Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Salina (USC00147153), Kansas, United States, with 53 years of record.
Key Facts for Salina
Salina (USC00147153) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.82 latitude and -97.60 longitude, 372 m (1,220 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1900 to 1952, 53 years of record.
1,464 records set at Salina still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Salina set a daily record high minimum temperature of 5.6 C (42.1 F) on 19 January 1952.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 38.82 latitude, -97.60 longitude.
Elevation: 372 m (1,220 ft).
Period of record: 1900 to 1952, 53 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Salina. 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 Salina, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.6 C (114.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.7 C (116.1 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
47.8 C (118.0 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Salina still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 63.
Standing records at Salina by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1900
12
1901
14
1902
48
1903
29
1904
23
1905
44
1906
18
1907
29
1908
20
1909
27
1910
37
1911
38
1912
36
1913
36
1914
28
1915
28
1916
30
1917
38
1918
43
1919
34
1920
22
1921
29
1922
22
1923
23
1924
35
1925
28
1926
28
1927
20
1928
26
1929
16
1930
31
1931
40
1932
27
1933
44
1934
58
1935
21
1936
63
1937
24
1938
36
1939
38
1940
18
1941
18
1942
17
1943
26
1944
20
1945
10
1946
19
1947
17
1948
14
1949
9
1950
28
1951
23
1952
2
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Salina between 1 August 1934 and 16 June 1943. Each dot is a new record.
When Salina set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-08-01
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1934-08-10
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1936-07-18
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.7 C (116.1 F)
1936-08-12
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
1936-08-13
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.8 C (118.0 F)
1936-08-14
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
1943-06-16
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 134.9 mm (5.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 134.9 mm (5.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Salina. The most was 134.9 mm (5.3 in) on 16 June 1943.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Salina
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
9 January 1929
Feb
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
27 February 1948
Mar
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
29 March 1914
Apr
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
17 April 1908
May
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
28 May 1903
Jun
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
16 June 1943
Jul
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
11 July 1951
Aug
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
25 August 1920
Sep
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2 September 1941
Oct
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
20 October 1941
Nov
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
13 November 1909
Dec
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
5 December 1913
Period of Record Coverage
1900 to 1952
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
53 years of record at Salina, 1900 to 1952. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1915, 1952.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 50 complete years at Salina, 1900 to 1951. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 15.7 C (60.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Salina as warming stripes, 1900 to 1951
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1900
13.1 C
-0.38 C
1901
12.9 C
-0.54 C
1902
12.3 C
-1.14 C
1903
12.1 C
-1.31 C
1904
12.2 C
-1.24 C
1905
12.1 C
-1.38 C
1906
12.7 C
-0.72 C
1907
12.8 C
-0.63 C
1908
13.1 C
-0.34 C
1909
12.4 C
-1.06 C
1910
12.6 C
-0.81 C
1911
13.6 C
+0.15 C
1912
11.5 C
-1.95 C
1913
13.3 C
-0.17 C
1914
12.8 C
-0.67 C
1917
12.1 C
-1.37 C
1918
13.2 C
-0.24 C
1919
12.3 C
-1.11 C
1920
13.2 C
-0.22 C
1921
14.9 C
+1.47 C
1922
13.7 C
+0.28 C
1923
13.0 C
-0.44 C
1924
12.0 C
-1.48 C
1925
13.3 C
-0.09 C
1926
13.2 C
-0.25 C
1927
13.0 C
-0.44 C
1928
13.9 C
+0.50 C
1929
12.6 C
-0.80 C
1930
14.3 C
+0.85 C
1931
15.5 C
+2.09 C
1932
13.4 C
-0.02 C
1933
15.5 C
+2.03 C
1934
15.7 C
+2.28 C
1935
14.1 C
+0.63 C
1936
14.6 C
+1.12 C
1937
13.6 C
+0.16 C
1938
15.7 C
+2.28 C
1939
15.6 C
+2.15 C
1940
13.4 C
-0.05 C
1941
14.7 C
+1.25 C
1942
13.9 C
+0.50 C
1943
14.2 C
+0.81 C
1944
14.3 C
+0.91 C
1945
13.8 C
+0.33 C
1946
15.2 C
+1.79 C
1947
13.4 C
-0.04 C
1948
13.0 C
-0.44 C
1949
13.1 C
-0.31 C
1950
12.8 C
-0.66 C
1951
12.1 C
-1.33 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1900 to 1951. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.3 to 1.0) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 50 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Salina
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 1.0) per decade
1900 to 1951
50
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.23 C (0.01 to 0.44) per decade
0.41 F (0.03 to 0.79) per decade
1900 to 1951
50
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.5 C (0.3 to 0.7) per decade
0.9 F (0.5 to 1.2) per decade
1900 to 1951
50
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
1900 to 1952
Yearly extremes at Salina: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
53
Coldest night (TNn)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1905
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
53
Wettest day (Rx1day)
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1943
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
53
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
289.0 mm (11.4 in)
1903
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
53
Longest dry spell (CDD)
60 days
1921
32 days
53
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Salina, 1900 to 1952. The record is 47.8 C (118.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.7 C (107.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Salina by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1900
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1901
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1902
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1903
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1904
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1905
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1910
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1911
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1912
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1913
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1919
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1920
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1921
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1922
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1923
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1924
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1930
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1931
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1934
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1935
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936
47.8 C (118.0 F)
1937
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1938
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1939
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1940
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1944
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1947
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1951
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1952
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Salina, 1900 to 1952. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Salina by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1900
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1901
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1902
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1903
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1904
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1906
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1907
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1909
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1910
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1911
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1912
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1913
-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1914
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1915
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1916
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1917
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1920
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1921
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1922
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1923
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1924
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1925
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1926
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1927
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1928
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1929
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1930
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1932
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1933
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1935
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1937
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1938
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1939
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1940
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1943
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1944
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1945
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1947
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1948
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1952
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Salina, 1900 to 1952. The record is 134.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Salina by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1900
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1901
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1902
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1903
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1904
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1905
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1906
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1907
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1908
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1910
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1911
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1912
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1913
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1914
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1915
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1916
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1917
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1918
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1919
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1921
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1923
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1924
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1925
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1926
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1927
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1928
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1929
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1930
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1931
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1932
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1933
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1935
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1936
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1937
34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1941
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1942
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1943
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1944
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1945
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1946
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1947
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1948
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1950
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1951
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1952
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Salina, 1900 to 1952. The record is 289.0 mm (11.4 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.9 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Salina by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1900
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1901
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1902
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1903
289.0 mm (11.4 in)
1904
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1905
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1906
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1907
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1908
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1909
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1910
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1911
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1912
45.6 mm (1.8 in)
1913
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1914
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1915
112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1916
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1917
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1918
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1919
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1920
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1921
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1922
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1923
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1924
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1925
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1926
49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1927
170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1928
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1929
104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1930
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1931
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1932
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1933
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1934
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1935
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1936
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1937
57.6 mm (2.3 in)
1938
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1939
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1940
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941
156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1942
217.6 mm (8.6 in)
1943
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1944
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1945
96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1946
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1947
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1949
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951
235.8 mm (9.3 in)
1952
9.1 mm (0.36 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Salina, 1900 to 1952. The record is 60 days in 1921, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Salina by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1900
30 days
1901
28 days
1902
27 days
1903
47 days
1904
31 days
1905
36 days
1906
30 days
1907
22 days
1908
32 days
1909
26 days
1910
39 days
1911
34 days
1912
30 days
1913
47 days
1914
44 days
1915
25 days
1916
23 days
1917
44 days
1918
22 days
1919
28 days
1920
21 days
1921
60 days
1922
43 days
1923
40 days
1924
35 days
1925
47 days
1926
28 days
1927
23 days
1928
33 days
1929
23 days
1930
26 days
1931
26 days
1932
27 days
1933
29 days
1934
34 days
1935
30 days
1936
39 days
1937
27 days
1938
45 days
1939
42 days
1940
30 days
1941
17 days
1942
43 days
1943
26 days
1944
33 days
1945
38 days
1946
43 days
1947
35 days
1948
33 days
1949
38 days
1950
58 days
1951
28 days
1952
38 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
50 years with a frost
Across 50 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Salina falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 22 October, which leaves a median of 179 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +7.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Salina
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1922 to 1951)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 April
n/a
16 April
n/a
-3.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
22 October
n/a
24 October
n/a
+3.9 days per decade
Growing days
179 days
n/a
194 days
n/a
+7.4 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
52 years, 1900 to 1951
A day with at least 58.0 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 171.7 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Salina: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
10 years
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
124.8 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
146.9 mm (5.8 in)
100 years
171.7 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 52 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, 52 years of values from 1900 to 1951.
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: 134.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1943; 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1903; 130.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1951.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Salina, at 1928 and 1947. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1928 ran 0.6 C (1.1 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1947 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Salina, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1928
+0.6
+1.1
likely
5
1947
-0.3
-0.6
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 Salina standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Salina 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.