Ness City Weather Records (USC00145692)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ness City (USC00145692), Kansas, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Ness City

Ness City (USC00145692) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.45 latitude and -99.89 longitude, 692 m (2,269 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ness City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ness City set a daily record low maximum temperature of 15.0 C (59.0 F) on 31 May 2021.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 38.45 latitude, -99.89 longitude.
Elevation: 692 m (2,269 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 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 Ness City. 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 Ness City, 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)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	40.6 C (105.1 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.6 C (114.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.0 C (113.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	43.9 C (111.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.8 C (109.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ness City still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 45.

Standing records at Ness City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	1
1894	27
1895	26
1896	22
1897	7
1898	15
1899	20
1900	6
1901	17
1902	22
1903	12
1904	8
1905	13
1906	10
1907	16
1908	6
1909	5
1914	1
1915	4
1945	21
1946	25
1947	17
1948	14
1949	10
1950	16
1951	13
1952	31
1953	30
1954	20
1955	24
1956	28
1957	9
1958	11
1959	16
1960	16
1961	10
1962	19
1963	20
1964	20
1965	10
1966	12
1967	17
1968	12
1969	9
1970	16
1971	22
1972	21
1973	9
1974	19
1975	12
1976	11
1977	11
1978	10
1979	13
1980	16
1981	6
1982	6
1983	25
1984	19
1985	28
1986	16
1987	10
1988	13
1989	45
1990	18
1991	14
1992	8
1993	15
1994	9
1995	16
1996	21
1997	11
1998	10
1999	16
2000	18
2001	10
2002	17
2003	16
2004	21
2005	15
2006	18
2007	12
2008	6
2009	20
2010	4
2011	18
2012	20
2013	18
2014	22
2015	14
2016	13
2017	17
2018	11
2019	18
2020	15
2021	7

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records

5 all-time records were set at Ness City between 21 December 1983 and 13 March 1999. Each dot is a new record.

When Ness City set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1983-12-21	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1985-06-08	Record high maximum temperature	Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1989-12-23	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1999-03-13	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1999-03-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 210.8 mm (8.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ness City. The most was 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 5 September 1901.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ness City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	25 January 1932
Feb	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	25 February 1911
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	24 March 1987
Apr	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	17 April 2016
May	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	2 May 1913
Jun	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	5 June 1930
Jul	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	7 July 1902
Aug	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	1 August 1903
Sep	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	5 September 1901
Oct	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 October 2017
Nov	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	16 November 1971
Dec	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	30 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2021

96 years of record at Ness City, 1893 to 2021. 26 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1901, 1904 and others.

Days with data per year at Ness City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	120	33%	No
1894	237	65%	No
1895	217	59%	No
1896	285	78%	No
1897	140	38%	No
1898	318	87%	No
1899	336	92%	Yes
1900	349	96%	Yes
1901	326	89%	No
1902	333	91%	Yes
1903	345	95%	Yes
1904	284	78%	No
1905	228	62%	No
1906	192	53%	No
1907	130	36%	No
1908	274	75%	No
1909	121	33%	No
1914	92	25%	No
1915	101	28%	No
1945	301	82%	No
1946	207	57%	No
1947	211	58%	No
1948	361	99%	Yes
1949	365	100%	Yes
1950	294	81%	No
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	359	98%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	357	98%	Yes
1962	353	97%	Yes
1963	333	91%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	358	98%	Yes
1966	362	99%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	362	99%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	334	92%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	346	95%	Yes
1983	342	94%	Yes
1984	365	100%	Yes
1985	321	88%	No
1986	359	98%	Yes
1987	360	99%	Yes
1988	362	99%	Yes
1989	362	99%	Yes
1990	358	98%	Yes
1991	344	94%	Yes
1992	343	94%	Yes
1993	346	95%	Yes
1994	335	92%	Yes
1995	350	96%	Yes
1996	363	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	319	87%	No
1999	360	99%	Yes
2000	363	99%	Yes
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	345	95%	Yes
2003	327	90%	No
2004	324	89%	No
2005	363	99%	Yes
2006	362	99%	Yes
2007	358	98%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	363	99%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	353	97%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	318	87%	No
2019	338	93%	Yes
2020	329	90%	No
2021	149	41%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Ness City
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 2021	Ness City, US	daily low max	15.0 C (59.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	51 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2021	Ness City, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	74 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
22 April 2021	Ness City, US	daily low min (Tie)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2021	Ness City, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2021	Ness City, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	76 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
14 March 2021	Ness City, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	92 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 2021	Ness City, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	63 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2021	Ness City, US	daily low min	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	43 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2021	Ness City, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	118 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 2021	Ness City, US	daily low min	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	14 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
15 February 2021	Ness City, US	daily low max	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	6.1 C (11.0 F)	14 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2021	Ness City, US	daily low min	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	112 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
13 February 2021	Ness City, US	daily low max	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	72 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
10 February 2021	Ness City, US	daily low max (Tie)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	tie	10 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 January 2021	Ness City, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	31 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2020	Ness City, US	daily high min	7.8 C (46.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2020	Ness City, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	13 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 2020	Ness City, US	daily high min	12.2 C (54.0 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	46 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 2020	Ness City, US	daily high min	11.1 C (52.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2020	Ness City, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

66 complete years, 1899 to 2017

One stripe for each of 66 complete years at Ness City, 1899 to 2017. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.6 C (54.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 10.7 C (51.2 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 14.9 C (58.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ness City as warming stripes, 1899 to 2017
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1899	12.7 C	+0.11 C
1900	13.5 C	+0.85 C
1901	14.1 C	+1.44 C
1902	13.5 C	+0.83 C
1948	12.6 C	+0.01 C
1949	12.6 C	0.00 C
1951	11.9 C	-0.77 C
1952	13.5 C	+0.87 C
1953	14.4 C	+1.80 C
1954	14.9 C	+2.25 C
1955	13.4 C	+0.80 C
1956	14.2 C	+1.57 C
1957	12.9 C	+0.29 C
1958	12.4 C	-0.24 C
1959	12.7 C	+0.02 C
1960	12.2 C	-0.42 C
1961	12.2 C	-0.41 C
1962	13.2 C	+0.57 C
1964	13.1 C	+0.51 C
1965	12.8 C	+0.14 C
1966	12.2 C	-0.48 C
1967	12.5 C	-0.10 C
1968	12.4 C	-0.24 C
1969	12.0 C	-0.60 C
1970	12.1 C	-0.50 C
1971	12.3 C	-0.35 C
1972	11.8 C	-0.84 C
1973	12.6 C	-0.04 C
1974	13.2 C	+0.59 C
1975	12.9 C	+0.22 C
1976	12.9 C	+0.28 C
1977	13.7 C	+1.10 C
1978	11.8 C	-0.79 C
1980	13.1 C	+0.50 C
1981	13.7 C	+1.07 C
1982	12.1 C	-0.57 C
1983	12.2 C	-0.46 C
1984	12.0 C	-0.67 C
1986	13.6 C	+0.92 C
1987	12.8 C	+0.19 C
1988	12.6 C	-0.08 C
1989	11.6 C	-1.07 C
1990	12.8 C	+0.14 C
1991	13.1 C	+0.46 C
1992	12.3 C	-0.32 C
1993	10.7 C	-1.98 C
1995	12.1 C	-0.52 C
1996	11.8 C	-0.82 C
1997	12.0 C	-0.62 C
1999	12.5 C	-0.13 C
2000	12.5 C	-0.16 C
2001	12.7 C	+0.09 C
2002	12.3 C	-0.37 C
2003	12.2 C	-0.42 C
2005	12.8 C	+0.12 C
2006	12.9 C	+0.31 C
2007	12.1 C	-0.49 C
2008	11.6 C	-1.02 C
2009	11.3 C	-1.32 C
2010	12.6 C	-0.03 C
2011	12.2 C	-0.48 C
2012	13.5 C	+0.91 C
2013	11.7 C	-0.96 C
2014	11.7 C	-0.98 C
2016	13.1 C	+0.45 C
2017	12.8 C	+0.17 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1899 to 2017. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 66 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ness City
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade	-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade	1899 to 2017	66	Fall
Mean daily maximum	-0.04 C (-0.14 to 0.06) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1899 to 2017	66	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	-0.2 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade	-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade	1899 to 2017	66	Fall

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 Ness City: 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)	1985	41.1 C (106.0 F)	96
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)	1989	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	97
Wettest day (Rx1day)	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	1901	49.1 mm (1.9 in)	128
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	231.1 mm (9.1 in)	1901	77.8 mm (3.1 in)	126
Longest dry spell (CDD)	85 days	2017	39 days	128

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ness City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ness City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1895	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1896	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1897	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1898	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1899	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1900	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1901	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1902	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1903	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1904	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1905	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1906	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1907	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1909	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1915	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1946	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1947	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1948	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1950	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1951	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1954	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1955	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1956	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1957	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1960	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1961	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1966	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1969	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1970	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1971	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1975	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1977	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1978	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1980	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1986	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1987	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1989	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1991	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1992	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1993	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1996	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1998	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2000	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2002	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2003	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2004	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2007	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2009	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2011	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2012	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2013	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2014	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2015	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2016	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2018	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2019	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2020	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2021	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ness City, 1893 to 2026. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ness City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1894	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1895	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1896	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1897	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1898	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1899	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1900	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1901	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1902	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1903	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1904	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1905	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1906	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1907	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1909	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1947	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1949	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1950	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1955	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1957	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1958	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1960	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1961	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1962	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1963	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1964	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1967	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1970	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1971	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1972	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1973	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1974	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1975	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1976	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1978	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1979	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1980	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1985	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1990	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1991	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1992	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1993	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1994	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1995	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1996	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1997	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1999	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2000	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2001	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2002	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2006	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2007	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2008	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2009	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2010	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2012	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2013	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2014	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2016	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
2017	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2018	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2019	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2020	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2021	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ness City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.1 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ness City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1894	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1895	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1896	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1897	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1898	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1899	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1900	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1901	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1902	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1903	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1904	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1905	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1906	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1907	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1908	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1909	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1911	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1915	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1919	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1920	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1921	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1922	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1923	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1926	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1928	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1930	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1931	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1932	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1934	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1937	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1939	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
1940	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1941	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1944	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1947	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1948	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1949	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1950	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1952	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1953	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1955	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1956	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1958	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1960	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1961	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1962	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1963	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1964	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1965	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1966	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1967	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1968	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1970	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1971	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1973	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1974	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1975	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1978	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1979	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1980	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1981	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1982	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1983	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1984	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1985	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1986	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1987	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1989	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1990	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1991	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1992	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1994	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1996	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1999	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
2000	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2001	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2002	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2003	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2004	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2005	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2006	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2007	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2008	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2009	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2010	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
2011	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
2012	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2013	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2014	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2015	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2016	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2017	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2018	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2019	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2020	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2021	48.3 mm (1.9 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 Ness City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 231.1 mm (9.1 in) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ness City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1894	35.4 mm (1.4 in)
1895	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1896	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1897	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1898	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1899	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1901	231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1902	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1903	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1904	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1905	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1906	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1907	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1908	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1909	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1910	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1911	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1912	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1913	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1914	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1915	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1919	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1920	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1921	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1922	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1923	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1924	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1925	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1926	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1928	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1929	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1930	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1931	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1932	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1934	57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1935	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1936	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1937	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1938	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1939	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1940	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1942	86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1943	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1945	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1946	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1947	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1949	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1950	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1951	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1952	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1953	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1954	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1955	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1956	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1958	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1959	177.0 mm (7.0 in)
1960	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1961	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1962	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1963	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1965	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1966	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1967	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1968	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1969	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1970	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1971	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1974	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1976	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1978	89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1979	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1980	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1981	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1982	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1983	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1984	49.7 mm (2.0 in)
1985	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1986	128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1987	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1988	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1989	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1990	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1991	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1992	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1993	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1994	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1995	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1996	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1997	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1998	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1999	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2000	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
2001	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
2002	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2003	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2004	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
2005	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2007	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
2008	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2009	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2010	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
2011	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2012	131.0 mm (5.2 in)
2013	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
2014	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
2015	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
2016	139.3 mm (5.5 in)
2017	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2018	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
2019	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2020	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2021	59.3 mm (2.3 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ness City, 1893 to 2026. The record is 85 days in 2017, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ness City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	49 days
1894	50 days
1895	23 days
1896	33 days
1897	31 days
1898	33 days
1899	41 days
1900	29 days
1901	30 days
1902	28 days
1903	49 days
1904	64 days
1905	34 days
1906	36 days
1907	27 days
1908	42 days
1909	34 days
1910	31 days
1911	18 days
1912	26 days
1913	24 days
1914	45 days
1915	24 days
1919	23 days
1920	42 days
1921	37 days
1922	57 days
1923	39 days
1924	29 days
1925	54 days
1926	45 days
1927	55 days
1928	39 days
1929	40 days
1930	47 days
1931	31 days
1932	24 days
1933	56 days
1934	35 days
1935	60 days
1936	39 days
1937	41 days
1938	55 days
1939	32 days
1940	21 days
1941	21 days
1942	39 days
1943	68 days
1944	33 days
1945	61 days
1946	32 days
1947	29 days
1948	27 days
1949	52 days
1950	42 days
1951	24 days
1952	55 days
1953	41 days
1954	63 days
1955	61 days
1956	53 days
1957	43 days
1958	39 days
1959	44 days
1960	34 days
1961	35 days
1962	22 days
1963	55 days
1964	37 days
1965	50 days
1966	51 days
1967	52 days
1968	51 days
1969	44 days
1970	53 days
1971	34 days
1972	40 days
1973	39 days
1974	52 days
1975	47 days
1976	51 days
1977	38 days
1978	34 days
1979	37 days
1980	41 days
1981	38 days
1982	56 days
1983	29 days
1984	32 days
1985	25 days
1986	32 days
1987	27 days
1988	39 days
1989	50 days
1990	28 days
1991	45 days
1992	21 days
1993	23 days
1994	24 days
1995	46 days
1996	67 days
1997	35 days
1998	35 days
1999	45 days
2000	28 days
2001	66 days
2002	36 days
2003	65 days
2004	33 days
2005	25 days
2006	77 days
2007	40 days
2008	28 days
2009	45 days
2010	42 days
2011	23 days
2012	62 days
2013	39 days
2014	54 days
2015	39 days
2016	56 days
2017	85 days
2018	40 days
2019	47 days
2020	59 days
2021	24 days
2025	2 days
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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

66 years with a frost

Across 66 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ness City falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 13 October, which leaves a median of 171 days between them.

In 1983 to 2017 the median growing season was 169 days. That is 7 days fewer than in 1899 to 1975.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.7 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Ness City
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1899 to 1975)	Recent period (1983 to 2017)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 April	27 April	27 April	no change	+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost	13 October	17 October	11 October	6 days earlier	-1.4 days per decade
Growing days	171 days	176 days	169 days	7 days fewer	-1.7 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

105 years, 1894 to 2020

A day with at least 52.4 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.2 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ness City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	144.2 mm (5.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 105 years of values from 1894 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: 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1901; 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1903; 121.4 mm (4.8 in) in 1959.

Station Changes

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

Climate Twins

2001 to 2017 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2001 to 2017, Ness City had a mean temperature of 12.4 C (54.2 F) and 531.9 mm (20.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Hoxie (United States, 111 km away), Sharon Springs (United States, 169 km away) and Lakin (United States, 131 km away).

Climate twins of Ness City: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2001 to 2017 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Hoxie	United States	111 km (69 mi)	12.1 C (53.9 F)	520.3 mm (20.5 in)	0.62
Sharon Springs	United States	169 km (105 mi)	12.5 C (54.4 F)	485.6 mm (19.1 in)	0.70
Lakin	United States	131 km (81 mi)	12.1 C (53.7 F)	426.4 mm (16.8 in)	0.73

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).