Wakefield 4 W Weather Records (USC00148503)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wakefield 4 W (USC00148503), Kansas, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Wakefield 4 W

Wakefield 4 W (USC00148503) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 39.23 latitude and -97.09 longitude, 380 m (1,248 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
214 records set at Wakefield 4 W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wakefield 4 W set a daily record precipitation of 32.3 mm (1.3 in) on 8 January 2026.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 39.23 latitude, -97.09 longitude.
Elevation: 380 m (1,248 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Wakefield 4 W. 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 Wakefield 4 W, 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)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	44.4 C (111.9 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

214 standing records

214 records at Wakefield 4 W still stand. 1894 holds the most, with 56.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Wakefield 4 W between 31 December 2009 and 2 June 2011. Each dot is a new record.

When Wakefield 4 W set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2009-12-31	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 41.9 cm (16.5 in)
2011-06-02	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 219.7 mm (8.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 219.7 mm (8.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wakefield 4 W. The most was 219.7 mm (8.6 in) on 2 June 2011.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wakefield 4 W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	31 January 1998
Feb	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	27 February 1948
Mar	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 March 1967
Apr	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	2 April 2025
May	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	22 May 1971
Jun	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	2 June 2011
Jul	172.7 mm (6.8 in)	18 July 1896
Aug	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	16 August 1990
Sep	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	20 September 1998
Oct	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	11 October 1973
Nov	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	16 November 1996
Dec	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	13 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1896

4 years of record at Wakefield 4 W, 1893 to 1896. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896.

Latest Records

Latest records at Wakefield 4 W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
8 January 2026	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	12.0 mm (0.5 in)	2 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2025	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	46 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
2 April 2025	Wakefield 4 W, US	monthly rain	149.4 mm (5.9 in)	70.2 mm (2.8 in)	79 years	83 of 100 (Exceptional)
19 November 2024	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 2024	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2024	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
8 January 2024	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	2.1 cm (0.8 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2024	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2023	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	32 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2023	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	68 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2023	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain (Tie)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	tie	128 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 2022	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 November 2022	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
18 May 2022	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
22 March 2022	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	77 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2022	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
30 September 2021	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2021	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 July 2021	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	118.7 mm (4.7 in)	42 years	62 of 100 (Major)
14 March 2021	Wakefield 4 W, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	26 years	23 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Wakefield 4 W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1894	42.0 C (107.5 F)	4
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1894	-20.5 C (-5.0 F)	4
Wettest day (Rx1day)	219.7 mm (8.6 in)	2011	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	297.5 mm (11.7 in)	1951	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	87
Longest dry spell (CDD)	68 days	1966	30 days	89

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wakefield 4 W, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is 42.0 C (107.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wakefield 4 W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1894	44.4 C (111.9 F)
1895	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1896	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
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1960	n/a
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1964	n/a
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1966	n/a
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2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	n/a
2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wakefield 4 W, 1893 to 2026. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1894, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.5 C (-5.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wakefield 4 W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1894	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1895	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1896	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
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1964	n/a
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1966	n/a
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1968	n/a
1969	n/a
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1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
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2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wakefield 4 W, 1893 to 2026. The record is 219.7 mm (8.6 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wakefield 4 W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1894	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1895	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1896	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1941	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1942	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1943	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1944	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1946	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1947	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1949	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1950	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1952	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1953	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1954	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1955	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1956	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1958	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1959	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1960	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1961	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1962	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1964	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1965	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1966	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1967	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1968	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1969	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1971	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1972	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1973	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1974	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1975	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1976	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1977	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1978	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1979	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1980	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1981	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1982	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1983	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1984	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1985	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1986	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1987	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1988	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1989	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1990	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1991	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1992	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1993	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1994	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1995	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1996	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1997	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1998	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1999	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2000	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
2001	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2002	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2003	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2005	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2006	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2007	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2008	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2009	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2010	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2011	219.7 mm (8.6 in)
2012	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2013	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2014	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2015	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2016	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2017	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2018	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2019	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2020	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2021	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
2022	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2023	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2024	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2025	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
2026	32.3 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wakefield 4 W, 1893 to 2026. The record is 297.5 mm (11.7 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.0 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wakefield 4 W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1894	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1895	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1896	220.5 mm (8.7 in)
1941	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1942	159.2 mm (6.3 in)
1943	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1944	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1945	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1946	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1947	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1948	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1949	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1950	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1951	297.5 mm (11.7 in)
1952	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1954	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1955	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1957	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1958	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1959	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1960	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1961	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1962	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1964	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1965	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1966	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1968	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1969	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1970	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1971	173.2 mm (6.8 in)
1972	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1973	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1974	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1975	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1976	115.9 mm (4.6 in)
1977	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1978	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1979	163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1980	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1981	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1982	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1983	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1984	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1985	107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1986	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1987	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1989	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1990	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1991	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1993	131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1994	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1995	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1996	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1997	74.5 mm (2.9 in)
1998	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1999	19.5 mm (0.8 in)
2000	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2001	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2002	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2003	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
2004	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2005	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
2006	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2007	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2008	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2009	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2010	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2011	n/a
2012	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2013	109.9 mm (4.3 in)
2014	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
2015	14.5 mm (0.6 in)
2016	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2017	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2018	152.8 mm (6.0 in)
2019	156.1 mm (6.1 in)
2020	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
2021	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
2022	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
2023	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2024	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2025	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wakefield 4 W, 1893 to 2026. The record is 68 days in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wakefield 4 W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	24 days
1894	33 days
1895	24 days
1896	25 days
1941	26 days
1942	35 days
1943	33 days
1944	25 days
1945	22 days
1946	45 days
1947	29 days
1948	33 days
1949	28 days
1950	53 days
1951	20 days
1952	56 days
1953	27 days
1954	50 days
1955	39 days
1956	62 days
1957	22 days
1958	40 days
1959	39 days
1960	35 days
1961	25 days
1962	40 days
1964	30 days
1965	43 days
1966	68 days
1967	45 days
1968	39 days
1969	21 days
1970	39 days
1971	36 days
1972	40 days
1973	23 days
1974	42 days
1975	30 days
1976	34 days
1977	38 days
1978	23 days
1979	35 days
1980	39 days
1981	29 days
1982	18 days
1983	30 days
1984	33 days
1985	27 days
1986	33 days
1987	29 days
1988	20 days
1989	50 days
1990	32 days
1991	39 days
1992	20 days
1993	22 days
1994	26 days
1995	26 days
1996	30 days
1997	16 days
1998	26 days
1999	14 days
2000	31 days
2001	37 days
2002	41 days
2003	19 days
2004	25 days
2005	29 days
2006	33 days
2007	35 days
2008	30 days
2009	39 days
2010	21 days
2011	1 day
2012	33 days
2013	15 days
2014	8 days
2015	30 days
2016	27 days
2017	31 days
2018	29 days
2019	30 days
2020	23 days
2021	47 days
2022	65 days
2023	22 days
2024	31 days
2025	23 days
2026	1 day

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

72 years, 1893 to 2024

A day with at least 67.0 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 181.5 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wakefield 4 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
5 years	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
10 years	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
25 years	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
50 years	156.8 mm (6.2 in)
100 years	181.5 mm (7.1 in)	Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1893 to 2024.

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: 158.8 mm (6.3 in) in 2021; 140.5 mm (5.5 in) in 1965; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1971.

Download the Data

Data for Wakefield 4 W standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Wakefield 4 W 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.

Data as of 2026-10-12. Last revised 12 October 2026 (2026-10-12).