Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Olathe 3E (USC00145972), Kansas, United States, with 117 years of record.
Key Facts for Olathe 3E
Olathe 3E (USC00145972) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.89 latitude and -94.76 longitude, 322 m (1,055 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2009, 117 years of record.
1,464 records set at Olathe 3E still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Olathe 3E set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.6 C (69.1 F) on 31 August 2009.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 38.89 latitude, -94.76 longitude.
Elevation: 322 m (1,055 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2009, 117 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 Olathe 3E. 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 Olathe 3E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.7 C (107.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
45.6 C (114.1 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Olathe 3E still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Olathe 3E by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
17
1894
19
1895
26
1896
14
1897
17
1898
13
1899
20
1900
12
1901
16
1902
17
1903
11
1904
11
1906
7
1907
22
1908
13
1909
17
1910
19
1911
36
1912
19
1913
34
1914
13
1915
19
1916
38
1917
25
1918
22
1919
8
1920
16
1921
14
1922
13
1923
9
1924
13
1925
14
1926
14
1927
8
1928
10
1930
28
1931
19
1932
17
1933
18
1934
30
1935
11
1936
51
1937
15
1938
15
1939
27
1940
13
1941
6
1942
12
1943
15
1944
11
1945
4
1946
19
1947
10
1948
8
1949
8
1950
21
1951
14
1952
14
1953
16
1954
15
1955
6
1956
18
1957
6
1958
5
1959
7
1960
12
1961
4
1962
14
1963
11
1964
8
1965
15
1966
12
1967
11
1968
6
1969
1
1970
6
1971
7
1972
9
1973
5
1974
11
1975
2
1976
8
1977
8
1978
8
1979
12
1980
10
1981
10
1982
9
1983
13
1984
8
1985
9
1986
6
1987
5
1988
3
1989
19
1990
15
1991
13
1992
7
1993
4
1994
3
1995
4
1996
8
1997
6
1998
8
1999
4
2000
18
2001
4
2002
7
2003
5
2004
5
2005
1
2006
12
2007
6
2008
9
2009
8
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Olathe 3E between 12 July 1954 and 9 June 1984. Each dot is a new record.
When Olathe 3E set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1954-07-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1954-07-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.0 C (113.0 F)
1954-07-14
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1984-06-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 203.2 mm (8.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 203.2 mm (8.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Olathe 3E. The most was 203.2 mm (8.0 in) on 9 June 1984.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Olathe 3E
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
19 January 1907
Feb
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
21 February 1997
Mar
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
5 March 2004
Apr
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
22 April 1944
May
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
16 May 1990
Jun
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
9 June 1984
Jul
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
30 July 2008
Aug
177.0 mm (7.0 in)
31 August 2003
Sep
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
7 September 1914
Oct
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
10 October 1985
Nov
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
20 November 1973
Dec
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
15 December 1971
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
116 years of record at Olathe 3E, 1893 to 2009. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1895, 1904, 1906, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 98 complete years at Olathe 3E, 1896 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 11.1 C (51.9 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 14.7 C (58.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Olathe 3E as warming stripes, 1896 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
13.3 C
+0.46 C
1897
13.0 C
+0.14 C
1898
12.4 C
-0.49 C
1899
12.7 C
-0.21 C
1900
13.3 C
+0.42 C
1902
12.0 C
-0.92 C
1903
12.0 C
-0.91 C
1907
12.2 C
-0.65 C
1908
12.7 C
-0.14 C
1909
12.4 C
-0.47 C
1910
12.7 C
-0.21 C
1911
13.7 C
+0.81 C
1912
11.4 C
-1.53 C
1913
13.3 C
+0.40 C
1914
12.8 C
-0.09 C
1915
11.9 C
-0.96 C
1917
11.6 C
-1.31 C
1918
13.3 C
+0.45 C
1919
12.8 C
-0.06 C
1921
14.7 C
+1.83 C
1922
13.6 C
+0.72 C
1923
13.1 C
+0.24 C
1927
12.8 C
-0.06 C
1931
14.4 C
+1.49 C
1932
12.7 C
-0.20 C
1933
14.1 C
+1.21 C
1934
14.5 C
+1.60 C
1935
12.8 C
-0.04 C
1937
12.4 C
-0.50 C
1938
14.5 C
+1.63 C
1939
14.4 C
+1.51 C
1940
12.0 C
-0.91 C
1941
13.7 C
+0.82 C
1942
12.9 C
-0.03 C
1943
12.5 C
-0.35 C
1944
12.9 C
+0.05 C
1945
12.6 C
-0.25 C
1946
14.1 C
+1.20 C
1947
12.6 C
-0.29 C
1948
12.5 C
-0.37 C
1949
12.3 C
-0.57 C
1950
11.5 C
-1.40 C
1951
11.1 C
-1.81 C
1952
12.8 C
-0.06 C
1953
14.0 C
+1.10 C
1954
14.4 C
+1.48 C
1955
12.9 C
-0.02 C
1956
13.6 C
+0.74 C
1958
12.1 C
-0.80 C
1959
12.5 C
-0.38 C
1960
12.1 C
-0.79 C
1961
11.9 C
-0.96 C
1962
12.5 C
-0.39 C
1963
13.0 C
+0.15 C
1964
12.9 C
-0.01 C
1965
13.1 C
+0.19 C
1966
12.4 C
-0.51 C
1967
12.4 C
-0.50 C
1968
12.3 C
-0.60 C
1970
12.7 C
-0.19 C
1971
12.8 C
-0.10 C
1972
12.1 C
-0.78 C
1973
12.9 C
+0.04 C
1974
12.8 C
-0.12 C
1975
12.9 C
+0.03 C
1976
12.9 C
+0.01 C
1977
13.0 C
+0.08 C
1978
12.0 C
-0.91 C
1979
11.1 C
-1.76 C
1980
13.3 C
+0.41 C
1981
13.0 C
+0.14 C
1982
11.9 C
-1.01 C
1983
12.0 C
-0.85 C
1984
12.4 C
-0.48 C
1985
11.3 C
-1.56 C
1986
13.4 C
+0.49 C
1987
13.7 C
+0.86 C
1988
13.3 C
+0.39 C
1989
12.1 C
-0.80 C
1990
14.0 C
+1.15 C
1991
14.3 C
+1.41 C
1992
13.4 C
+0.53 C
1993
12.2 C
-0.64 C
1994
13.5 C
+0.57 C
1995
13.2 C
+0.33 C
1996
12.4 C
-0.50 C
1997
13.0 C
+0.13 C
1998
14.5 C
+1.59 C
1999
13.9 C
+1.06 C
2000
13.7 C
+0.85 C
2001
13.8 C
+0.89 C
2002
13.1 C
+0.18 C
2003
12.7 C
-0.18 C
2004
12.5 C
-0.35 C
2005
13.3 C
+0.40 C
2006
13.9 C
+0.98 C
2007
13.2 C
+0.29 C
2008
11.6 C
-1.25 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2008 is 0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.03 F (-0.06 to 0.12) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 98 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Olathe 3E
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.02 C (-0.04 to 0.07) per decade
0.03 F (-0.06 to 0.12) per decade
1896 to 2008
98
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.08 C (-0.14 to -0.02) per decade
-0.14 F (-0.25 to -0.04) per decade
1896 to 2008
98
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1896 to 2008
98
Rise
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 2009
Yearly extremes at Olathe 3E: 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)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
116
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1899
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
116
Wettest day (Rx1day)
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1984
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
116
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
230.3 mm (9.1 in)
2003
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
116
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1950
26 days
116
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Olathe 3E, 1893 to 2009. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Olathe 3E by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1895
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1897
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1902
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1903
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1904
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1908
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1909
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1910
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1911
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1914
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1918
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1919
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1920
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
14.4 C (57.9 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1935
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1947
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1948
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1981
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1993
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2009
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Olathe 3E, 1893 to 2009. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Olathe 3E by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1894
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1895
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1896
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1897
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1899
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1900
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1901
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1902
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1903
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1904
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1906
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1907
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1908
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1909
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1910
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1912
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1913
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1914
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1915
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1916
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1917
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1919
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1920
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1921
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1922
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1924
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1925
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1926
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1927
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1928
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1929
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1930
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1931
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1932
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1934
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1935
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1937
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1940
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1942
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1944
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1945
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1946
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1947
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1948
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1949
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1950
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1951
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1953
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1954
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1955
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1960
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1965
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1974
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1975
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1976
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1977
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1980
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1981
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1983
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1984
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1987
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1990
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1993
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1995
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1996
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1997
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1999
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2001
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2003
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2004
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2005
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2006
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2009
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Olathe 3E, 1893 to 2009. The record is 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.8 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Olathe 3E by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1894
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1895
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1896
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1897
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1898
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1899
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1900
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1901
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1902
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1903
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1906
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1907
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1908
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1909
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1910
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1911
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1912
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1913
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1914
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1915
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1916
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1918
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1919
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1920
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1922
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1923
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1924
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1925
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1927
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1928
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1930
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1932
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1933
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1934
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1936
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1937
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1939
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1941
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1943
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1944
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1945
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1946
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1947
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1948
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1949
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1952
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1955
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1957
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1958
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1959
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1960
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1961
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1962
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1963
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1964
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1965
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1966
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1967
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1968
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1970
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1971
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1972
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1974
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1976
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1978
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1980
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1982
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1983
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1985
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1986
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1987
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1989
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1990
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1991
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1992
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1994
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1996
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1997
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1998
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1999
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2000
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2001
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2003
177.0 mm (7.0 in)
2004
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
2006
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2007
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2008
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
2009
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Olathe 3E, 1893 to 2009. The record is 230.3 mm (9.1 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.8 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Olathe 3E by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1894
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1895
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1896
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1897
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1898
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1899
175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1900
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1901
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1902
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1903
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1904
153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1906
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1907
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1908
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1909
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1910
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1911
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1912
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1913
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1914
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1915
138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1916
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1917
136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1918
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1919
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1920
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1921
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1922
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1923
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1924
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1925
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1927
188.0 mm (7.4 in)
1928
11.4 mm (0.4 in)
1929
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1930
50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1931
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1932
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1933
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1934
91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1935
162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1936
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1938
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1939
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1940
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1941
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1942
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1943
119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1944
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1945
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1946
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1947
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1948
117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1949
143.9 mm (5.7 in)
1950
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1951
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1952
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1953
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1955
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1956
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1957
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958
124.6 mm (4.9 in)
1959
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1960
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1961
167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1962
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1963
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1964
174.8 mm (6.9 in)
1965
177.6 mm (7.0 in)
1966
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1968
80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1969
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1970
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1971
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1973
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1974
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1975
97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1976
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1978
91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1979
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1980
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1981
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1982
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1983
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1984
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1985
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1986
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1987
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1988
189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1989
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1990
213.6 mm (8.4 in)
1991
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1992
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993
161.0 mm (6.3 in)
1994
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1995
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1996
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1997
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1998
163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1999
155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2000
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2001
165.0 mm (6.5 in)
2002
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003
230.3 mm (9.1 in)
2004
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
2005
179.0 mm (7.0 in)
2006
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2007
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2008
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
2009
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Olathe 3E, 1893 to 2009. The record is 59 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Olathe 3E by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
31 days
1894
28 days
1895
24 days
1896
22 days
1897
23 days
1898
16 days
1899
30 days
1900
28 days
1901
23 days
1902
19 days
1903
20 days
1904
18 days
1906
29 days
1907
21 days
1908
31 days
1909
28 days
1910
23 days
1911
18 days
1912
28 days
1913
23 days
1914
24 days
1915
32 days
1916
21 days
1917
40 days
1918
19 days
1919
34 days
1920
19 days
1921
19 days
1922
20 days
1923
40 days
1924
21 days
1925
20 days
1926
30 days
1927
20 days
1928
21 days
1929
11 days
1930
35 days
1931
20 days
1932
24 days
1933
26 days
1934
23 days
1935
18 days
1936
36 days
1937
34 days
1938
28 days
1939
47 days
1940
27 days
1941
18 days
1942
31 days
1943
26 days
1944
29 days
1945
16 days
1946
2 days
1947
2 days
1948
15 days
1949
25 days
1950
59 days
1951
27 days
1952
27 days
1953
28 days
1954
46 days
1955
28 days
1956
37 days
1957
23 days
1958
37 days
1959
35 days
1960
19 days
1961
25 days
1962
18 days
1963
42 days
1964
17 days
1965
27 days
1966
24 days
1967
26 days
1968
28 days
1969
36 days
1970
29 days
1971
30 days
1972
29 days
1973
22 days
1974
32 days
1975
27 days
1976
34 days
1977
26 days
1978
22 days
1979
39 days
1980
29 days
1981
20 days
1982
21 days
1983
20 days
1984
27 days
1985
19 days
1986
33 days
1987
26 days
1988
23 days
1989
45 days
1990
32 days
1991
34 days
1992
19 days
1993
23 days
1994
23 days
1995
23 days
1996
34 days
1997
22 days
1998
24 days
1999
26 days
2000
31 days
2001
29 days
2002
46 days
2003
31 days
2004
24 days
2005
17 days
2006
33 days
2007
28 days
2008
15 days
2009
23 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
98 years with a frost
Across 98 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Olathe 3E falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 26 October, which leaves a median of 193 days between them.
In 1979 to 2008 the median growing season was 206 days. That is 24 days more than in 1896 to 1938.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Olathe 3E
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1896 to 1938)
Recent period (1979 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
14 April
21 April
7 April
14 days earlier
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
26 October
20 October
28 October
8 days later
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
193 days
182 days
206 days
24 days more
+2.9 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
91 years, 1907 to 2008
A day with at least 76.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 201.4 mm (7.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Olathe 3E: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
76.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
10 years
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
25 years
154.3 mm (6.1 in)
50 years
177.1 mm (7.0 in)
100 years
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
Longer than the 91 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, 91 years of values from 1907 to 2008.
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: 203.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1984; 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1914; 177.0 mm (7.0 in) in 2003.
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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.