1.06 C
1947
13.6 C
+0.16 C
1948
13.1 C
-0.32 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 1948 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: 0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 47 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hutchinson River
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.4) per decade
1893 to 1948
47
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.14 C (-0.33 to 0.04) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.6 to 0.1) per decade
1893 to 1948
47
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade
1893 to 1948
47
Rise
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 1949
Yearly extremes at Hutchinson River: 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
41.1 C (106.0 F)
57
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1899
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
57
Wettest day (Rx1day)
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1895
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
57
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1942
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
57
Longest dry spell (CDD)
69 days
1910
33 days
57
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Hutchinson River, 1893 to 1949. The record is 46.7 C (116.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hutchinson River by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1894
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1895
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1896
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1897
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1898
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1901
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1905
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1910
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1911
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1912
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1913
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1919
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1920
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1921
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1922
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1923
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1924
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1925
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1926
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1929
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1930
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1931
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1933
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1934
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1935
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1936
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1938
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1939
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1940
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1941
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1947
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
23.3 C (73.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Hutchinson River, 1893 to 1949. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hutchinson River by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1894
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1895
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1896
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1897
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1898
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1899
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1900
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1901
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1902
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1903
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1904
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1905
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1908
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1909
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1910
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1911
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1913
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1914
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1916
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1917
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1920
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1921
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1922
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1923
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1924
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1925
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1926
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1927
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1929
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1930
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1931
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1933
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1934
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1935
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1936
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1938
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1940
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1942
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1944
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1945
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1946
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1947
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1948
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Hutchinson River, 1893 to 1949. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.8 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hutchinson River by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1894
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1895
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1896
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1897
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1898
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1899
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1901
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1902
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1903
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1904
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1905
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1906
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1907
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1908
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1910
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1911
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1912
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1913
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1914
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1915
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1916
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1917
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1919
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1921
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1922
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1924
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1925
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1926
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1927
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1928
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1929
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1930
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1931
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1932
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1935
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1937
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1938
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1939
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1940
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1942
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1944
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1945
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1946
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1948
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1949
20.1 mm (0.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Hutchinson River, 1893 to 1949. The record is 194.1 mm (7.6 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.3 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hutchinson River by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
1894
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1895
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1896
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1897
53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1898
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1899
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1900
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1901
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1902
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1903
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1904
180.0 mm (7.1 in)
1905
180.7 mm (7.1 in)
1906
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1907
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1909
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1910
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1911
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1912
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1913
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1914
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1915
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1916
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1917
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1918
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1919
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1920
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1921
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1922
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1923
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1924
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1925
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1926
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1927
166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1928
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1929
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1930
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1931
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1932
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1934
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1935
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1936
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1937
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1938
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1939
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1940
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1941
165.3 mm (6.5 in)
1942
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1943
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1944
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1945
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1946
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1947
143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1948
156.6 mm (6.2 in)
1949
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Hutchinson River, 1893 to 1949. The record is 69 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hutchinson River by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
27 days
1894
43 days
1895
24 days
1896
35 days
1897
16 days
1898
26 days
1899
23 days
1900
19 days
1901
28 days
1902
30 days
1903
25 days
1904
34 days
1905
29 days
1906
31 days
1907
50 days
1908
36 days
1909
24 days
1910
69 days
1911
32 days
1912
30 days
1913
44 days
1914
53 days
1915
42 days
1916
31 days
1917
52 days
1918
42 days
1919
33 days
1920
50 days
1921
40 days
1922
52 days
1923
61 days
1924
35 days
1925
54 days
1926
28 days
1927
26 days
1928
34 days
1929
40 days
1930
55 days
1931
29 days
1932
46 days
1933
30 days
1934
37 days
1935
29 days
1936
57 days
1937
28 days
1938
48 days
1939
40 days
1940
26 days
1941
26 days
1942
39 days
1943
26 days
1944
29 days
1945
37 days
1946
33 days
1947
35 days
1948
33 days
1949
19 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
47 years with a frost
Across 47 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hutchinson River falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 182 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Hutchinson River
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1917 to 1948)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 April
n/a
17 April
n/a
-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
n/a
22 October
n/a
+2.1 days per decade
Growing days
182 days
n/a
183 days
n/a
+2.6 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
51 years, 1894 to 1948
A day with at least 66.3 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 135.8 mm (5.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Hutchinson River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
50 years
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
100 years
135.8 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 51 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, 51 years of values from 1894 to 1948.
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: 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1895; 119.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1948; 108.2 mm (4.3 in) in 1947.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Hutchinson River, at 1939. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1939 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Hutchinson River, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1939
-0.3
-0.5
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Hutchinson River standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hutchinson River 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.