Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Junction City (USC00144138), Kansas, United States, with 51 years of record.
Key Facts for Junction City
Junction City (USC00144138) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.05 latitude and -96.83 longitude, 317 m (1,040 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 1975, 51 years of record.
1,464 records set at Junction City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Junction City set a daily record precipitation of 15.5 mm (0.6 in) on 14 December 1975.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 39.05 latitude, -96.83 longitude.
Elevation: 317 m (1,040 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 1975, 51 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 Junction City. 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 Junction City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.3 C (109.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
45.0 C (113.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Junction City still stand. 1946 holds the most, with 77.
Standing records at Junction City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1944
6
1945
58
1946
77
1947
63
1948
14
1949
32
1950
74
1951
62
1952
60
1953
54
1954
65
1955
70
1956
61
1957
34
1958
41
1959
41
1960
46
1961
30
1962
48
1963
46
1964
38
1965
40
1966
51
1967
56
1968
28
1969
30
1970
42
1971
35
1972
59
1973
24
1974
36
1975
43
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 177.8 mm (7.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Junction City. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 10 May 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Junction City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
7 January 1937
Feb
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
21 February 1945
Mar
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
31 March 1927
Apr
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
8 April 1944
May
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
10 May 1946
Jun
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
21 June 1967
Jul
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
20 July 1973
Aug
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
15 August 1938
Sep
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
12 September 1926
Oct
169.7 mm (6.7 in)
11 October 1973
Nov
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
3 November 1938
Dec
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
4 December 1944
Period of Record Coverage
1944 to 1975
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Junction City, 1944 to 1975. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1944, 1948.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Junction City, 1945 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.5 C (56.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 11.8 C (53.2 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 15.4 C (59.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Junction City as warming stripes, 1945 to 1975
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1945
13.1 C
-0.38 C
1946
15.1 C
+1.56 C
1947
13.6 C
+0.09 C
1949
13.3 C
-0.17 C
1950
12.7 C
-0.76 C
1951
11.8 C
-1.69 C
1952
13.5 C
+0.00 C
1953
14.7 C
+1.24 C
1954
15.4 C
+1.92 C
1955
13.9 C
+0.38 C
1956
14.7 C
+1.22 C
1957
13.4 C
-0.13 C
1958
12.6 C
-0.89 C
1959
13.0 C
-0.53 C
1960
12.5 C
-0.96 C
1961
12.6 C
-0.90 C
1962
13.5 C
-0.01 C
1963
14.4 C
+0.95 C
1964
13.9 C
+0.44 C
1965
13.5 C
-0.02 C
1966
13.0 C
-0.49 C
1967
13.2 C
-0.29 C
1969
12.6 C
-0.87 C
1970
13.7 C
+0.22 C
1971
13.4 C
-0.14 C
1972
13.3 C
-0.15 C
1973
13.8 C
+0.32 C
1975
13.4 C
-0.08 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
1925 to 1975
Yearly extremes at Junction City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1947
-20.8 C (-5.5 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1946
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
51
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
269.3 mm (10.6 in)
1951
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
51
Longest dry spell (CDD)
55 days
1947
30 days
51
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Junction City, 1925 to 1975. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Junction City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
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
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1947
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1948
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1956
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1961
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1962
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1970
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Junction City, 1925 to 1975. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Junction City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1945
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1947
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1948
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1955
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1956
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1957
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1960
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1961
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1964
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1968
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1972
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1975
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Junction City, 1925 to 1975. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.4 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Junction City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1926
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1927
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1930
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1931
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1932
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1934
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1936
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1937
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1938
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1939
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1941
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1942
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1943
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1944
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1945
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1946
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1947
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1948
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1949
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1951
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1952
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1955
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1956
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1959
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1960
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1961
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1962
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1963
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1965
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1966
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1968
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1970
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1971
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1972
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1973
169.7 mm (6.7 in)
1974
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Junction City, 1925 to 1975. The record is 269.3 mm (10.6 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.6 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Junction City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1926
205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1927
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1928
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1929
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1930
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1931
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1932
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1933
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1934
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1935
114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1936
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1937
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1938
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1939
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1940
90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1941
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1942
173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1943
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1944
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1945
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1946
193.6 mm (7.6 in)
1947
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1948
41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1949
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1950
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1951
269.3 mm (10.6 in)
1952
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
1953
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1954
98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1955
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1956
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1957
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1958
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1959
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1960
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961
169.3 mm (6.7 in)
1962
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1963
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1964
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965
140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1966
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967
161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1968
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1969
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1970
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1971
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1972
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1973
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1974
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Junction City, 1925 to 1975. The record is 55 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Junction City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925
29 days
1926
29 days
1927
19 days
1928
23 days
1929
40 days
1930
23 days
1931
20 days
1932
24 days
1933
29 days
1934
43 days
1935
26 days
1936
40 days
1937
31 days
1938
53 days
1939
31 days
1940
23 days
1941
24 days
1942
35 days
1943
26 days
1944
28 days
1945
20 days
1946
29 days
1947
55 days
1948
21 days
1949
27 days
1950
35 days
1951
20 days
1952
34 days
1953
39 days
1954
50 days
1955
54 days
1956
38 days
1957
30 days
1958
40 days
1959
39 days
1960
35 days
1961
25 days
1962
22 days
1963
35 days
1964
22 days
1965
23 days
1966
49 days
1967
29 days
1968
39 days
1969
32 days
1970
32 days
1971
36 days
1972
31 days
1973
23 days
1974
30 days
1975
30 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Junction City falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 182 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Junction City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1945 to 1975)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 April
n/a
16 April
n/a
-4.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 October
n/a
20 October
n/a
-0.8 days per decade
Growing days
182 days
n/a
182 days
n/a
+3.8 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
49 years, 1926 to 1975
A day with at least 75.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 197.7 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Junction City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
25 years
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
50 years
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
197.7 mm (7.8 in)
Longer than the 49 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, 49 years of values from 1926 to 1975.
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: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1946; 169.7 mm (6.7 in) in 1973; 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1926.
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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.