Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Russell Springs (USC00147049), Kansas, United States, with 91 years of record.
Key Facts for Russell Springs
Russell Springs (USC00147049) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.91 latitude and -101.17 longitude, 887 m (2,910 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 2000, 91 years of record.
1,464 records set at Russell Springs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Russell Springs set a daily record high maximum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 8 February 2000.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 38.91 latitude, -101.17 longitude.
Elevation: 887 m (2,910 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 2000, 91 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 Russell Springs. 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 Russell Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.9 C (111.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Russell Springs still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 55.
Standing records at Russell Springs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1910
25
1911
51
1912
25
1913
17
1914
20
1915
26
1916
40
1917
40
1918
39
1919
15
1955
29
1956
24
1957
10
1958
17
1959
23
1960
21
1961
22
1962
36
1963
43
1964
26
1965
22
1966
22
1967
26
1968
20
1969
18
1970
21
1971
20
1972
32
1973
18
1974
23
1975
17
1976
18
1977
19
1978
38
1979
25
1980
35
1981
30
1982
16
1983
41
1984
24
1985
30
1986
36
1987
19
1988
19
1989
35
1990
55
1991
29
1992
23
1993
26
1994
24
1995
32
1996
30
1997
32
1998
20
1999
18
2000
2
All-Time Record Progression
9 new records
9 all-time records were set at Russell Springs between 29 May 1975 and 7 July 1991. Each dot is a new record.
When Russell Springs set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1975-05-29
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1979-07-23
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980-08-15
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1983-12-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1987-03-28
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 27.9 cm (11.0 in)
1989-02-04
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1990-06-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1991-07-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1991-07-07
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 106.7 mm (4.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Russell Springs. The most was 106.7 mm (4.2 in) on 15 August 1980.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Russell Springs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
29.7 mm (1.2 in)
14 January 1960
Feb
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
3 February 1960
Mar
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
29 March 1980
Apr
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
28 April 1919
May
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
29 May 1975
Jun
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
17 June 1955
Jul
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
23 July 1979
Aug
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
15 August 1980
Sep
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
8 September 1976
Oct
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
17 October 1965
Nov
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
19 November 1975
Dec
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
5 December 1913
Period of Record Coverage
1910 to 2000
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
56 years of record at Russell Springs, 1910 to 2000. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1955, 1971 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Russell Springs, 1911 to 1995. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.7 C (53.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1995, at 10.9 C (51.7 F), and the warmest was 1986, at 13.4 C (56.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Russell Springs as warming stripes, 1911 to 1995
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1911
12.0 C
+0.28 C
1914
12.4 C
+0.66 C
1917
11.2 C
-0.54 C
1918
11.9 C
+0.15 C
1956
12.8 C
+1.05 C
1957
11.6 C
-0.18 C
1958
11.5 C
-0.28 C
1959
11.5 C
-0.24 C
1961
11.2 C
-0.56 C
1962
12.0 C
+0.29 C
1963
13.1 C
+1.40 C
1965
11.6 C
-0.17 C
1966
11.0 C
-0.77 C
1967
11.3 C
-0.42 C
1968
11.6 C
-0.16 C
1969
11.3 C
-0.40 C
1970
11.4 C
-0.33 C
1972
11.3 C
-0.41 C
1973
11.4 C
-0.35 C
1974
12.1 C
+0.35 C
1975
11.6 C
-0.09 C
1976
11.9 C
+0.14 C
1977
12.8 C
+1.07 C
1978
11.0 C
-0.72 C
1979
11.1 C
-0.65 C
1980
12.1 C
+0.34 C
1981
13.0 C
+1.22 C
1982
11.3 C
-0.48 C
1983
11.4 C
-0.37 C
1984
11.5 C
-0.25 C
1985
11.0 C
-0.77 C
1986
13.4 C
+1.69 C
1987
12.4 C
+0.71 C
1988
12.3 C
+0.61 C
1989
11.4 C
-0.29 C
1991
12.1 C
+0.32 C
1992
11.0 C
-0.73 C
1993
11.1 C
-0.61 C
1994
12.2 C
+0.44 C
1995
10.9 C
-0.81 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1911 to 1995 is -0.02 C (-0.12 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.04 F (-0.22 to 0.14) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Russell Springs
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.12 to 0.08) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.22 to 0.14) per decade
1911 to 1995
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.4 to 0.2) per decade
1911 to 1995
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.10 to 0.12) per decade
0.01 F (-0.19 to 0.21) per decade
1911 to 1995
40
Not clearly different from zero
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
1910 to 2000
Yearly extremes at Russell Springs: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1991
41.1 C (106.0 F)
56
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1918
-24.7 C (-12.5 F)
56
Wettest day (Rx1day)
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980
49.1 mm (1.9 in)
62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1980
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
62
Longest dry spell (CDD)
71 days
1950
43 days
62
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Russell Springs, 1910 to 2000. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.1 C (106.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Russell Springs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1910
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1911
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1912
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1913
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1916
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1919
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1962
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1966
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1969
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1970
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1971
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1974
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1975
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1976
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1979
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1982
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1983
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1984
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1986
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1989
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1991
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1992
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1993
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1994
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1995
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
23.3 C (73.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Russell Springs, 1910 to 2000. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.7 C (-12.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Russell Springs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1910
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1911
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1912
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1913
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1914
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1915
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1916
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1917
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1919
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1957
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1958
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1960
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1961
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1962
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1963
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1966
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1967
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1970
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1972
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1973
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1974
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1975
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1976
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1978
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1979
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1980
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1981
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1982
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1984
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1986
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1987
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1988
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1989
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1990
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1991
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1992
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1993
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1994
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1995
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1996
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1997
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1998
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1999
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Russell Springs, 1910 to 2000. The record is 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.1 mm (1.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Russell Springs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1911
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1912
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1914
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1915
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1916
21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1917
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1918
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1919
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1951
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1952
15.2 mm (0.6 in)
1953
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954
28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1955
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1956
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1959
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1960
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1961
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1966
25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1967
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1968
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1969
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1970
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
1971
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1972
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1973
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1975
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1976
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1977
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1978
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1979
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1981
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1982
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1984
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1985
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1986
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1987
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1988
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1989
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1990
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1991
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1992
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1994
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1995
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1996
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1997
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1999
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2000
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Russell Springs, 1910 to 2000. The record is 131.4 mm (5.2 in) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.8 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Russell Springs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1911
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1912
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1913
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1914
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1915
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1916
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1917
52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1918
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1919
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1951
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1952
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1955
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1956
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1958
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1959
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1960
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1962
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1965
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1966
63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1967
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1968
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1970
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1971
49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1972
57.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1974
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1975
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1976
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1977
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
1978
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1980
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1981
53.7 mm (2.1 in)
1982
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1987
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1988
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1989
115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1990
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1991
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1992
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1993
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1994
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1995
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1996
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1997
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1998
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1999
74.8 mm (2.9 in)
2000
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Russell Springs, 1910 to 2000. The record is 71 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 43 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Russell Springs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910
50 days
1911
44 days
1912
31 days
1913
29 days
1914
43 days
1915
34 days
1916
69 days
1917
42 days
1918
28 days
1919
31 days
1949
28 days
1950
71 days
1951
27 days
1952
50 days
1953
59 days
1954
49 days
1955
57 days
1956
37 days
1957
49 days
1958
36 days
1959
57 days
1960
28 days
1961
35 days
1962
52 days
1963
34 days
1964
33 days
1965
52 days
1966
50 days
1967
49 days
1968
45 days
1969
44 days
1970
69 days
1971
49 days
1972
50 days
1973
29 days
1974
52 days
1975
65 days
1976
43 days
1977
66 days
1978
28 days
1979
36 days
1980
65 days
1981
31 days
1982
30 days
1983
61 days
1984
31 days
1985
26 days
1986
39 days
1987
39 days
1988
41 days
1989
51 days
1990
31 days
1991
55 days
1992
28 days
1993
48 days
1994
25 days
1995
48 days
1996
69 days
1997
33 days
1998
40 days
1999
45 days
2000
16 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
40 years with a frost
Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Russell Springs falls on 1 May and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 150 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Russell Springs
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1963 to 1995)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
1 May
n/a
1 May
n/a
-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 October
n/a
2 October
n/a
-2.4 days per decade
Growing days
150 days
n/a
149 days
n/a
-0.9 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
53 years, 1912 to 1998
A day with at least 50.0 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 109.9 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Russell Springs: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
5 years
66.2 mm (2.6 in)
10 years
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
25 years
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
50 years
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
100 years
109.9 mm (4.3 in)
Longer than the 53 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, 53 years of values from 1912 to 1998.
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: 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1980; 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1979; 100.6 mm (4.0 in) in 1975.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
Download the Data
Data for Russell Springs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Russell Springs 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.