Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paola (USC00146209), Kansas, United States, with 115 years of record.
Key Facts for Paola
Paola (USC00146209) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.59 latitude and -94.88 longitude, 262 m (860 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2009, 115 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paola still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paola set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 22 June 2009.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 38.59 latitude, -94.88 longitude.
Elevation: 262 m (860 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2009, 115 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 Paola. 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 Paola, 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)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Paola still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Paola by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1895
21
1896
19
1897
14
1898
15
1899
22
1900
6
1902
17
1903
18
1904
11
1906
11
1907
40
1908
21
1909
12
1931
1
1940
1
1942
7
1943
21
1944
26
1960
7
1961
18
1962
33
1963
37
1964
18
1965
26
1966
29
1967
36
1968
23
1969
12
1970
32
1971
25
1972
34
1973
11
1974
33
1975
13
1976
26
1977
17
1978
26
1979
36
1980
51
1981
28
1982
25
1983
33
1984
13
1985
13
1986
14
1987
17
1988
25
1989
39
1990
25
1991
31
1992
13
1993
14
1994
13
1995
14
1996
28
1997
23
1998
22
1999
27
2000
50
2001
19
2002
25
2003
13
2004
21
2005
13
2006
25
2007
24
2008
18
2009
13
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Paola between 31 January 1979 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Paola set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1979-01-31
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1983-12-19
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 -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989-12-22
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 209.0 mm (8.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paola. The most was 209.0 mm (8.2 in) on 16 November 1928.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Paola
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
5 January 2005
Feb
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
21 February 1997
Mar
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
5 March 2004
Apr
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
22 April 1944
May
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
24 May 1991
Jun
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
21 June 1984
Jul
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
11 July 1958
Aug
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
13 August 1946
Sep
202.2 mm (8.0 in)
4 September 1961
Oct
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
11 October 1973
Nov
209.0 mm (8.2 in)
16 November 1928
Dec
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
18 December 1895
Period of Record Coverage
1895 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
68 years of record at Paola, 1895 to 2009. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Paola, 1896 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.1 C (55.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 11.2 C (52.2 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.7 C (58.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Paola as warming stripes, 1896 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1896
13.3 C
+0.23 C
1907
12.8 C
-0.35 C
1961
12.2 C
-0.93 C
1962
12.9 C
-0.20 C
1963
13.6 C
+0.48 C
1964
13.3 C
+0.16 C
1965
13.4 C
+0.31 C
1966
12.8 C
-0.34 C
1967
12.7 C
-0.38 C
1968
12.6 C
-0.54 C
1969
12.4 C
-0.67 C
1970
13.1 C
-0.03 C
1971
13.2 C
+0.04 C
1972
12.7 C
-0.43 C
1973
13.2 C
+0.11 C
1974
13.0 C
-0.08 C
1975
13.1 C
+0.01 C
1976
12.9 C
-0.23 C
1977
13.1 C
+0.03 C
1978
12.3 C
-0.86 C
1979
11.2 C
-1.88 C
1980
13.6 C
+0.52 C
1982
12.6 C
-0.53 C
1983
12.6 C
-0.53 C
1986
14.0 C
+0.86 C
1987
14.0 C
+0.90 C
1988
13.4 C
+0.31 C
1990
14.3 C
+1.14 C
1991
14.3 C
+1.21 C
1992
13.5 C
+0.36 C
1993
12.5 C
-0.57 C
1994
13.5 C
+0.35 C
1995
13.2 C
+0.12 C
1996
12.6 C
-0.56 C
1997
13.0 C
-0.10 C
1998
14.7 C
+1.55 C
1999
14.2 C
+1.12 C
2000
14.0 C
+0.86 C
2001
13.7 C
+0.59 C
2002
12.8 C
-0.28 C
2004
12.5 C
-0.64 C
2005
13.0 C
-0.08 C
2006
13.7 C
+0.63 C
2007
13.1 C
-0.03 C
2008
11.7 C
-1.45 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2008 is 0.05 C (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Paola
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1896 to 2008
45
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
1896 to 2008
45
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.14 C (0.04 to 0.25) per decade
0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1896 to 2008
45
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
1895 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Paola: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
68
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1903
-20.8 C (-5.5 F)
68
Wettest day (Rx1day)
209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1928
71.5 mm (2.8 in)
106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
276.0 mm (10.9 in)
1928
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
106
Longest dry spell (CDD)
59 days
1989
25 days
106
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Paola by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1895
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1897
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1898
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1899
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1902
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
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
37.8 C (100.0 F)
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
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1941
n/a
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
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
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Paola by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1895
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1896
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1897
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1898
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1899
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1900
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1902
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1903
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1904
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1906
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1907
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1908
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1909
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917
n/a
1918
n/a
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
11.7 C (53.1 F)
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
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1941
n/a
1942
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1943
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
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
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1961
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1970
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1975
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1976
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1977
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1985
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1987
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1995
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1996
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1999
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2001
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2006
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2009
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.5 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paola by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1896
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1897
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1898
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1902
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1903
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1904
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1906
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1907
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1908
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1909
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1918
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1921
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1922
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1923
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1924
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928
209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1929
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1930
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1936
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1941
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1944
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1945
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946
163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1947
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1948
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1950
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1953
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1955
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1958
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1959
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1960
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1961
202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1962
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1963
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1965
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1966
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1968
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1971
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1974
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1980
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1981
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1982
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1985
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1986
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1987
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1989
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1990
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1992
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1994
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1995
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1996
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1999
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2000
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2001
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2002
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2004
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2005
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2006
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2007
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2008
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2009
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is 276.0 mm (10.9 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.2 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paola by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1896
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1897
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1898
43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1899
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1900
36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1902
162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1903
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1904
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1906
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1907
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1908
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1909
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917
6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1918
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1920
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1921
160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1922
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1923
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1924
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1925
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1927
199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1928
276.0 mm (10.9 in)
1929
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1932
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1933
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1934
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1935
118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1936
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1937
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1939
70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1940
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1943
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1944
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1945
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1946
185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1947
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1948
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1949
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1950
142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1951
187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1952
140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1953
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1955
126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1956
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1957
117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1958
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1959
151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1960
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1961
212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1962
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1964
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1965
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1966
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1968
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969
154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1970
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1971
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1972
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1974
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1976
56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1977
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1978
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1979
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1980
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1981
192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1982
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1983
98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1984
169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1985
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1986
169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1987
92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1988
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1989
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1990
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1992
102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1993
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1994
214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1995
148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1996
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1997
126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1998
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1999
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
2000
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2001
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2003
173.3 mm (6.8 in)
2004
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
2005
158.5 mm (6.2 in)
2006
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2007
252.0 mm (9.9 in)
2008
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2009
108.9 mm (4.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is 59 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paola by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895
41 days
1896
27 days
1897
24 days
1898
20 days
1899
37 days
1900
3 days
1902
27 days
1903
26 days
1904
21 days
1906
27 days
1907
24 days
1908
28 days
1909
25 days
1917
36 days
1918
21 days
1919
33 days
1920
21 days
1921
21 days
1922
32 days
1923
19 days
1924
21 days
1925
23 days
1926
21 days
1927
26 days
1928
28 days
1929
19 days
1930
26 days
1931
20 days
1932
23 days
1933
26 days
1934
19 days
1935
21 days
1936
36 days
1937
25 days
1938
44 days
1939
48 days
1940
15 days
1941
17 days
1942
34 days
1943
26 days
1944
29 days
1945
29 days
1946
19 days
1947
20 days
1948
27 days
1949
27 days
1950
58 days
1951
19 days
1952
24 days
1953
29 days
1954
39 days
1955
22 days
1956
33 days
1957
22 days
1958
24 days
1959
28 days
1960
28 days
1961
25 days
1962
21 days
1963
42 days
1964
22 days
1965
21 days
1966
20 days
1967
25 days
1968
19 days
1969
36 days
1970
32 days
1971
31 days
1972
29 days
1973
13 days
1974
21 days
1975
23 days
1976
27 days
1977
30 days
1978
22 days
1979
42 days
1980
27 days
1981
21 days
1982
21 days
1983
21 days
1984
38 days
1985
21 days
1986
33 days
1987
16 days
1988
22 days
1989
59 days
1990
24 days
1991
24 days
1992
19 days
1993
23 days
1994
23 days
1995
29 days
1996
34 days
1997
24 days
1998
19 days
1999
26 days
2000
31 days
2001
24 days
2002
27 days
2003
17 days
2004
24 days
2005
17 days
2006
33 days
2007
38 days
2008
18 days
2009
40 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
45 years with a frost
Across 45 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Paola falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Paola
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1974 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 April
n/a
16 April
n/a
-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 October
n/a
16 October
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
183 days
n/a
185 days
n/a
+1.1 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
92 years, 1896 to 2008
A day with at least 72.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 189.0 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Paola: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
25 years
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
50 years
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
100 years
189.0 mm (7.4 in)
Longer than the 92 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, 92 years of values from 1896 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: 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1928; 202.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1961; 163.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1946.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Paola, at 1983. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1983 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Paola, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1983
-0.2
-0.3
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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Data for Paola 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.