Niles Weather Records (USC00145768)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Niles (USC00145768), Kansas, United States, with 56 years of record.

Key Facts for Niles

Niles (USC00145768) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.97 latitude and -97.47 longitude, 366 m (1,200 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1943 to 1998, 56 years of record.
56 records set at Niles still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Niles set a daily record precipitation of 30.5 mm (1.2 in) on 2 October 1998.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 38.97 latitude, -97.47 longitude.
Elevation: 366 m (1,200 ft).
Period of record: 1943 to 1998, 56 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 Niles. 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 Niles, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

56 standing records

56 records at Niles still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 32.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 132.8 mm (5.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Niles. The most was 132.8 mm (5.2 in) on 11 October 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Niles
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	19 January 1980
Feb	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1 February 1998
Mar	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	7 March 1990
Apr	56.4 mm (2.2 in)	12 April 1967
May	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	22 May 1971
Jun	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	1 June 1996
Jul	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 July 1990
Aug	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	25 August 1946
Sep	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	26 September 1973
Oct	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	11 October 1973
Nov	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 November 1996
Dec	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	24 December 1965

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 1973

3 years of record at Niles, 1966 to 1973. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1971, 1973.

Latest Records

Latest records at Niles
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
2 October 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	8.7 mm (0.34 in)	39 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
27 August 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	5 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 July 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	53 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
7 July 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	4 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	7 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
7 April 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1998	Niles, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	55 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 1998	Niles, US	monthly rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	0 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1998	Niles, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	8 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 1997	Niles, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	2 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 1997	Niles, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.1 mm (0.4 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
29 November 1997	Niles, US	daily rain	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	0 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1997	Niles, US	daily rain	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 1997	Niles, US	daily rain (Tie)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1997	Niles, US	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	0 years	21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1943 to 1998

Yearly extremes at Niles: 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)	1973	31.7 C (89.1 F)	3
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	1971	-16.9 C (1.5 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	1973	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	187.9 mm (7.4 in)	1944	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	45
Longest dry spell (CDD)	70 days	1967	33 days	45

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Niles, 1943 to 1998. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 31.7 C (89.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Niles by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1972	n/a
1973	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Niles, 1943 to 1998. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.9 C (1.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Niles by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Niles, 1943 to 1998. The record is 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Niles by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1943	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1945	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1958	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1959	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1960	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1964	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1965	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1966	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1971	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1972	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1973	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1974	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1978	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1979	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1980	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1982	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1983	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1984	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1985	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1986	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1987	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1988	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1989	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1990	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1991	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1992	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1993	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1994	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1995	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1996	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1997	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1998	87.6 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Niles, 1943 to 1998. The record is 187.9 mm (7.4 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.3 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Niles by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1943	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1944	187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1945	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1946	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1958	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1959	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1960	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1961	72.3 mm (2.8 in)
1962	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1963	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1964	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1966	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967	161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1968	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1969	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1970	110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1971	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1972	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1973	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1974	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
1975	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1976	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1977	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1978	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1979	139.0 mm (5.5 in)
1980	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1981	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1982	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1983	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1984	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1985	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1986	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1987	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1989	87.0 mm (3.4 in)
1990	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1991	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1992	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1993	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1994	79.1 mm (3.1 in)
1995	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1996	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1997	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1998	104.6 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Niles, 1943 to 1998. The record is 70 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Niles by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1943	32 days
1944	31 days
1945	37 days
1946	30 days
1958	41 days
1959	44 days
1960	27 days
1961	25 days
1962	40 days
1963	55 days
1964	23 days
1965	23 days
1966	64 days
1967	70 days
1968	39 days
1969	27 days
1970	41 days
1971	31 days
1972	41 days
1973	23 days
1974	35 days
1975	32 days
1976	34 days
1977	38 days
1978	33 days
1979	40 days
1980	39 days
1981	30 days
1982	19 days
1983	24 days
1984	41 days
1985	27 days
1986	33 days
1987	35 days
1988	42 days
1989	47 days
1990	32 days
1991	48 days
1992	19 days
1993	26 days
1994	25 days
1995	26 days
1996	42 days
1997	34 days
1998	27 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

40 years, 1944 to 1997

A day with at least 68.0 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 136.4 mm (5.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Niles: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
5 years	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 years	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	126.8 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1944 to 1997.

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: 132.8 mm (5.2 in) in 1973; 108.7 mm (4.3 in) in 1972; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1971.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).