McCracken Weather Records (USC00145115)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for McCracken (USC00145115), Kansas, United States, with 116 years of record.

Key Facts for McCracken

McCracken (USC00145115) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.59 latitude and -99.57 longitude, 655 m (2,150 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 2026, 116 years of record.
1,464 records set at McCracken still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
McCracken tied a daily record snowfall of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 22 March 2022.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 38.59 latitude, -99.57 longitude.
Elevation: 655 m (2,150 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 2026, 116 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 McCracken. 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 McCracken, 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)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at McCracken still stand. 1913 holds the most, with 278.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at McCracken between 12 March 1999 and 17 April 2016. Each dot is a new record.

When McCracken set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1999-03-12	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 36.1 cm (14.2 in)
2007-07-31	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2010-08-24	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2016-04-17	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 134.9 mm (5.3 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 134.9 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at McCracken. The most was 134.9 mm (5.3 in) on 17 April 2016.

Record daily precipitation for each month at McCracken
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	31 January 1998
Feb	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	24 February 2020
Mar	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	22 March 1979
Apr	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	17 April 2016
May	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	25 May 1996
Jun	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	21 June 1996
Jul	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	31 July 2007
Aug	122.4 mm (4.8 in)	24 August 2010
Sep	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	11 September 1961
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	8 October 2018
Nov	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	15 November 1996
Dec	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	5 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1911 to 1919

9 years of record at McCracken, 1911 to 1919. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1911, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919.

Latest Records

Latest records at McCracken
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 March 2022	McCracken, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	77 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2022	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 January 2022	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	8.1 cm (3.2 in)	1.7 cm (0.7 in)	28 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2021	McCracken, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
1 July 2021	McCracken, US	daily rain	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	11.0 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2021	McCracken, US	daily rain	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	74 years	65 of 100 (Major)
3 May 2021	McCracken, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	4.9 mm (0.19 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2021	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	108 years	65 of 100 (Major)
20 April 2021	McCracken, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2021	McCracken, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	24 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2021	McCracken, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	tie	27 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2021	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2021	McCracken, US	daily rain (Tie)	4.6 mm (0.18 in)	tie	27 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 2020	McCracken, US	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	109 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 August 2020	McCracken, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	13 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 2020	McCracken, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	39 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2020	McCracken, US	monthly rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	104 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 December 2019	McCracken, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	52 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2019	McCracken, US	daily rain	97.8 mm (3.9 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
14 August 2019	McCracken, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	33 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1911 to 2026

Yearly extremes at McCracken: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1913	40.6 C (105.1 F)	9
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	1912	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	9
Wettest day (Rx1day)	134.9 mm (5.3 in)	2016	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	95
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	169.5 mm (6.7 in)	2016	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	92
Longest dry spell (CDD)	80 days	1970	39 days	95

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at McCracken, 1911 to 2026. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at McCracken by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1911	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1912	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1913	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1914	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1915	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1916	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1917	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919	17.8 C (64.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
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2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at McCracken, 1911 to 2026. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at McCracken by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1911	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1912	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1913	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1914	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1915	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1916	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1917	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1918	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1919	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
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Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at McCracken, 1911 to 2026. The record is 134.9 mm (5.3 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at McCracken by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1912	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1913	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1915	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1917	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1941	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1942	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1944	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1946	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1947	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1948	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1949	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1953	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1954	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1955	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1956	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1958	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1959	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1960	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1961	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1962	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1963	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1964	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1965	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1966	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1967	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1969	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1970	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1973	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1982	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1984	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1986	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1987	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1988	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1990	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1991	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1992	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1993	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1994	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1995	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1996	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1998	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2000	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2002	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2003	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2005	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2006	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2008	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2009	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2010	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
2011	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
2012	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2013	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2014	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2015	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2016	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
2017	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2018	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2019	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2020	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2021	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2022	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2024	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2025	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
2026	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at McCracken, 1911 to 2026. The record is 169.5 mm (6.7 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.9 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at McCracken by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1912	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1913	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1914	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1915	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1916	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1917	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1918	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1919	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1940	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1941	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1943	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1944	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1945	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1946	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1947	77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1948	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1950	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1951	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1952	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1955	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1956	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1957	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1958	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1959	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1960	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1961	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1962	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1963	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1964	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1965	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1966	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1967	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1968	87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1969	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1970	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1971	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1972	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1974	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1975	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1977	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1978	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1980	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1981	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1982	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1983	45.3 mm (1.8 in)
1984	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1985	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1986	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1987	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1988	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1989	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1990	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1991	44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1992	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1993	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1996	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1997	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1998	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1999	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
2000	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2001	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
2002	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2003	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2004	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
2005	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2006	145.6 mm (5.7 in)
2007	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
2008	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2009	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
2010	130.5 mm (5.1 in)
2011	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
2012	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2013	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2014	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
2015	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2016	169.5 mm (6.7 in)
2017	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
2018	134.1 mm (5.3 in)
2019	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2020	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2021	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2022	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at McCracken, 1911 to 2026. The record is 80 days in 1970, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at McCracken by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	36 days
1912	35 days
1913	26 days
1914	45 days
1915	42 days
1916	60 days
1917	31 days
1918	31 days
1919	32 days
1940	21 days
1941	16 days
1942	35 days
1943	35 days
1944	32 days
1945	60 days
1946	51 days
1947	25 days
1948	34 days
1949	71 days
1950	42 days
1951	19 days
1952	63 days
1953	40 days
1954	39 days
1955	43 days
1956	34 days
1957	48 days
1958	40 days
1959	44 days
1960	35 days
1961	36 days
1962	24 days
1963	64 days
1964	37 days
1965	52 days
1966	56 days
1967	52 days
1968	53 days
1969	35 days
1970	80 days
1971	49 days
1972	76 days
1973	27 days
1974	66 days
1975	44 days
1976	62 days
1977	52 days
1978	34 days
1979	43 days
1980	39 days
1981	32 days
1982	56 days
1983	32 days
1984	40 days
1985	30 days
1986	32 days
1987	28 days
1988	34 days
1989	58 days
1990	32 days
1991	53 days
1992	39 days
1993	12 days
1994	26 days
1995	28 days
1996	31 days
1997	36 days
1998	32 days
1999	45 days
2000	43 days
2001	45 days
2002	30 days
2003	32 days
2004	35 days
2005	21 days
2006	76 days
2007	37 days
2008	23 days
2009	46 days
2010	42 days
2011	23 days
2012	62 days
2013	39 days
2014	54 days
2015	31 days
2016	44 days
2017	71 days
2018	40 days
2019	42 days
2020	52 days
2021	58 days
2022	32 days
2024	1 day
2025	1 day
2026	1 day

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

76 years, 1912 to 2021

A day with at least 55.4 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 126.4 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at McCracken: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	102.3 mm (4.0 in)
50 years	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	126.4 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 76 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, 76 years of values from 1912 to 2021.

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: 134.9 mm (5.3 in) in 2016; 122.4 mm (4.8 in) in 2010; 109.2 mm (4.3 in) in 2007.

Download the Data

Data for McCracken standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for McCracken 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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1911	86	24%	No
1912	353	96%	Yes
1913	355	97%	Yes
1914	259	71%	No
1915	351	96%	Yes
1916	365	100%	Yes
1917	164	45%	No
1918	78	21%	No
1919	23	6%	No