Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sabetha Lake (USC00147073), Kansas, United States, with 31 years of record.
Key Facts for Sabetha Lake
Sabetha Lake (USC00147073) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.90 latitude and -95.90 longitude, 381 m (1,250 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 1983, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sabetha Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sabetha Lake set an all-time record high minimum temperature of 28.3 C (82.9 F) on 26 September 1983.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 39.90 latitude, -95.90 longitude.
Elevation: 381 m (1,250 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 1983, 31 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 Sabetha Lake. 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 Sabetha Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sabetha Lake still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Sabetha Lake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1953
68
1954
62
1955
57
1956
72
1957
31
1958
36
1959
46
1960
53
1961
47
1962
62
1963
56
1964
49
1965
50
1966
57
1967
54
1968
42
1969
26
1970
63
1971
39
1972
64
1973
29
1974
47
1975
36
1976
51
1977
33
1978
44
1979
33
1980
66
1981
48
1982
28
1983
15
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Sabetha Lake between 26 September 1983 and 26 September 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Sabetha Lake set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1983-09-26
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 175.3 mm (6.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sabetha Lake. The most was 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 16 July 1968.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sabetha Lake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
19 January 1980
Feb
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1 February 1973
Mar
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
31 March 1973
Apr
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
26 April 1969
May
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
15 May 1963
Jun
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
29 June 1965
Jul
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
16 July 1968
Aug
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1 August 1954
Sep
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
4 September 1958
Oct
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
22 October 1979
Nov
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
20 November 1973
Dec
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
7 December 1980
Period of Record Coverage
1953 to 1983
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
31 years of record at Sabetha Lake, 1953 to 1983. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 1982, 1983.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Sabetha Lake, 1954 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.6 C (52.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 10.1 C (50.3 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 13.2 C (55.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sabetha Lake as warming stripes, 1954 to 1982
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1954
13.2 C
+1.57 C
1955
11.6 C
+0.03 C
1956
12.8 C
+1.18 C
1957
11.5 C
-0.10 C
1958
11.1 C
-0.52 C
1959
11.5 C
-0.11 C
1961
10.8 C
-0.82 C
1962
11.5 C
-0.11 C
1963
12.2 C
+0.65 C
1964
12.3 C
+0.67 C
1965
11.8 C
+0.21 C
1966
11.3 C
-0.25 C
1967
11.4 C
-0.22 C
1968
11.5 C
-0.10 C
1969
11.1 C
-0.53 C
1970
11.7 C
+0.15 C
1971
11.9 C
+0.30 C
1972
11.2 C
-0.38 C
1973
12.0 C
+0.38 C
1974
12.3 C
+0.73 C
1975
11.6 C
+0.01 C
1976
11.8 C
+0.21 C
1977
12.2 C
+0.63 C
1978
10.4 C
-1.23 C
1979
10.1 C
-1.45 C
1980
11.9 C
+0.29 C
1981
11.7 C
+0.11 C
1982
10.2 C
-1.39 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1953 to 1983
Yearly extremes at Sabetha Lake: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
31
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1974
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
31
Wettest day (Rx1day)
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1968
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
187.3 mm (7.4 in)
1965
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
31
Longest dry spell (CDD)
49 days
1954
31 days
31
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sabetha Lake, 1953 to 1983. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sabetha Lake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
31.7 C (89.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sabetha Lake, 1953 to 1983. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sabetha Lake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1953
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1954
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1956
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1957
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1958
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1959
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1960
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1961
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1964
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1967
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1969
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1972
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1973
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1974
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1975
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1976
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1977
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1978
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1979
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1980
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1982
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sabetha Lake, 1953 to 1983. The record is 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.0 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sabetha Lake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1955
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1956
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1957
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1959
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1961
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1962
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1963
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1964
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1965
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1966
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1967
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1968
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1969
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1972
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1973
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1974
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1975
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1976
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1977
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1978
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1979
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1981
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1982
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1983
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sabetha Lake, 1953 to 1983. The record is 187.3 mm (7.4 in) in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.9 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sabetha Lake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1955
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1956
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1958
181.0 mm (7.1 in)
1959
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1960
71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1961
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1962
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1963
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1964
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1965
187.3 mm (7.4 in)
1966
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1967
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1968
176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1969
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1970
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1971
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1972
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1973
174.6 mm (6.9 in)
1974
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1975
108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1976
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1977
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1978
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1979
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1980
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1981
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1982
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1983
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sabetha Lake, 1953 to 1983. The record is 49 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sabetha Lake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953
21 days
1954
49 days
1955
21 days
1956
38 days
1957
36 days
1958
32 days
1959
24 days
1960
20 days
1961
35 days
1962
21 days
1963
40 days
1964
21 days
1965
28 days
1966
42 days
1967
25 days
1968
32 days
1969
24 days
1970
44 days
1971
31 days
1972
32 days
1973
38 days
1974
32 days
1975
26 days
1976
35 days
1977
37 days
1978
22 days
1979
34 days
1980
28 days
1981
30 days
1982
19 days
1983
29 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
28 years with a frost
Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sabetha Lake falls on 23 April and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -4.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sabetha Lake
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1982)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
23 April
n/a
23 April
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
9 October
n/a
9 October
n/a
-4.1 days per decade
Growing days
170 days
n/a
170 days
n/a
-4.8 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.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.