Climate · Township 10

Township 10, KS climate

Township 10 has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 16 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
93°
459th hottest of 1,996 Kansas towns
January low
21°
472nd mildest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Rain + melted snow
27 in
570th driest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Snow a winter
16 in
744th snowiest of 1,996 Kansas towns
A normal year

What a year in Township 10 feels like

Winter

46° / 23°
Typical high / low · 5 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

68° / 43°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 20

Summer

90° / 65°
Typical high / low · 66 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

70° / 45°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 20
Best months to be outsideAprMaySepOctHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

Township 10 weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet days30-yr range
January45°21°0.7" 3.8"3 27° – 43°
February49°24°1.0" 4.3"3 29° – 45°
March59°34°1.9" 2.4"5 39° – 56°
April68°42°2.4" 0.1"6 49° – 62°
May77°52°3.7" 08 58° – 72°
June87°63°4.0" 07 69° – 80°
July93°67°3.4" 05 75° – 88°
August90°66°3.6" 06 72° – 84°
September83°57°2.0" 04 66° – 78°
October71°45°2.4" 06 51° – 63°
November57°32°1.2" 0.2"3 37° – 51°
December46°23°1.1" 4.8"2 26° – 39°
Year69°44°27.3"15.6"56

“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.

Rain & snow

Rain and snow in Township 10

Township 10 gets 27 inches of rain and melted snow a year. June is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 56 days a year.

27 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 79% of U.S. towns
16 in
Snow in a normal winter
Less snow than 64% of U.S. towns
56 days
With rain or snow (0.01"+)

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.0"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
4.8"
Frost & the growing season

About 183 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 20 and the first one by October 20. That leaves about 183 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 56% of U.S. towns.

123
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
2
nights below 0° in a normal year
66
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in Township 10

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Township 10, 78% of that work is heating and 22% is cooling.

78%heating
4,989 heating degree daysLess heating than 66% of U.S. towns
1,442 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 77% of U.S. towns

Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.

Around Township 10

Township 10 and its neighbors

Township 10 borders 4 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.0°. Township 9 has the coldest January nights (21°) and Turkey Creek the hottest July afternoons (93°). Township 10’s January low is 21° and its July high 93°.

Elm Mills: January low 22°, July high 93°Township 12: January low 21°, July high 93°Kingman: January low 22°, July high 93°Township 8: January low 20°, July high 92°Sun City: January low 21°, July high 93°Lake City: January low 21°, July high 94°Township 11: January low 22°, July high 93°Township 9: January low 21°, July high 92°Turkey Creek: January low 21°, July high 93°McAdoo: January low 22°, July high 93°Township 10: January low 21°, July high 93° Township 10Township 11Township 9Turkey CreekMcAdoo
ColderMilder20° to 22°
Township 920.6° −0.8°
Turkey Creek20.9° −0.5°
Township 1021.4°
Township 1121.5° +0.1°
McAdoo21.6° +0.2°

Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.

Compared with other towns

How Township 10 compares

Summer heat93° July high
Hotter than 91% of U.S. towns459th hottest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Winter cold21° January low
Milder than 60% of U.S. towns472nd mildest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Precipitation27" a year
Drier than 79% of U.S. towns570th driest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Snow16" a winter
Less snow than 64% of U.S. towns744th snowiest of 1,996 Kansas towns
Growing season183 frost-free days
Longer than 56% of U.S. towns994th shortest of 1,996 Kansas towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+0.7°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in Township 10 averaged 0.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.5°). The shift is smaller than in 89% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+1.7° now 35°, was 33°
🌷 Spring+0.9° now 55°, was 54°
☀️ Summer−0.1° now 78°, was 78°
🍂 Fall+0.3° now 57°, was 57°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Township 10’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

How much a month can swing

A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 39° to 56°. June is the most reliable, staying within 11°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about Township 10’s climate

What is the coldest month in Township 10?

January, with a typical high of 45° and a low of 21°.

What is the hottest month in Township 10?

July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 67°. About 66 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does Township 10 get?

About 16 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.

When is the first frost in Township 10?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 20, and the last spring frost by April 20.

What is the rainiest month in Township 10?

June, with 4.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 27 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Township 10 itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Sun City, KS (9 mi, snow) and Pratt 3nw, KS (13 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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