Kiowa Weather Records (USC00144341)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kiowa (USC00144341), Kansas, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Kiowa

Kiowa (USC00144341) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.02 latitude and -98.49 longitude, 404 m (1,325 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kiowa still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 37.02 latitude, -98.49 longitude.
Elevation: 404 m (1,325 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

36 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kiowa. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 36 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kiowa, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Feb	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
Mar	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Apr	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
May	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Jun	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug	45.6 C (114.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)
Sep	43.9 C (111.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
Dec	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kiowa still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 137.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 157.5 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kiowa. The most was 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 1 July 2021.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kiowa
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	16 January 2017
Feb	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	27 February 1895
Mar	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	29 March 2017
Apr	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	17 April 2015
May	128.5 mm (5.1 in)	16 May 1951
Jun	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	12 June 2015
Jul	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1 July 2021
Aug	119.6 mm (4.7 in)	9 August 2019
Sep	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	2 September 1894
Oct	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	8 October 2018
Nov	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	27 November 2015
Dec	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	20 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2025

19 years of record at Kiowa, 1893 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 2010.

Days with data per year at Kiowa
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	363	99%	Yes
1894	363	99%	Yes
1895	90	25%	No
2010	92	25%	No
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	352	96%	Yes
2013	359	98%	Yes
2014	356	98%	Yes
2015	345	95%	Yes
2016	365	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	363	99%	Yes
2021	362	99%	Yes
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	365	100%	Yes
2025	365	100%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

16 complete years, 1893 to 2025

One stripe for each of 16 complete years at Kiowa, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.8 C (58.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2019, at 13.8 C (56.9 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 16.1 C (60.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kiowa as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1893	14.7 C	-0.10 C
1894	14.4 C	-0.39 C
2011	15.4 C	+0.66 C
2013	13.9 C	-0.85 C
2014	14.0 C	-0.74 C
2015	15.1 C	+0.36 C
2016	15.6 C	+0.88 C
2017	15.1 C	+0.36 C
2018	14.2 C	-0.52 C
2019	13.8 C	-0.94 C
2020	14.4 C	-0.39 C
2021	14.9 C	+0.16 C
2022	14.6 C	-0.18 C
2023	15.1 C	+0.29 C
2024	16.1 C	+1.29 C
2025	14.9 C	+0.17 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

1893 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Kiowa: 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)	1894	41.1 C (106.0 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2011	-18.6 C (-1.5 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	2021	66.2 mm (2.6 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	219.2 mm (8.6 in)	2021	101.0 mm (4.0 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	70 days	2017	34 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kiowa, 1893 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kiowa by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1894	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1895	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
2010	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2011	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2012	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2013	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2014	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2015	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2017	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2018	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2019	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2020	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2021	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2022	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2023	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2024	45.6 C (114.1 F)
2025	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2026	43.9 C (111.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kiowa, 1893 to 2026. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.6 C (-1.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kiowa by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1894	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1895	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
2010	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2012	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2013	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2014	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2015	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2016	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2017	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2018	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2019	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2020	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2021	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2022	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2023	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2024	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2025	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2026	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kiowa, 1893 to 2026. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 66.2 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kiowa by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1894	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1895	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1950	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1951	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2010	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
2011	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2012	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2014	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2015	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2016	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2017	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2018	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2019	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2020	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2021	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
2022	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2023	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2024	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2025	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2026	37.6 mm (1.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kiowa, 1893 to 2026. The record is 219.2 mm (8.6 in) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 101.0 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kiowa by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1894	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1895	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1948	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1949	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1950	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1951	205.4 mm (8.1 in)
2010	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2011	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2012	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2013	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
2014	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2015	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
2016	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2017	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2018	173.6 mm (6.8 in)
2019	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2020	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2021	219.2 mm (8.6 in)
2022	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2023	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
2024	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2025	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2026	37.6 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kiowa, 1893 to 2026. The record is 70 days in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kiowa by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	31 days
1894	48 days
1895	29 days
1948	42 days
1949	27 days
1950	58 days
1951	17 days
2010	43 days
2011	17 days
2012	33 days
2013	32 days
2014	30 days
2015	27 days
2016	35 days
2017	70 days
2018	50 days
2019	26 days
2020	44 days
2021	58 days
2022	27 days
2023	30 days
2024	48 days
2025	37 days
2026	59 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 Kiowa standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Kiowa 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).