Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Toronto Lake (USC00148191), Kansas, United States, with 42 years of record.
Key Facts for Toronto Lake
Toronto Lake (USC00148191) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.74 latitude and -95.93 longitude, 290 m (950 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1956 to 1997, 42 years of record.
1,464 records set at Toronto Lake still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Toronto Lake set a daily record low minimum temperature of 5.0 C (41.0 F) on 16 May 1997.
About the Station
Location: Kansas, United States, 37.74 latitude, -95.93 longitude.
Elevation: 290 m (950 ft).
Period of record: 1956 to 1997, 42 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 Toronto 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 Toronto Lake, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Toronto Lake still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 73.
Standing records at Toronto Lake by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1956
58
1957
26
1958
22
1959
37
1960
39
1961
40
1962
50
1963
62
1964
43
1965
40
1966
41
1967
49
1968
35
1969
29
1970
47
1971
25
1972
43
1973
18
1974
37
1975
32
1976
46
1977
25
1978
46
1979
35
1980
73
1981
25
1982
28
1983
47
1984
26
1985
32
1986
28
1987
21
1988
25
1989
51
1990
29
1991
28
1992
27
1993
28
1994
21
1995
22
1996
20
1997
8
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Toronto Lake between 23 December 1989 and 23 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Toronto Lake set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1989-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -27.8 C (-18.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 172.2 mm (6.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Toronto Lake. The most was 172.2 mm (6.8 in) on 14 July 1959.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Toronto Lake
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
3 January 1971
Feb
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
21 February 1997
Mar
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
24 March 1958
Apr
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
28 April 1994
May
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
17 May 1959
Jun
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
22 June 1977
Jul
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
14 July 1959
Aug
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
11 August 1982
Sep
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
13 September 1961
Oct
157.0 mm (6.2 in)
3 October 1986
Nov
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
15 November 1985
Dec
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
4 December 1973
Period of Record Coverage
1956 to 1997
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Toronto Lake, 1956 to 1997. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1964, 1984, 1995, 1996 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 32 complete years at Toronto Lake, 1957 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.1 C (55.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 11.8 C (53.2 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 14.3 C (57.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Toronto Lake as warming stripes, 1957 to 1994
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1957
13.5 C
+0.39 C
1960
13.0 C
-0.15 C
1962
13.3 C
+0.17 C
1965
13.8 C
+0.67 C
1966
13.0 C
-0.14 C
1967
12.7 C
-0.42 C
1968
12.4 C
-0.76 C
1969
12.5 C
-0.61 C
1970
12.9 C
-0.24 C
1971
13.1 C
-0.04 C
1972
12.4 C
-0.74 C
1973
13.1 C
-0.04 C
1974
13.0 C
-0.17 C
1975
12.9 C
-0.24 C
1976
12.8 C
-0.34 C
1977
13.7 C
+0.53 C
1978
12.8 C
-0.38 C
1979
11.8 C
-1.36 C
1980
14.1 C
+0.93 C
1981
13.7 C
+0.53 C
1982
12.8 C
-0.31 C
1984
13.3 C
+0.16 C
1985
12.3 C
-0.83 C
1986
14.2 C
+1.08 C
1987
14.0 C
+0.91 C
1988
13.3 C
+0.18 C
1989
12.5 C
-0.68 C
1990
14.1 C
+0.95 C
1991
14.3 C
+1.14 C
1992
13.3 C
+0.19 C
1993
12.2 C
-0.97 C
1994
13.6 C
+0.44 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1957 to 1994 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.6) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 32 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Toronto Lake
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1957 to 1994
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.30 to 0.25) per decade
-0.04 F (-0.54 to 0.46) per decade
1957 to 1994
32
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.26 C (-0.01 to 0.53) per decade
0.47 F (-0.01 to 0.96) per decade
1957 to 1994
32
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
1956 to 1997
Yearly extremes at Toronto Lake: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1956
38.3 C (100.9 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1989
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1959
72.0 mm (2.8 in)
42
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
361.5 mm (14.2 in)
1986
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
42
Longest dry spell (CDD)
57 days
1963
27 days
42
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Toronto Lake, 1956 to 1997. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Toronto Lake by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1956
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1957
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1958
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1971
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1981
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1985
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1997
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Toronto Lake, 1956 to 1997. The record is -27.8 C (-18.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.6 C (-5.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Toronto Lake by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1958
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1960
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1961
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1964
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1970
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1973
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1975
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1977
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1979
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1980
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1981
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1984
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1986
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1988
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1990
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1991
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1992
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1993
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1994
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1995
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1996
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Toronto Lake, 1956 to 1997. The record is 172.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1959, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.0 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Toronto Lake by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1956
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1960
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1961
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1962
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1964
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1965
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1966
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1967
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1969
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1971
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1972
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1974
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1975
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1976
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1978
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1980
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1982
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1983
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1985
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1986
157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1987
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1988
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1989
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1990
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1992
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1993
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1994
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1995
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1996
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1997
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Toronto Lake, 1956 to 1997. The record is 361.5 mm (14.2 in) in 1986, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.3 mm (4.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Toronto Lake by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1956
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1957
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1958
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1959
233.4 mm (9.2 in)
1960
100.0 mm (3.9 in)
1961
163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1962
133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1963
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1964
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1965
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1966
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1967
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1968
109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1969
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1970
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1971
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1972
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1973
126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1974
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1975
84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1976
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1977
262.6 mm (10.3 in)
1978
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1979
144.7 mm (5.7 in)
1980
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1981
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1982
124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1983
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1984
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1985
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1986
361.5 mm (14.2 in)
1987
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1988
173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1989
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1990
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1991
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1993
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1994
184.4 mm (7.3 in)
1995
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1996
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1997
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Toronto Lake, 1956 to 1997. The record is 57 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Toronto Lake by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1956
20 days
1957
23 days
1958
47 days
1959
28 days
1960
27 days
1961
16 days
1962
28 days
1963
57 days
1964
30 days
1965
26 days
1966
33 days
1967
30 days
1968
21 days
1969
22 days
1970
36 days
1971
31 days
1972
29 days
1973
18 days
1974
41 days
1975
18 days
1976
35 days
1977
33 days
1978
22 days
1979
41 days
1980
26 days
1981
22 days
1982
29 days
1983
26 days
1984
23 days
1985
19 days
1986
33 days
1987
15 days
1988
24 days
1989
38 days
1990
26 days
1991
30 days
1992
19 days
1993
25 days
1994
24 days
1995
36 days
1996
29 days
1997
22 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
32 years with a frost
Across 32 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Toronto Lake falls on 7 April and the median first autumn frost on 20 October, which leaves a median of 198 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.7 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Toronto Lake
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1962 to 1994)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 April
n/a
7 April
n/a
-2.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
20 October
n/a
20 October
n/a
+1.3 days per decade
Growing days
198 days
n/a
198 days
n/a
+3.7 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
39 years, 1957 to 1995
A day with at least 71.6 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 216.7 mm (8.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Toronto Lake: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
153.9 mm (6.1 in)
50 years
183.1 mm (7.2 in)
Longer than the 39 years of record
100 years
216.7 mm (8.5 in)
Longer than the 39 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, 39 years of values from 1957 to 1995.
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: 172.2 mm (6.8 in) in 1959; 160.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1961; 157.0 mm (6.2 in) in 1986.
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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.