Meade Weather Records (USC00145171)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Meade (USC00145171), Kansas, United States, with 129 years of record.

Key Facts for Meade

Meade (USC00145171) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.28 latitude and -100.34 longitude, 763 m (2,504 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2023, 129 years of record.
1,464 records set at Meade still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Meade set a daily record low minimum temperature of -13.3 C (8.1 F) on 20 March 2023.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 37.28 latitude, -100.34 longitude.
Elevation: 763 m (2,504 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2023, 129 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Meade. 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 Meade, 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)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.6 C (114.1 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.3 C (109.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Meade still stand. 1898 holds the most, with 44.

Standing records at Meade by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1895	21
1896	38
1897	32
1898	44
1899	23
1900	15
1902	27
1903	17
1948	1
1949	6
1950	26
1951	22
1952	37
1953	27
1954	25
1955	27
1956	21
1957	12
1958	13
1959	17
1960	17
1961	11
1962	19
1963	35
1964	16
1965	20
1966	20
1967	20
1968	13
1969	14
1970	16
1971	13
1972	27
1973	9
1974	17
1975	14
1976	12
1977	8
1978	17
1979	15
1980	22
1981	17
1982	16
1983	29
1984	16
1985	21
1986	19
1987	13
1988	12
1989	35
1990	14
1991	20
1992	15
1993	17
1994	11
1995	20
1996	19
1997	15
1998	19
1999	10
2000	19
2001	9
2002	5
2003	2
2004	25
2005	13
2006	15
2007	14
2008	4
2009	2
2010	27
2011	6
2012	14
2013	19
2014	22
2015	11
2016	9
2017	12
2018	17
2019	21
2020	20
2021	17
2022	15
2023	2

All-Time Record Progression

6 new records

6 all-time records were set at Meade between 7 January 1988 and 28 March 2009. Each dot is a new record.

When Meade set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1988-01-07	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1992-11-25	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 36.6 cm (14.4 in)
1998-10-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 192.3 mm (7.6 in)
2003-05-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 197.1 mm (7.8 in)
2009-03-28	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2009-03-28	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 197.1 mm (7.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Meade. The most was 197.1 mm (7.8 in) on 15 May 2003.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Meade
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	16 January 2017
Feb	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	9 February 2001
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	10 March 1973
Apr	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	5 April 1900
May	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	15 May 2003
Jun	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	19 June 1993
Jul	113.8 mm (4.5 in)	24 July 1962
Aug	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	20 August 1958
Sep	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	12 September 1973
Oct	192.3 mm (7.6 in)	2 October 1998
Nov	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	17 November 1971
Dec	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	24 December 2002

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 2023

85 years of record at Meade, 1895 to 2023. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1948, 1968, 1973 and others.

Days with data per year at Meade
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	288	79%	No
1896	366	100%	Yes
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	364	100%	Yes
1899	361	99%	Yes
1900	211	58%	No
1901	11	3%	No
1902	248	68%	No
1903	176	48%	No
1948	151	41%	No
1949	363	99%	Yes
1950	363	99%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	362	99%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	338	93%	Yes
1956	337	92%	Yes
1957	360	99%	Yes
1958	362	99%	Yes
1959	363	99%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	362	99%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	357	98%	Yes
1968	324	89%	No
1969	361	99%	Yes
1970	362	99%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	300	82%	No
1974	364	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	363	99%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	362	99%	Yes
1979	269	74%	No
1980	360	98%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	357	98%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	362	99%	Yes
1987	364	100%	Yes
1988	348	95%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	363	99%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	363	99%	Yes
1994	360	99%	Yes
1995	359	98%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	360	99%	Yes
1998	363	99%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	360	98%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	364	100%	Yes
2003	361	99%	Yes
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	361	99%	Yes
2006	340	93%	Yes
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	335	92%	Yes
2009	293	80%	No
2010	333	91%	Yes
2011	344	94%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	300	82%	No
2016	242	66%	No
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	111	30%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Meade
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
20 March 2023	Meade, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	57 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 March 2023	Meade, US	daily low min	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	72 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
27 February 2023	Meade, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2023	Meade, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	12 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2023	Meade, US	daily high max (Tie)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	71 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 2022	Meade, US	daily rain	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2022	Meade, US	daily low max	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	60 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2022	Meade, US	daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	126 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2022	Meade, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	73 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2022	Meade, US	monthly high min	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	63 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
3 November 2022	Meade, US	daily high min	11.7 C (53.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	63 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2022	Meade, US	daily high max (Tie)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	tie	124 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2022	Meade, US	daily low max	22.2 C (72.0 F)	3.4 C (6.1 F)	51 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 2022	Meade, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
17 July 2022	Meade, US	daily high max	42.8 C (109.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2022	Meade, US	daily high max (Tie)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	tie	41 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
28 June 2022	Meade, US	daily low max	20.0 C (68.0 F)	5.6 C (10.1 F)	120 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 June 2022	Meade, US	daily low min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	122 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
13 June 2022	Meade, US	daily high max	41.1 C (106.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	125 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 May 2022	Meade, US	daily low min (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	3 years	2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

65 complete years, 1896 to 2022

One stripe for each of 65 complete years at Meade, 1896 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.7 C (56.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1899, at 12.1 C (53.7 F), and the warmest was 1896, at 16.1 C (61.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Meade as warming stripes, 1896 to 2022
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1896	16.1 C	+2.48 C
1897	15.4 C	+1.73 C
1898	13.5 C	-0.14 C
1899	12.1 C	-1.59 C
1949	13.3 C	-0.36 C
1950	13.7 C	+0.03 C
1951	13.5 C	-0.19 C
1952	14.0 C	+0.33 C
1953	14.7 C	+1.05 C
1954	15.3 C	+1.62 C
1957	13.6 C	-0.06 C
1958	13.6 C	-0.02 C
1959	13.6 C	-0.04 C
1960	13.4 C	-0.26 C
1961	13.2 C	-0.48 C
1962	14.2 C	+0.58 C
1963	15.0 C	+1.33 C
1964	14.2 C	+0.51 C
1965	14.1 C	+0.45 C
1966	13.4 C	-0.28 C
1967	14.1 C	+0.43 C
1969	13.5 C	-0.17 C
1970	13.7 C	+0.04 C
1971	13.8 C	+0.14 C
1972	13.4 C	-0.26 C
1974	14.1 C	+0.40 C
1975	13.9 C	+0.22 C
1976	14.0 C	+0.31 C
1977	15.0 C	+1.35 C
1978	13.1 C	-0.58 C
1980	14.4 C	+0.70 C
1981	15.0 C	+1.35 C
1982	13.6 C	-0.09 C
1983	13.3 C	-0.41 C
1984	13.0 C	-0.65 C
1985	13.0 C	-0.66 C
1986	14.3 C	+0.65 C
1987	13.4 C	-0.22 C
1989	12.1 C	-1.55 C
1990	13.5 C	-0.13 C
1991	13.8 C	+0.12 C
1992	13.7 C	+0.05 C
1993	12.7 C	-0.98 C
1994	13.7 C	+0.02 C
1995	13.2 C	-0.47 C
1996	12.8 C	-0.84 C
1997	12.4 C	-1.29 C
1998	13.9 C	+0.26 C
1999	13.8 C	+0.12 C
2000	13.4 C	-0.27 C
2001	13.9 C	+0.27 C
2002	14.1 C	+0.43 C
2003	13.2 C	-0.43 C
2004	12.6 C	-1.03 C
2005	13.3 C	-0.33 C
2007	13.9 C	+0.20 C
2012	15.0 C	+1.31 C
2013	12.9 C	-0.80 C
2014	12.4 C	-1.24 C
2017	14.0 C	+0.32 C
2018	13.0 C	-0.66 C
2019	12.5 C	-1.18 C
2020	13.3 C	-0.34 C
2021	13.5 C	-0.15 C
2022	13.3 C	-0.37 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.10 C (0.03 to 0.16) per decade over 1896 to 2022. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 65 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Meade
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.10 C (-0.16 to -0.03) per decade	-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	1896 to 2022	65	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade	1896 to 2022	65	Fall
Mean daily minimum	-0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.05) per decade	-0.03 F (-0.15 to 0.09) per decade	1896 to 2022	65	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

1895 to 2023

Yearly extremes at Meade: 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)	1896	40.6 C (105.1 F)	85
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	1899	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	85
Wettest day (Rx1day)	197.1 mm (7.8 in)	2003	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	209.8 mm (8.3 in)	1998	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	84
Longest dry spell (CDD)	85 days	1899	41 days	84

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Meade, 1895 to 2023. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Meade by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1896	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1897	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1898	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1899	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1900	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1901	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1902	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1903	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1948	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1951	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1953	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1954	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1955	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1956	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1958	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1960	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1969	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1980	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1982	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1983	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1986	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1991	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1992	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1993	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1996	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1997	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1998	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1999	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2002	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2004	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2012	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2013	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2014	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2015	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2016	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2017	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2018	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2019	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2020	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2021	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2022	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2023	32.8 C (91.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Meade, 1895 to 2023. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Meade by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1896	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1897	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1898	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1899	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1900	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1901	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1902	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1903	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1951	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1952	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1953	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1954	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1955	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1956	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1957	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1958	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1960	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1961	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1965	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1966	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1968	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1969	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1972	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1974	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1975	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1976	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1977	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1978	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1979	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1980	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1982	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1983	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1985	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1990	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1991	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1993	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1995	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1997	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1998	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1999	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2001	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2002	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2004	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2005	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2006	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2008	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2009	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2010	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2011	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2012	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2013	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2014	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2015	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2016	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2017	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2018	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2019	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2020	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2021	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2022	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2023	-15.6 C (3.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Meade, 1895 to 2023. The record is 197.1 mm (7.8 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.3 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Meade by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1896	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1897	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1898	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1899	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1900	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1901	15.0 mm (0.6 in)
1902	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1903	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1948	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1949	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1950	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1952	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1954	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1957	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1959	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1960	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1962	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1963	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1964	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1970	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1971	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1972	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1974	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1976	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1977	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1979	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1980	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1983	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1987	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1988	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1989	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1991	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1994	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1995	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1997	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1998	192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1999	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2000	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2001	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2002	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2003	197.1 mm (7.8 in)
2004	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2005	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2007	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2008	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2010	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2011	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2012	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2013	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2014	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2015	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2016	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2017	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
2018	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2019	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2020	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2021	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2022	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
2023	10.4 mm (0.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Meade, 1895 to 2023. The record is 209.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.3 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Meade by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1896	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1897	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1898	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1899	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1900	89.6 mm (3.5 in)
1901	n/a
1902	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1903	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1948	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1950	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1951	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1952	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1953	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1954	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1955	148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1956	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1958	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1959	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1960	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1961	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1962	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1963	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1964	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1967	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1968	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1970	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1971	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1972	111.9 mm (4.4 in)
1973	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1974	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1975	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1976	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1977	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1978	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1979	107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1980	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1981	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1982	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1984	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1985	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1986	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1987	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1988	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1989	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1990	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1991	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1992	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1993	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1994	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1995	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1996	143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1997	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1998	209.8 mm (8.3 in)
1999	147.5 mm (5.8 in)
2000	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
2001	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2002	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2003	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
2004	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
2005	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
2006	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2007	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
2008	126.9 mm (5.0 in)
2009	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2010	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2011	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
2012	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2013	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
2014	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
2015	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
2016	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2017	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2018	106.6 mm (4.2 in)
2019	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2020	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2021	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2022	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2023	10.9 mm (0.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Meade, 1895 to 2023. The record is 85 days in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Meade by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	26 days
1896	34 days
1897	46 days
1898	42 days
1899	85 days
1900	46 days
1901	n/a
1902	29 days
1903	60 days
1948	42 days
1949	41 days
1950	62 days
1951	36 days
1952	38 days
1953	38 days
1954	85 days
1955	63 days
1956	66 days
1957	43 days
1958	25 days
1959	38 days
1960	29 days
1961	34 days
1962	35 days
1963	41 days
1964	33 days
1965	52 days
1966	43 days
1967	43 days
1968	27 days
1969	43 days
1970	70 days
1971	32 days
1972	39 days
1973	27 days
1974	52 days
1975	48 days
1976	35 days
1977	36 days
1978	47 days
1979	50 days
1980	49 days
1981	44 days
1982	29 days
1983	54 days
1984	38 days
1985	26 days
1986	33 days
1987	26 days
1988	45 days
1989	49 days
1990	39 days
1991	50 days
1992	30 days
1993	26 days
1994	39 days
1995	44 days
1996	32 days
1997	35 days
1998	46 days
1999	82 days
2000	27 days
2001	49 days
2002	42 days
2003	35 days
2004	51 days
2005	25 days
2006	45 days
2007	28 days
2008	73 days
2009	85 days
2010	47 days
2011	16 days
2012	62 days
2013	31 days
2014	30 days
2015	26 days
2016	25 days
2017	85 days
2018	66 days
2019	41 days
2020	45 days
2021	58 days
2022	34 days
2023	32 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

65 years with a frost

Across 65 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Meade falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 October, which leaves a median of 181 days between them.

In 1985 to 2022 the median growing season was 182 days. That is 1 day more than in 1896 to 1978.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Meade
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1896 to 1978)	Recent period (1985 to 2022)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	17 April	19 April	17 April	2 days earlier	-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost	19 October	19 October	18 October	1 day earlier	-0.4 days per decade
Growing days	181 days	181 days	182 days	1 day more	-0.1 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

64 years, 1897 to 2022

A day with at least 50.9 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 162.0 mm (6.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Meade: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.9 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
100 years	162.0 mm (6.4 in)	Longer than the 64 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, 64 years of values from 1897 to 2022.

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: 192.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1998; 129.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1958; 113.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1962.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2001 to 2022 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2001 to 2022, Meade had a mean temperature of 13.4 C (56.1 F) and 574.2 mm (22.6 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lipscomb (United States, 117 km away), Hudson (United States, 174 km away) and Larned (United States, 148 km away).

Climate twins of Meade: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2001 to 2022 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Lipscomb	United States	117 km (73 mi)	13.6 C (56.5 F)	530.1 mm (20.9 in)	0.70
Hudson	United States	174 km (108 mi)	13.5 C (56.4 F)	630.0 mm (24.8 in)	0.92
Larned	United States	148 km (92 mi)	13.3 C (55.9 F)	598.2 mm (23.6 in)	0.94

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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.

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