Loretta 1W Weather Records (USC00144821)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Loretta 1W (USC00144821), Kansas, United States, with 82 years of record.

Key Facts for Loretta 1W

Loretta 1W (USC00144821) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.65 latitude and -99.20 longitude, 612 m (2,009 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 2021, 82 years of record.
0 records set at Loretta 1W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Loretta 1W set a daily record precipitation of 55.9 mm (2.2 in) on 17 July 2021.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 38.65 latitude, -99.20 longitude.
Elevation: 612 m (2,009 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 2021, 82 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Loretta 1W. 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 Loretta 1W, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records

0 records at Loretta 1W still stand.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 201.2 mm (7.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Loretta 1W. The most was 201.2 mm (7.9 in) on 14 June 1970.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Loretta 1W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	19 January 1979
Feb	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	24 February 2020
Mar	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17 March 1987
Apr	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	13 April 1955
May	113.3 mm (4.5 in)	4 May 1981
Jun	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	14 June 1970
Jul	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	29 July 1985
Aug	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	24 August 2010
Sep	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	11 September 1961
Oct	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	4 October 2017
Nov	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	16 November 1996
Dec	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	4 December 1973

Latest Records

Latest records at Loretta 1W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
17 July 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	20 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	44 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	14 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily snowfall	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	76 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	48 years	62 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	42 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	54 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2021	Loretta 1W, US	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	1.6 cm (0.6 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2020	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2020	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	55 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2020	Loretta 1W, US	daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2020	Loretta 1W, US	monthly rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	49 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
23 November 2019	Loretta 1W, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
22 September 2019	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	56 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2019	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2019	Loretta 1W, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1940 to 2021

Yearly extremes at Loretta 1W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)	201.2 mm (7.9 in)	1970	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	269.3 mm (10.6 in)	1970	79.4 mm (3.1 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	85 days	2017	38 days	82

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Loretta 1W, 1940 to 2021. The record is 201.2 mm (7.9 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Loretta 1W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1941	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1943	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1944	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1945	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1948	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1949	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1950	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1952	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1954	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1955	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1959	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1961	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1962	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1965	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1966	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1967	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1969	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970	201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1971	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1975	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1976	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1982	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1983	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1984	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1985	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1986	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1987	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1988	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1989	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1990	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1991	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1992	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1994	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1995	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1996	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1997	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1998	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1999	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2000	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
2001	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2002	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
2003	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2004	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2005	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2006	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2007	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2008	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2009	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2010	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2011	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2012	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2013	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2014	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2015	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
2016	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2017	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2018	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2019	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2020	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2021	61.0 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Loretta 1W, 1940 to 2021. The record is 269.3 mm (10.6 in) in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.4 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Loretta 1W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1941	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1942	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1943	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1944	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1945	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1946	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1950	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1951	110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1952	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1954	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1955	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1956	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1958	126.4 mm (5.0 in)
1959	95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1960	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1962	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1963	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1964	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1965	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1966	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1967	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1968	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1969	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1970	269.3 mm (10.6 in)
1971	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1973	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1974	87.8 mm (3.5 in)
1975	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1976	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1977	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1978	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
1980	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1981	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1982	67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1983	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1984	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1985	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1986	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1987	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1988	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1989	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1990	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1991	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1993	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1994	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1995	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1996	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1997	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1998	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1999	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
2000	119.3 mm (4.7 in)
2001	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2002	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2003	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
2004	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2005	64.6 mm (2.5 in)
2006	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
2007	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
2008	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2009	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2010	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2011	131.8 mm (5.2 in)
2012	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2013	109.8 mm (4.3 in)
2014	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2015	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2016	64.2 mm (2.5 in)
2017	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2018	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2019	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2020	76.9 mm (3.0 in)
2021	99.0 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Loretta 1W, 1940 to 2021. The record is 85 days in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Loretta 1W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	32 days
1941	28 days
1942	41 days
1943	36 days
1944	27 days
1945	61 days
1946	52 days
1947	58 days
1948	32 days
1949	19 days
1950	59 days
1951	23 days
1952	76 days
1953	47 days
1954	46 days
1955	66 days
1956	55 days
1957	42 days
1958	36 days
1959	44 days
1960	19 days
1961	35 days
1962	27 days
1963	38 days
1964	34 days
1965	52 days
1966	43 days
1967	52 days
1968	51 days
1969	25 days
1970	37 days
1971	30 days
1972	79 days
1973	39 days
1974	66 days
1975	41 days
1976	51 days
1977	27 days
1978	30 days
1979	37 days
1980	39 days
1981	30 days
1982	56 days
1983	30 days
1984	32 days
1985	31 days
1986	34 days
1987	26 days
1988	41 days
1989	58 days
1990	27 days
1991	55 days
1992	23 days
1993	27 days
1994	31 days
1995	35 days
1996	44 days
1997	37 days
1998	32 days
1999	54 days
2000	43 days
2001	38 days
2002	35 days
2003	34 days
2004	31 days
2005	30 days
2006	64 days
2007	41 days
2008	30 days
2009	45 days
2010	42 days
2011	23 days
2012	33 days
2013	55 days
2014	50 days
2015	52 days
2016	44 days
2017	85 days
2018	24 days
2019	34 days
2020	60 days
2021	24 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

67 years, 1943 to 2020

A day with at least 54.3 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 168.3 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Loretta 1W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.3 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	75.6 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	141.8 mm (5.6 in)
100 years	168.3 mm (6.6 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1943 to 2020.

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: 201.2 mm (7.9 in) in 1970; 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1985; 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1961.

Download the Data

Data for Loretta 1W standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Loretta 1W 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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).

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