Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Medicine Lodge (USC00145173), Kansas, United States, with 106 years of record.
Key Facts for Medicine Lodge
Medicine Lodge (USC00145173) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.28 latitude and -98.58 longitude, 448 m (1,470 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1998, 106 years of record.
1,464 records set at Medicine Lodge still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Medicine Lodge set a daily record high minimum temperature of 11.1 C (52.0 F) on 4 December 1998.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 37.28 latitude, -98.58 longitude.
Elevation: 448 m (1,470 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1998, 106 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 Medicine Lodge. 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 Medicine Lodge, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.0 C (113.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
47.8 C (118.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
44.4 C (111.9 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Medicine Lodge still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Medicine Lodge by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
10
1896
35
1897
18
1898
21
1899
24
1900
9
1901
11
1902
23
1903
17
1904
18
1905
19
1906
8
1907
12
1908
9
1909
19
1910
26
1911
21
1912
19
1913
21
1914
12
1915
18
1916
15
1917
19
1918
25
1919
12
1920
14
1921
17
1922
17
1923
11
1924
13
1925
16
1926
14
1927
13
1928
17
1929
11
1930
16
1931
19
1932
11
1933
27
1934
14
1935
14
1936
46
1937
8
1938
12
1939
23
1940
12
1941
15
1942
12
1943
25
1944
9
1945
8
1946
18
1947
8
1948
11
1949
9
1950
14
1951
14
1952
13
1953
28
1954
29
1955
9
1956
15
1957
6
1958
9
1959
10
1960
16
1961
13
1962
16
1963
15
1964
9
1965
13
1966
16
1967
16
1968
11
1969
7
1970
15
1971
10
1972
12
1973
6
1974
8
1975
12
1976
13
1977
3
1978
19
1979
15
1980
8
1981
9
1982
9
1983
18
1984
12
1985
6
1986
5
1987
4
1988
5
1989
18
1990
10
1991
12
1992
8
1993
8
1994
6
1995
13
1996
10
1997
4
1998
6
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Medicine Lodge between 1 August 1934 and 24 December 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Medicine Lodge set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-08-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1936-07-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936-08-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)
1959-01-31
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
1970-03-16
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1970-03-16
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1971-02-21
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1971-02-21
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1983-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-12-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 228.6 mm (9.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Medicine Lodge. The most was 228.6 mm (9.0 in) on 30 September 1923.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Medicine Lodge
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
11 January 1949
Feb
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
27 February 1948
Mar
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
13 March 1922
Apr
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
5 April 1928
May
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
13 May 1935
Jun
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
8 June 1898
Jul
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
5 July 1932
Aug
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
14 August 1980
Sep
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
30 September 1923
Oct
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
30 October 1979
Nov
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1 November 1998
Dec
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
15 December 1984
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 1998
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
104 years of record at Medicine Lodge, 1895 to 1998. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1946, 1982, 1985, 1986 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 89 complete years at Medicine Lodge, 1896 to 1996. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.3 C (57.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 12.8 C (55.0 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Medicine Lodge as warming stripes, 1896 to 1996
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
14.8 C
+0.46 C
1897
14.0 C
-0.39 C
1898
13.5 C
-0.84 C
1899
13.8 C
-0.51 C
1900
14.4 C
+0.02 C
1901
14.6 C
+0.26 C
1902
14.2 C
-0.18 C
1904
14.7 C
+0.35 C
1905
13.9 C
-0.47 C
1909
13.9 C
-0.43 C
1910
14.5 C
+0.11 C
1911
14.4 C
+0.01 C
1912
12.8 C
-1.59 C
1913
13.8 C
-0.58 C
1914
14.9 C
+0.60 C
1915
13.6 C
-0.71 C
1916
13.9 C
-0.46 C
1917
13.4 C
-0.94 C
1918
14.4 C
+0.05 C
1919
13.8 C
-0.58 C
1920
14.1 C
-0.28 C
1921
15.6 C
+1.26 C
1922
14.9 C
+0.57 C
1923
14.8 C
+0.50 C
1924
13.4 C
-0.92 C
1925
15.0 C
+0.62 C
1926
14.4 C
+0.05 C
1927
14.7 C
+0.32 C
1928
14.7 C
+0.32 C
1929
13.3 C
-1.04 C
1930
15.1 C
+0.78 C
1931
15.4 C
+1.10 C
1932
14.2 C
-0.17 C
1933
16.2 C
+1.81 C
1934
16.0 C
+1.69 C
1935
14.8 C
+0.46 C
1936
15.1 C
+0.75 C
1938
15.3 C
+0.96 C
1940
13.9 C
-0.40 C
1941
14.9 C
+0.52 C
1942
14.1 C
-0.29 C
1943
14.9 C
+0.56 C
1944
15.1 C
+0.74 C
1945
14.6 C
+0.28 C
1947
15.0 C
+0.65 C
1948
14.3 C
-0.04 C
1949
14.4 C
+0.03 C
1950
14.4 C
+0.04 C
1951
13.5 C
-0.80 C
1952
14.9 C
+0.55 C
1953
15.7 C
+1.32 C
1954
16.3 C
+1.96 C
1955
15.2 C
+0.90 C
1956
16.1 C
+1.76 C
1957
14.5 C
+0.17 C
1958
14.3 C
-0.04 C
1959
13.8 C
-0.55 C
1960
13.7 C
-0.66 C
1961
13.2 C
-1.10 C
1962
14.5 C
+0.15 C
1963
14.8 C
+0.48 C
1964
14.3 C
-0.02 C
1965
14.7 C
+0.31 C
1966
13.8 C
-0.57 C
1967
14.3 C
-0.04 C
1968
13.8 C
-0.55 C
1969
13.9 C
-0.42 C
1970
14.1 C
-0.24 C
1971
14.1 C
-0.21 C
1972
13.7 C
-0.61 C
1973
14.3 C
-0.05 C
1974
14.1 C
-0.27 C
1975
13.5 C
-0.84 C
1977
14.6 C
+0.29 C
1978
13.1 C
-1.22 C
1979
12.9 C
-1.44 C
1980
14.1 C
-0.22 C
1981
14.8 C
+0.43 C
1983
13.0 C
-1.30 C
1984
14.5 C
+0.19 C
1988
14.3 C
-0.04 C
1989
13.6 C
-0.77 C
1990
15.1 C
+0.80 C
1991
15.1 C
+0.80 C
1992
14.5 C
+0.15 C
1993
13.4 C
-0.98 C
1994
14.7 C
+0.36 C
1995
13.1 C
-1.22 C
1996
13.2 C
-1.19 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 1996 is -0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.03) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 89 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Medicine Lodge
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.03 C (-0.08 to 0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.1) per decade
1896 to 1996
89
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.07 C (-0.15 to 0.00) per decade
-0.13 F (-0.27 to 0.00) per decade
1896 to 1996
89
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.08) per decade
0.04 F (-0.07 to 0.14) per decade
1896 to 1996
89
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
1893 to 1998
Yearly extremes at Medicine Lodge: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
104
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
104
Wettest day (Rx1day)
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1923
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1923
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
106
Longest dry spell (CDD)
92 days
1936
36 days
106
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Medicine Lodge, 1893 to 1998. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Medicine Lodge by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1897
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1898
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1899
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1900
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1901
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1902
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1903
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1904
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1905
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1906
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1909
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1910
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1911
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1912
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1913
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1915
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1916
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1917
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1919
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1920
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1921
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1922
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1923
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1924
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1925
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1926
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1929
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1934
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1935
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1936
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1937
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1938
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1940
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1944
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1945
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1946
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1947
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1948
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1951
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1954
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1957
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1967
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1976
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1977
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1979
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1985
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1986
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1992
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1996
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1997
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1998
40.0 C (104.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Medicine Lodge, 1893 to 1998. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Medicine Lodge by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
n/a
1894
n/a
1895
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1896
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1897
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1898
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1899
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1900
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1901
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1902
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1903
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1904
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1905
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1906
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1907
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1908
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1909
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1910
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1911
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1913
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1915
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1916
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1917
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1918
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1919
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1920
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1922
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1923
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1925
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1926
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1928
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1930
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1931
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1932
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1933
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1934
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1935
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1936
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1937
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1938
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1940
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1941
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1942
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1944
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1946
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1947
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1948
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1949
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1950
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1952
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1954
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1955
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1956
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1960
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1963
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1970
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1972
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1975
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1976
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1978
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1979
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1981
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1983
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1984
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1987
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1991
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1993
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1995
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1996
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1997
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Medicine Lodge, 1893 to 1998. The record is 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Medicine Lodge by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1894
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1895
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1896
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1898
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1899
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1900
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1901
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1902
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1903
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1904
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1905
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1906
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1908
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1909
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1910
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1911
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1912
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1913
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1915
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1916
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1917
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1918
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1919
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1921
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1922
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1923
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1924
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1925
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1926
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1927
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1928
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1929
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1931
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1932
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1933
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1935
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1936
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1939
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1941
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1942
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1943
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1944
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1945
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1946
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1947
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1952
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1954
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1955
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1956
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1957
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1958
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1959
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1962
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1963
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1965
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1966
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1968
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1969
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1973
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1975
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1976
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1977
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1979
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1980
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1981
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1982
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1984
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1986
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1987
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1988
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1989
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1990
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1991
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1992
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1993
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1994
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1995
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1996
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1997
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Medicine Lodge, 1893 to 1998. The record is 251.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.1 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Medicine Lodge by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1894
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1895
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1896
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1897
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1898
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1899
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1900
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1901
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1902
145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1903
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1904
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1905
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1906
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1907
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1908
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1909
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1910
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1911
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1912
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1913
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1914
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1915
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1916
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1917
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1918
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1919
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1921
106.3 mm (4.2 in)
1922
141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1923
251.0 mm (9.9 in)
1924
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1925
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1926
96.6 mm (3.8 in)
1927
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1928
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1929
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1930
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1931
86.0 mm (3.4 in)
1932
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1933
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1934
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1935
140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1936
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1939
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1940
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1941
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1942
59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1943
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1944
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1945
136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1946
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1947
159.3 mm (6.3 in)
1948
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1949
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1950
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1951
213.8 mm (8.4 in)
1952
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1953
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1956
114.9 mm (4.5 in)
1957
135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1958
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1959
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1960
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1961
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1962
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1963
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1965
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1966
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1967
54.2 mm (2.1 in)
1968
100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1969
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1970
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1971
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1972
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1975
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1976
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1977
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1978
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1979
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1980
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1981
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1983
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1984
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1985
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1986
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1987
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1988
59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1989
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1990
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1992
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1993
133.3 mm (5.2 in)
1994
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1996
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1997
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1998
183.2 mm (7.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Medicine Lodge, 1893 to 1998. The record is 92 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Medicine Lodge by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
78 days
1894
31 days
1895
25 days
1896
35 days
1897
36 days
1898
27 days
1899
35 days
1900
31 days
1901
59 days
1902
26 days
1903
58 days
1904
79 days
1905
38 days
1906
31 days
1907
43 days
1908
32 days
1909
32 days
1910
47 days
1911
33 days
1912
43 days
1913
24 days
1914
58 days
1915
42 days
1916
56 days
1917
51 days
1918
19 days
1919
44 days
1920
42 days
1921
34 days
1922
49 days
1923
32 days
1924
33 days
1925
47 days
1926
28 days
1927
31 days
1928
36 days
1929
30 days
1930
44 days
1931
25 days
1932
32 days
1933
29 days
1934
34 days
1935
29 days
1936
92 days
1937
45 days
1938
42 days
1939
53 days
1940
28 days
1941
21 days
1942
43 days
1943
32 days
1944
29 days
1945
37 days
1946
34 days
1947
39 days
1948
32 days
1949
41 days
1950
59 days
1951
31 days
1952
50 days
1953
38 days
1954
67 days
1955
89 days
1956
54 days
1957
36 days
1958
25 days
1959
38 days
1960
28 days
1961
22 days
1962
22 days
1963
62 days
1964
34 days
1965
32 days
1966
70 days
1967
52 days
1968
42 days
1969
43 days
1970
52 days
1971
48 days
1972
41 days
1973
23 days
1974
38 days
1975
31 days
1976
63 days
1977
27 days
1978
40 days
1979
44 days
1980
44 days
1981
21 days
1982
48 days
1983
45 days
1984
22 days
1985
24 days
1986
29 days
1987
16 days
1988
42 days
1989
61 days
1990
34 days
1991
50 days
1992
30 days
1993
21 days
1994
31 days
1995
26 days
1996
39 days
1997
25 days
1998
36 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
89 years with a frost
Across 89 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Medicine Lodge falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 189 days between them.
In 1962 to 1996 the median growing season was 188 days. That is 1 day fewer than in 1896 to 1929.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Medicine Lodge
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1896 to 1929)
Recent period (1962 to 1996)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 April
16 April
14 April
2 days earlier
+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
22 October
19 October
3 days earlier
-0.1 days per decade
Growing days
189 days
189 days
188 days
1 day fewer
-0.4 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
97 years, 1893 to 1996
A day with at least 62.8 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 165.5 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Medicine Lodge: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
5 years
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
25 years
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
50 years
145.2 mm (5.7 in)
100 years
165.5 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 97 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, 97 years of values from 1893 to 1996.
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: 228.6 mm (9.0 in) in 1923; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1980; 122.4 mm (4.8 in) in 1993.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.