Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kinsley 2E (USC00144333), Kansas, United States, with 76 years of record.
Key Facts for Kinsley 2E
Kinsley 2E (USC00144333) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.93 latitude and -99.37 longitude, 658 m (2,159 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1935 to 2010, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kinsley 2E still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kinsley 2E set a daily record low minimum temperature of 9.4 C (48.9 F) on 30 August 2009.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 37.93 latitude, -99.37 longitude.
Elevation: 658 m (2,159 ft).
Period of record: 1935 to 2010, 76 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 Kinsley 2E. 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 Kinsley 2E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
39.4 C (102.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.3 C (109.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kinsley 2E still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Kinsley 2E by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1949
6
1950
37
1951
26
1952
38
1953
38
1954
32
1955
34
1956
33
1957
11
1958
19
1959
28
1960
26
1961
19
1962
41
1963
54
1964
34
1965
22
1966
24
1967
30
1968
17
1969
25
1970
21
1971
26
1972
33
1973
17
1974
29
1975
18
1976
19
1977
17
1978
36
1979
27
1980
25
1981
22
1982
13
1983
37
1984
20
1985
23
1986
20
1987
17
1988
15
1989
47
1990
17
1991
15
1992
17
1993
9
1994
13
1995
25
1996
27
1997
20
1998
32
1999
25
2000
26
2001
12
2002
21
2003
21
2004
22
2005
17
2006
20
2007
20
2008
13
2009
16
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Kinsley 2E between 26 September 1973 and 17 July 2003. Each dot is a new record.
When Kinsley 2E set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1973-09-26
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1980-03-24
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1983-12-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1989-12-22
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1990-12-30
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2003-07-17
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 149.1 mm (5.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kinsley 2E. The most was 149.1 mm (5.9 in) on 26 September 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kinsley 2E
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
28 January 2001
Feb
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
27 February 1948
Mar
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
23 March 1987
Apr
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
28 April 1976
May
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
4 May 1958
Jun
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
30 June 1987
Jul
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
19 July 1988
Aug
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
4 August 1987
Sep
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
26 September 1973
Oct
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2 October 1998
Nov
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
17 November 1971
Dec
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
15 December 1984
Period of Record Coverage
1949 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
61 years of record at Kinsley 2E, 1949 to 2009. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2009.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 54 complete years at Kinsley 2E, 1950 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 11.4 C (52.6 F), and the warmest was 1963, at 14.8 C (58.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kinsley 2E as warming stripes, 1950 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1950
11.7 C
-1.26 C
1951
11.5 C
-1.48 C
1952
13.1 C
+0.12 C
1953
13.8 C
+0.87 C
1954
14.3 C
+1.35 C
1955
12.9 C
-0.04 C
1956
14.0 C
+1.06 C
1957
12.6 C
-0.29 C
1958
12.4 C
-0.49 C
1959
12.7 C
-0.21 C
1961
12.5 C
-0.42 C
1962
13.6 C
+0.62 C
1963
14.8 C
+1.82 C
1964
13.4 C
+0.49 C
1965
13.0 C
+0.02 C
1966
12.2 C
-0.73 C
1967
13.1 C
+0.13 C
1968
12.6 C
-0.35 C
1969
12.5 C
-0.44 C
1970
12.8 C
-0.18 C
1971
12.7 C
-0.24 C
1972
12.2 C
-0.76 C
1973
13.0 C
+0.02 C
1974
13.2 C
+0.22 C
1975
12.6 C
-0.31 C
1976
12.9 C
-0.03 C
1977
13.7 C
+0.77 C
1978
12.0 C
-0.93 C
1979
11.6 C
-1.32 C
1980
12.7 C
-0.28 C
1981
13.7 C
+0.72 C
1982
12.2 C
-0.77 C
1983
12.2 C
-0.73 C
1984
12.9 C
-0.06 C
1985
12.3 C
-0.61 C
1986
14.3 C
+1.38 C
1987
13.3 C
+0.32 C
1988
12.9 C
-0.01 C
1989
12.2 C
-0.70 C
1992
12.7 C
-0.23 C
1993
11.4 C
-1.49 C
1994
13.1 C
+0.20 C
1995
12.4 C
-0.52 C
1996
12.2 C
-0.69 C
1997
12.4 C
-0.49 C
1998
14.1 C
+1.14 C
1999
13.9 C
+1.01 C
2000
13.8 C
+0.83 C
2001
13.8 C
+0.82 C
2002
13.7 C
+0.77 C
2003
13.5 C
+0.57 C
2006
14.1 C
+1.17 C
2007
13.2 C
+0.23 C
2008
12.5 C
-0.47 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1950 to 2008 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: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 54 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kinsley 2E
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1950 to 2008
54
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.15 C (-0.01 to 0.31) per decade
0.27 F (-0.02 to 0.56) per decade
1950 to 2008
54
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.04 C (-0.16 to 0.08) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
1950 to 2008
54
Not clearly different from zero
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
1935 to 2010
Yearly extremes at Kinsley 2E: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
61
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1989
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
61
Wettest day (Rx1day)
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1973
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
75
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1973
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
75
Longest dry spell (CDD)
90 days
2010
38 days
75
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kinsley 2E, 1935 to 2010. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kinsley 2E by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
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
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1951
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1963
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1972
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1973
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1974
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1989
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1993
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1995
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1996
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1998
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1999
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2002
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003
43.9 C (111.0 F)
2004
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2007
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2008
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2009
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2010
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kinsley 2E, 1935 to 2010. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kinsley 2E by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1950
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1954
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1957
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1959
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1965
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1973
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1975
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1979
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1981
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1982
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1989
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1990
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1991
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1993
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1995
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1997
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1998
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1999
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2001
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2002
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2003
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2004
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2005
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2007
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2008
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2009
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kinsley 2E, 1935 to 2010. The record is 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kinsley 2E by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1935
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1936
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1938
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1939
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1940
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1942
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1946
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1949
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1952
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1953
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1955
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1956
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1957
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1959
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1960
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1961
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1964
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1965
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1967
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1969
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1973
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1974
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1975
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1976
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1977
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1979
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1980
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1981
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1982
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1983
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1984
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1985
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1987
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1988
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1989
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1990
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1991
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1992
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1993
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994
23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1995
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1996
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1997
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1998
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1999
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2001
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2002
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2003
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2004
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
2005
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2006
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2007
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2008
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2009
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2010
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kinsley 2E, 1935 to 2010. The record is 196.9 mm (7.8 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kinsley 2E by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1935
23.7 mm (0.9 in)
1936
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1937
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1938
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1941
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
1942
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1943
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1946
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1949
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950
93.6 mm (3.7 in)
1951
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1952
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1953
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1955
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1956
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1957
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1958
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1959
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1960
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1961
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1963
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1965
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1966
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1969
109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1970
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1971
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1972
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1974
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1975
46.9 mm (1.8 in)
1976
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1977
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1978
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1979
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1980
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1981
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1982
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1983
71.0 mm (2.8 in)
1984
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1985
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1987
188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1988
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1989
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1990
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1991
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1992
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1993
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1994
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1995
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1996
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1997
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1999
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
2000
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
2001
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2002
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
2003
134.2 mm (5.3 in)
2004
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2005
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2006
157.9 mm (6.2 in)
2007
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2008
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
2009
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2010
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kinsley 2E, 1935 to 2010. The record is 90 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kinsley 2E by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1935
30 days
1936
55 days
1937
29 days
1938
55 days
1939
31 days
1940
30 days
1941
29 days
1942
39 days
1943
37 days
1945
53 days
1946
26 days
1947
56 days
1948
27 days
1949
40 days
1950
58 days
1951
36 days
1952
52 days
1953
40 days
1954
43 days
1955
89 days
1956
62 days
1957
43 days
1958
21 days
1959
39 days
1960
36 days
1961
35 days
1962
33 days
1963
51 days
1964
34 days
1965
43 days
1966
38 days
1967
64 days
1968
32 days
1969
44 days
1970
49 days
1971
35 days
1972
45 days
1973
39 days
1974
38 days
1975
31 days
1976
35 days
1977
30 days
1978
33 days
1979
37 days
1980
46 days
1981
41 days
1982
30 days
1983
27 days
1984
39 days
1985
27 days
1986
34 days
1987
27 days
1988
42 days
1989
50 days
1990
25 days
1991
43 days
1992
30 days
1993
25 days
1994
39 days
1995
35 days
1996
56 days
1997
36 days
1998
27 days
1999
56 days
2000
57 days
2001
28 days
2002
30 days
2003
61 days
2004
32 days
2005
27 days
2006
50 days
2007
40 days
2008
50 days
2009
39 days
2010
90 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
54 years with a frost
Across 54 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kinsley 2E falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 18 October, which leaves a median of 182 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kinsley 2E
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1975 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
17 April
n/a
16 April
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
18 October
n/a
16 October
n/a
-1.0 days per decade
Growing days
182 days
n/a
181 days
n/a
+0.7 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
66 years, 1936 to 2008
A day with at least 57.8 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 156.5 mm (6.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kinsley 2E: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
57.8 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
10 years
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
25 years
118.5 mm (4.7 in)
50 years
136.8 mm (5.4 in)
100 years
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
Longer than the 66 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, 66 years of values from 1936 to 2008.
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: 149.1 mm (5.9 in) in 1973; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1987; 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 2003.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Kinsley 2E, at 1987. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1987 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Kinsley 2E, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1987
-0.2
-0.4
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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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.