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Saffordville 3 SW Weather Records (USC00147075)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Saffordville 3 SW (USC00147075), Kansas, United States, with 37 years of record.

Key Facts for Saffordville 3 SW

  • Saffordville 3 SW (USC00147075) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.39 latitude and -96.45 longitude, 354 m (1,160 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1962 to 1998, 37 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Saffordville 3 SW still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Saffordville 3 SW set a monthly record daily precipitation of 111.5 mm (4.4 in) on 31 October 1998.

About the Station

  • Location: Kansas, United States, 38.39 latitude, -96.45 longitude.
  • Elevation: 354 m (1,160 ft).
  • Period of record: 1962 to 1998, 37 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Saffordville 3 SW, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Saffordville 3 SW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Saffordville 3 SW. 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 Saffordville 3 SW, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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Standing records at Saffordville 3 SW by the year they were set 0 records at Saffordville 3 SW still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Saffordville 3 SW still stand.
Standing records at Saffordville 3 SW by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Saffordville 3 SW The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saffordville 3 SW. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 27 September 1986. 050100150200 Jan: 34.3 mm (1.4 in), 30 January 1982 Jan Feb: 33.3 mm (1.3 in), 1 February 1973 Feb Mar: 74.9 mm (2.9 in), 18 March 1992 Mar Apr: 64.8 mm (2.6 in), 28 April 1976 Apr May: 74.2 mm (2.9 in), 21 May 1985 May Jun: 129.5 mm (5.1 in), 5 June 1965 Jun Jul: 143.0 mm (5.6 in), 12 July 1972 Jul Aug: 95.8 mm (3.8 in), 22 August 1985 Aug Sep: 152.4 mm (6.0 in), 27 September 1986 Sep Oct: 111.5 mm (4.4 in), 31 October 1998 Oct Nov: 103.1 mm (4.1 in), 1 November 1984 Nov Dec: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 14 December 1975 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Saffordville 3 SW. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 27 September 1986.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Saffordville 3 SW
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan34.3 mm (1.4 in)30 January 1982
Feb33.3 mm (1.3 in)1 February 1973
Mar74.9 mm (2.9 in)18 March 1992
Apr64.8 mm (2.6 in)28 April 1976
May74.2 mm (2.9 in)21 May 1985
Jun129.5 mm (5.1 in)5 June 1965
Jul143.0 mm (5.6 in)12 July 1972
Aug95.8 mm (3.8 in)22 August 1985
Sep152.4 mm (6.0 in)27 September 1986
Oct111.5 mm (4.4 in)31 October 1998
Nov103.1 mm (4.1 in)1 November 1984
Dec45.7 mm (1.8 in)14 December 1975

Latest Records

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Latest records at Saffordville 3 SW
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 October 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USmonthly rain111.5 mm (4.4 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)13 years16 of 100 (Routine)
1 October 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)23 years17 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain59.9 mm (2.4 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)12 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 September 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain97.3 mm (3.8 in)56.7 mm (2.2 in)36 years44 of 100 (Notable)
16 July 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain37.6 mm (1.5 in)3.1 mm (0.12 in)5 years5 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)24 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily snow depth10.2 cm (4.0 in)7.7 cm (3.0 in)15 years26 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain21.3 mm (0.8 in)9.9 mm (0.39 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily snow depth (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie28 years2 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1998Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain5.6 mm (0.22 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)16 years8 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 1997Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)24.6 mm (1.0 in)6 years34 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 1997Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain14.2 mm (0.6 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)30 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1993Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain16.8 mm (0.7 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)22 years11 of 100 (Routine)
22 July 1993Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain70.6 mm (2.8 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)16 years21 of 100 (Routine)
20 July 1993Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain28.2 mm (1.1 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 1993Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)20 years10 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1993Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain30.5 mm (1.2 in)22.9 mm (0.9 in)20 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 1993Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)1.0 mm (0.04 in)23 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1993Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain47.2 mm (1.9 in)30.7 mm (1.2 in)24 years31 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 1993Saffordville 3 SW, USdaily rain17.8 mm (0.7 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)22 years18 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1962 to 1998
Yearly extremes at Saffordville 3 SW: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)152.4 mm (6.0 in)198673.7 mm (2.9 in)34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)265.4 mm (10.4 in)1986106.3 mm (4.2 in)34
Longest dry spell (CDD)64 days196630 days34

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saffordville 3 SW by year The wettest day of the year at Saffordville 3 SW, 1962 to 1998. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in). 050100150200197019801990Record: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1986
The wettest day of the year at Saffordville 3 SW, 1962 to 1998. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.7 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Saffordville 3 SW by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
196273.9 mm (2.9 in)
196352.6 mm (2.1 in)
196485.3 mm (3.4 in)
1965129.5 mm (5.1 in)
196673.7 mm (2.9 in)
196795.3 mm (3.8 in)
196853.6 mm (2.1 in)
196993.0 mm (3.7 in)
197052.3 mm (2.1 in)
197188.9 mm (3.5 in)
1972143.0 mm (5.6 in)
197396.0 mm (3.8 in)
197467.3 mm (2.6 in)
197564.5 mm (2.5 in)
197664.8 mm (2.6 in)
197766.0 mm (2.6 in)
197845.2 mm (1.8 in)
1979116.1 mm (4.6 in)
198072.4 mm (2.9 in)
198178.7 mm (3.1 in)
198268.3 mm (2.7 in)
198364.8 mm (2.6 in)
1984103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1985113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1986152.4 mm (6.0 in)
198773.7 mm (2.9 in)
198843.7 mm (1.7 in)
198974.4 mm (2.9 in)
199063.5 mm (2.5 in)
199173.4 mm (2.9 in)
199279.0 mm (3.1 in)
199370.6 mm (2.8 in)
199729.7 mm (1.2 in)
1998111.5 mm (4.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saffordville 3 SW by year The wettest five days of the year at Saffordville 3 SW, 1962 to 1998. The record is 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.3 mm (4.2 in). 0100200300197019801990Record: 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1986
The wettest five days of the year at Saffordville 3 SW, 1962 to 1998. The record is 265.4 mm (10.4 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.3 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Saffordville 3 SW by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1962149.6 mm (5.9 in)
196375.7 mm (3.0 in)
1964113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1965168.8 mm (6.6 in)
196677.6 mm (3.1 in)
1967110.6 mm (4.4 in)
1968133.7 mm (5.3 in)
1969101.4 mm (4.0 in)
197079.5 mm (3.1 in)
1971166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1972201.9 mm (7.9 in)
1973167.4 mm (6.6 in)
197493.6 mm (3.7 in)
197582.5 mm (3.2 in)
197682.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977146.3 mm (5.8 in)
197869.8 mm (2.7 in)
1979138.5 mm (5.5 in)
198076.7 mm (3.0 in)
198188.2 mm (3.5 in)
198287.1 mm (3.4 in)
198390.7 mm (3.6 in)
1984105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1985126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1986265.4 mm (10.4 in)
198791.2 mm (3.6 in)
198868.9 mm (2.7 in)
1989134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1990130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1991107.4 mm (4.2 in)
199282.5 mm (3.2 in)
1993148.5 mm (5.8 in)
199729.7 mm (1.2 in)
1998146.8 mm (5.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saffordville 3 SW by year The longest dry spell of the year at Saffordville 3 SW, 1962 to 1998. The record is 64 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days. 020406080197019801990Record: 64 days in 1966
The longest dry spell of the year at Saffordville 3 SW, 1962 to 1998. The record is 64 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Saffordville 3 SW by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
196222 days
196336 days
196430 days
196543 days
196664 days
196744 days
196843 days
196922 days
197032 days
197132 days
197231 days
197323 days
197432 days
197543 days
197627 days
197730 days
197822 days
197942 days
198030 days
198129 days
198232 days
198322 days
198421 days
198524 days
198633 days
198719 days
198820 days
198944 days
199021 days
199137 days
199219 days
199315 days
199715 days
199828 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

30 years, 1963 to 1992

A day with at least 75.4 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 183.1 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Saffordville 3 SW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years75.4 mm (3.0 in)
5 years99.8 mm (3.9 in)
10 years117.6 mm (4.6 in)
25 years142.1 mm (5.6 in)
50 years161.9 mm (6.4 in)Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years183.1 mm (7.2 in)Longer than the 30 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, 30 years of values from 1963 to 1992.

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: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1986; 143.0 mm (5.6 in) in 1972; 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1965.

Download the Data

  • Data for Saffordville 3 SW standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Saffordville 3 SW 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).