Recent Climate Records

                Extreme Values for Selected Cities
                (Temperatures in degrees Farenheit,
                 Precipitation in inches)

                 High               Low            Annual Pcp
Dodge City      109 Jul 1986     -21 Dec 1989     32.76   1951
Goodland        111 Jul 1940     -27 Dec 1989     27.98   1993
Topeka          110 Aug 1984     -26 Dec 1989     60.89   1973
Concordia       109 Jul 1980     -26 Dec 1989     44.79   1993
Wichita         113 Jul 1954     -21 Feb 1982     41.96   1973
Ashland         114 Jul 1911     -19 Jan 1988     40.53   1949
Columbus        117 Jul 1954     -28 Feb 1905     67.02   1985
Elkhart         110 Jul 1934     -22 Jan 1984     29.74   1941
Hays            117 Jul 1938     -26 Feb 1905     43.34   1951
Horton          112 Aug 1936     -30 Jan 1947     62.64   1951
Independence    116 Aug 1936     -23 Feb 1905     60.29   1908
Manhattan       116 Jul 1936     -31 Jan 1947     60.38   1951
McPherson       117 Jul 1936     -22 Feb 1905     49.12   1951
Medicine Lodge  118 Jul 1936     -22 Feb 1905     42.51   1923
Minneapolis     119 Aug 1936     -28 Feb 1905     55.46   1951
Ottawa          118 Jul 1954     -28 Feb 1905     61.24   1951
Phillipsburg    120 Jul 1936     -28 Dec 1989     40.92   1993
Tribune         108 Jul 1936     -27 Feb 1905     33.39   1915
Winfield        118 Aug 1936     -27 Feb 1905     50.02   1961

State-wide Records:

Lowest Temperature              -40 oF  Lebanon     February 13, 1905
Highest Temperature             121 oF  Fredonia    July 18, 1936
                                121 oF  Near Alton  July 24, 1936

Greatest Annual Precipitation   71.99 inches  Hiawatha, 1973