Plains Weather Records (USC00146427)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Plains (USC00146427), Kansas, United States, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Plains

Plains (USC00146427) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.27 latitude and -100.60 longitude, 842 m (2,762 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 1974, 65 years of record.
1,464 records set at Plains still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Plains set a monthly record daily precipitation of 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 24 August 1974.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 37.27 latitude, -100.60 longitude.
Elevation: 842 m (2,762 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 1974, 65 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow.

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 Plains. 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 Plains, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	43.3 C (109.9 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Plains still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 111.

Standing records at Plains by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1910	72
1911	111
1912	79
1913	101
1914	82
1915	84
1916	89
1917	83
1918	94
1919	78
1920	89
1921	77
1922	68
1923	45
1924	60
1925	91
1926	75
1927	44
1930	21
1938	12
1939	9

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 129.5 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Plains. The most was 129.5 mm (5.1 in) on 25 July 1921.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Plains
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 January 1960
Feb	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	18 February 1946
Mar	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	9 March 1922
Apr	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	12 April 1947
May	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	8 May 1940
Jun	86.6 mm (3.4 in)	4 June 1949
Jul	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	25 July 1921
Aug	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	24 August 1974
Sep	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	7 September 1921
Oct	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	16 October 1968
Nov	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	3 November 1946
Dec	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19 December 1911

Period of Record Coverage

1910 to 1930

19 years of record at Plains, 1910 to 1930. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1917, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930.

Days with data per year at Plains
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1910	259	71%	No
1911	365	100%	Yes
1912	366	100%	Yes
1913	360	99%	Yes
1914	360	99%	Yes
1915	354	97%	Yes
1916	359	98%	Yes
1917	223	61%	No
1918	358	98%	Yes
1919	357	98%	Yes
1920	361	99%	Yes
1921	365	100%	Yes
1922	322	88%	No
1923	319	87%	No
1924	312	85%	No
1925	296	81%	No
1926	350	96%	Yes
1927	189	52%	No
1930	31	8%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Plains
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
24 August 1974	Plains, US	monthly rain	84.6 mm (3.3 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	16 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 1974	Plains, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	49 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1972	Plains, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	54 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	55 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 November 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	46 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	20.9 mm (0.8 in)	44 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1972	Plains, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	47 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 1972	Plains, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	60 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1971	Plains, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1971	Plains, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1971	Plains, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
29 July 1971	Plains, US	daily rain	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	58 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 1971	Plains, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1971	Plains, US	monthly snowfall (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	24 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1971	Plains, US	monthly rain (Tie)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	tie	10 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 1974

Yearly extremes at Plains: 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)	1911	40.6 C (105.1 F)	19
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1912	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	21
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	1921	54.5 mm (2.1 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	189.5 mm (7.5 in)	1955	80.4 mm (3.2 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	92 days	1936	45 days	64

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Plains, 1910 to 1974. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Plains by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1910	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1912	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1913	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1914	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1915	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1918	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1920	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1921	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1923	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1924	43.3 C (109.9 F)
1925	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	15.6 C (60.1 F)
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	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	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1974	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Plains, 1910 to 1974. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Plains by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1910	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1911	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1913	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1914	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1916	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1917	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1918	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1920	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1921	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1925	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1926	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1927	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1939	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
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	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1974	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Plains, 1910 to 1974. The record is 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.5 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Plains by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1912	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1913	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1915	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1916	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1917	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1918	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1919	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1920	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1921	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1922	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1923	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1925	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1926	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1927	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1928	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1929	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1930	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1933	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1934	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1935	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1936	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1938	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1940	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1943	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1944	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1945	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1946	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1948	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1949	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1950	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1951	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1955	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1956	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1957	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1958	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1959	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1960	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1961	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1962	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1963	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1964	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1966	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1967	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1969	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1971	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1974	84.6 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Plains, 1910 to 1974. The record is 189.5 mm (7.5 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Plains by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1911	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1913	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1914	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1915	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1916	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1917	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1918	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1919	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1920	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1921	146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1922	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1923	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1924	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1925	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1926	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1927	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1928	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1929	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1930	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1932	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1933	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1934	61.3 mm (2.4 in)
1935	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1936	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1937	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1939	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1940	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1942	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1945	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1946	146.2 mm (5.8 in)
1947	111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1948	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1950	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1951	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1952	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955	189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1956	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1957	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1958	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1959	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1961	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1962	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1963	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1964	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1965	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1966	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1967	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1968	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1969	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1970	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1971	59.1 mm (2.3 in)
1972	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1974	130.1 mm (5.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Plains, 1910 to 1974. The record is 92 days in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 45 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Plains by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	45 days
1911	64 days
1912	43 days
1913	38 days
1914	46 days
1915	36 days
1916	71 days
1917	81 days
1918	48 days
1919	49 days
1920	56 days
1921	42 days
1922	57 days
1923	64 days
1924	31 days
1925	55 days
1926	54 days
1927	43 days
1928	38 days
1929	31 days
1930	38 days
1931	51 days
1932	54 days
1933	57 days
1934	39 days
1935	41 days
1936	92 days
1937	45 days
1938	46 days
1939	75 days
1940	48 days
1941	21 days
1942	41 days
1943	33 days
1944	32 days
1945	52 days
1946	36 days
1947	63 days
1948	42 days
1949	41 days
1950	61 days
1951	37 days
1952	50 days
1953	32 days
1954	69 days
1955	56 days
1956	60 days
1957	45 days
1958	24 days
1959	38 days
1960	31 days
1961	35 days
1962	36 days
1963	51 days
1964	37 days
1965	52 days
1966	61 days
1967	25 days
1968	33 days
1969	43 days
1970	69 days
1971	34 days
1972	87 days
1974	36 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

60 years, 1911 to 1972

A day with at least 55.5 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 116.6 mm (4.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Plains: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	55.5 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.3 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	108.1 mm (4.3 in)
100 years	116.6 mm (4.6 in)	Longer than the 60 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, 60 years of values from 1911 to 1972.

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: 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1921; 114.8 mm (4.5 in) in 1968; 99.8 mm (3.9 in) in 1949.

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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).