Palco Weather Records (USC00146192)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Palco (USC00146192), Kansas, United States, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Palco

Palco (USC00146192) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.25 latitude and -99.56 longitude, 695 m (2,280 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2013, 66 years of record.
2 records set at Palco still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Palco set a daily record snowfall of 11.4 cm (4.5 in) on 1 January 2013.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 39.25 latitude, -99.56 longitude.
Elevation: 695 m (2,280 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2013, 66 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 Palco. 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 Palco, 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	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	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	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

2 standing records

2 records at Palco still stand. 1966 holds the most, with 2.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Palco between 25 August 1989 and 25 October 1997. Each dot is a new record.

When Palco set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1989-08-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1997-10-25	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 124.7 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Palco. The most was 124.7 mm (4.9 in) on 25 August 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Palco
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	9 January 1993
Feb	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	19 February 1971
Mar	57.4 mm (2.3 in)	26 March 1973
Apr	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	23 April 1971
May	105.2 mm (4.1 in)	27 May 1995
Jun	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	17 June 1957
Jul	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	20 July 1992
Aug	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	25 August 1989
Sep	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 September 1951
Oct	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 October 1979
Nov	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	16 November 1996
Dec	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 December 2006

Latest Records

Latest records at Palco
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 January 2013	Palco, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	14 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
1 January 2013	Palco, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2012	Palco, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2012	Palco, US	daily rain	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2012	Palco, US	daily rain	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	56 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
21 December 2011	Palco, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	18 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
20 December 2011	Palco, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	12 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
3 December 2011	Palco, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	57 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2011	Palco, US	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	15.4 mm (0.6 in)	42 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
5 August 2011	Palco, US	daily rain	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2011	Palco, US	daily rain (Tie)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	tie	29 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2011	Palco, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	18 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2011	Palco, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	1.2 cm (0.5 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 2011	Palco, US	daily rain	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2011	Palco, US	daily rain	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	61 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
31 December 2010	Palco, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2010	Palco, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	16 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2010	Palco, US	daily rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	21 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
23 June 2010	Palco, US	daily rain	13.0 mm (0.5 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	11 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 March 2010	Palco, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2013

Yearly extremes at Palco: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1966	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	124.7 mm (4.9 in)	1989	54.0 mm (2.1 in)	66
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	162.2 mm (6.4 in)	1957	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	66
Longest dry spell (CDD)	80 days	1972	40 days	65

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Palco, 1948 to 2013. The record is -11.1 C (12.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Palco by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	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	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
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
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Palco, 1948 to 2013. The record is 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.0 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Palco by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1949	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1950	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1951	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1954	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1955	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1956	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1957	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1958	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1960	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1962	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1963	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1964	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1966	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1967	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1968	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1969	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1970	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1972	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1974	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1975	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1976	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1977	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1978	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1979	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1983	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1984	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1986	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1989	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1990	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1991	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1993	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1994	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1995	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1996	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1997	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1998	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1999	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2000	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2001	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2003	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2004	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2005	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2006	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2007	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2008	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2009	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2010	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2011	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2012	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2013	7.6 mm (0.30 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Palco, 1948 to 2013. The record is 162.2 mm (6.4 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Palco by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1949	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1950	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1951	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1952	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1953	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1954	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1955	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1956	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1958	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1959	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1960	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1962	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1963	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1965	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1966	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1969	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1970	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1972	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1973	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1974	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1975	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1976	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1977	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1978	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1979	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1980	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1981	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1983	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1984	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1985	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1986	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1988	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1989	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1990	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1991	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1992	110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1993	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1994	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1995	161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1996	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1997	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1998	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
1999	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2000	61.8 mm (2.4 in)
2001	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
2002	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
2003	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2004	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
2005	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
2006	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2007	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2008	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
2009	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
2010	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2011	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2012	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2013	11.4 mm (0.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Palco, 1948 to 2013. The record is 80 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 40 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Palco by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	27 days
1949	60 days
1950	39 days
1951	26 days
1952	63 days
1953	42 days
1954	54 days
1955	40 days
1956	44 days
1957	46 days
1958	31 days
1959	45 days
1960	32 days
1961	35 days
1962	30 days
1963	50 days
1964	42 days
1965	52 days
1966	64 days
1967	60 days
1968	53 days
1969	44 days
1970	50 days
1971	33 days
1972	80 days
1973	24 days
1974	34 days
1975	42 days
1976	62 days
1977	28 days
1978	34 days
1979	43 days
1980	40 days
1981	31 days
1982	18 days
1983	28 days
1984	32 days
1985	28 days
1986	33 days
1987	46 days
1988	42 days
1989	47 days
1990	27 days
1991	42 days
1992	24 days
1993	27 days
1994	31 days
1995	47 days
1996	45 days
1997	18 days
1998	26 days
1999	45 days
2000	32 days
2001	22 days
2002	46 days
2003	35 days
2004	32 days
2005	35 days
2006	56 days
2007	36 days
2008	17 days
2009	67 days
2010	41 days
2011	28 days
2012	50 days
2013	n/a

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

59 years, 1949 to 2012

A day with at least 54.2 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.8 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Palco: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	54.2 mm (2.1 in)
5 years	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
25 years	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	121.8 mm (4.8 in)	Longer than the 59 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, 59 years of values from 1949 to 2012.

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: 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1989; 107.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1957; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1992.

Download the Data

Data for Palco standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Palco threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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).