Parsons Tri City AP Weather Records (USW00003998)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Parsons Tri City AP (USW00003998), Kansas, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Parsons Tri City AP

Parsons Tri City AP (USW00003998) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.33 latitude and -95.50 longitude, 264 m (866 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1996 to 2026, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Parsons Tri City AP still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 37.33 latitude, -95.50 longitude.
Elevation: 264 m (866 ft).
Period of record: 1996 to 2026, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

27 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Parsons Tri City AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 27 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Parsons Tri City AP, 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)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-3.2 C (26.2 F)
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.1 C (19.2 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Jul	43.3 C (109.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)
Aug	44.4 C (111.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Sep	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-8.2 C (17.2 F)	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-14.9 C (5.2 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Parsons Tri City AP still stand. 2011 holds the most, with 100.

Standing records at Parsons Tri City AP by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1996	14
1997	51
1998	53
1999	51
2000	68
2001	38
2002	44
2003	38
2004	45
2005	39
2006	81
2007	42
2008	43
2009	60
2010	55
2011	100
2012	65
2013	56
2014	67
2015	40
2016	36
2017	51
2018	45
2019	33
2020	26
2021	36
2022	56
2023	40
2024	48
2025	43

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 163.6 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Parsons Tri City AP. The most was 163.6 mm (6.4 in) on 6 October 2016.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Parsons Tri City AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	28 January 2001
Feb	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	20 February 2018
Mar	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	4 March 2025
Apr	95.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 April 2017
May	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	20 May 2019
Jun	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29 June 2007
Jul	101.3 mm (4.0 in)	21 July 2009
Aug	144.0 mm (5.7 in)	8 August 2019
Sep	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	13 September 1998
Oct	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	6 October 2016
Nov	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	7 November 2011
Dec	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 December 1999

Period of Record Coverage

1996 to 2025

30 years of record at Parsons Tri City AP, 1996 to 2025. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1996, 2020, 2021.

Days with data per year at Parsons Tri City AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1996	176	48%	No
1997	355	97%	Yes
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	362	99%	Yes
2000	351	96%	Yes
2001	356	98%	Yes
2002	362	99%	Yes
2003	358	98%	Yes
2004	357	98%	Yes
2005	364	100%	Yes
2006	362	99%	Yes
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	364	100%	Yes
2010	363	99%	Yes
2011	363	99%	Yes
2012	362	99%	Yes
2013	363	99%	Yes
2014	364	100%	Yes
2015	359	98%	Yes
2016	359	98%	Yes
2017	361	99%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	233	64%	No
2021	261	72%	No
2022	363	99%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1997 to 2025

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Parsons Tri City AP, 1997 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.5 C (58.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 13.4 C (56.1 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 16.3 C (61.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Parsons Tri City AP as warming stripes, 1997 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1997	13.5 C	-1.05 C
1998	15.1 C	+0.57 C
1999	14.9 C	+0.36 C
2000	14.1 C	-0.41 C
2001	14.6 C	+0.06 C
2002	14.1 C	-0.44 C
2003	13.8 C	-0.75 C
2004	14.3 C	-0.28 C
2005	14.7 C	+0.16 C
2006	15.3 C	+0.73 C
2007	14.4 C	-0.11 C
2008	13.5 C	-1.08 C
2009	13.5 C	-1.07 C
2010	14.6 C	+0.06 C
2011	14.8 C	+0.25 C
2012	16.3 C	+1.71 C
2013	13.5 C	-1.03 C
2014	13.4 C	-1.16 C
2015	14.7 C	+0.18 C
2016	15.5 C	+0.99 C
2017	15.2 C	+0.63 C
2018	14.1 C	-0.40 C
2019	14.1 C	-0.40 C
2022	14.7 C	+0.11 C
2023	15.3 C	+0.73 C
2024	16.0 C	+1.48 C
2025	14.7 C	+0.19 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

1996 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Parsons Tri City AP: 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)	2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)	2011	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	163.6 mm (6.4 in)	2016	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	228.7 mm (9.0 in)	2007	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	96 days	2021	33 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Parsons Tri City AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Parsons Tri City AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1996	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2001	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2004	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2005	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2010	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2011	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2012	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2013	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2014	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2015	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2017	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2018	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2019	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2020	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2022	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2023	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2024	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2025	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2026	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Parsons Tri City AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is -31.0 C (-23.8 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Parsons Tri City AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1996	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1997	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1998	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1999	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2001	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2002	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2003	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2004	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2005	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2006	-19.3 C (-2.7 F)
2007	-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2008	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
2009	-14.9 C (5.2 F)
2010	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
2011	-31.0 C (-23.8 F)
2012	-13.2 C (8.2 F)
2013	-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2014	-23.8 C (-10.8 F)
2015	-16.6 C (2.1 F)
2016	-21.6 C (-6.9 F)
2017	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
2018	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
2019	-15.5 C (4.1 F)
2020	-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2021	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2022	-19.9 C (-3.8 F)
2023	-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2024	-22.1 C (-7.8 F)
2025	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)
2026	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Parsons Tri City AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 163.6 mm (6.4 in) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.9 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Parsons Tri City AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1999	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2000	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
2001	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
2002	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2003	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2004	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
2005	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
2006	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2008	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2009	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
2010	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2012	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2013	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2014	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2015	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2016	163.6 mm (6.4 in)
2017	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
2018	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2019	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
2020	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2021	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2022	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2023	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2024	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2025	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2026	76.5 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Parsons Tri City AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 228.7 mm (9.0 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 113.5 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Parsons Tri City AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1999	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
2000	103.2 mm (4.1 in)
2001	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
2002	93.8 mm (3.7 in)
2003	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
2004	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2005	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2006	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
2007	228.7 mm (9.0 in)
2008	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2009	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
2010	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2011	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2012	144.2 mm (5.7 in)
2013	218.4 mm (8.6 in)
2014	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2015	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
2016	180.6 mm (7.1 in)
2017	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
2018	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2019	204.0 mm (8.0 in)
2020	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
2021	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2022	128.1 mm (5.0 in)
2023	114.1 mm (4.5 in)
2024	114.4 mm (4.5 in)
2025	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2026	105.5 mm (4.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Parsons Tri City AP, 1996 to 2026. The record is 96 days in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Parsons Tri City AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	16 days
1999	28 days
2000	39 days
2001	31 days
2002	32 days
2003	20 days
2004	28 days
2005	21 days
2006	34 days
2007	48 days
2008	26 days
2009	42 days
2010	51 days
2011	32 days
2012	33 days
2013	37 days
2014	61 days
2015	83 days
2016	25 days
2017	27 days
2018	20 days
2019	25 days
2020	58 days
2021	96 days
2022	42 days
2023	56 days
2024	32 days
2025	40 days
2026	39 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

27 years with a frost

Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Parsons Tri City AP falls on 9 April and the median first autumn frost on 25 October, which leaves a median of 197 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -4.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Parsons Tri City AP
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1997 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	9 April	n/a	9 April	n/a	+2.4 days per decade
First autumn frost	25 October	n/a	25 October	n/a	-1.9 days per decade
Growing days	197 days	n/a	197 days	n/a	-4.4 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.

Download the Data

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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