Waring, KS climate
Waring has chilly winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade10° cooler than normal today. The forecast high is 66°, and a typical Oct 1 in Waring peaks around 76°.Live forecast: National Weather Service · Normal: NOAA 1991–2020
What a year in Waring feels like
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Waring weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 19° | 0.5" | 3.8" | 3 | 5 | 23° – 41° |
| February | 48° | 22° | 0.8" | 4.2" | 3 | 5 | 25° – 42° |
| March | 58° | 31° | 1.4" | 2.4" | 5 | 2 | 37° – 54° |
| April | 67° | 39° | 2.0" | 0.4" | 7 | 0 | 46° – 59° |
| May | 77° | 50° | 3.5" | 0.1" | 8 | 0 | 56° – 70° |
| June | 88° | 61° | 3.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 68° – 79° |
| July | 93° | 66° | 3.8" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75° – 86° |
| August | 90° | 64° | 3.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 71° – 83° |
| September | 83° | 56° | 1.8" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 64° – 76° |
| October | 70° | 42° | 1.8" | 0.5" | 6 | 0 | 49° – 61° |
| November | 56° | 30° | 0.8" | 0.7" | 4 | 1 | 35° – 49° |
| December | 45° | 21° | 0.9" | 3.3" | 3 | 4 | 25° – 37° |
| Year | 68° | 42° | 23.5" | 15.4" | 64 | 16 |
“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 and snow in Waring
Waring gets 23 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 64 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 16 days of the year.
About 167 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 13. That leaves about 167 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 64% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Waring
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Waring, 81% of that work is heating and 19% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
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.
Waring and its neighbors
Waring borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.8°. Bazine has both the coldest January nights (18°) and the hottest July afternoons (93°). Waring’s January low is 19° and its July high 93°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Waring compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Waring averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.8°). The shift is smaller than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Waring’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 23° to 41°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Waring’s climate
What is the coldest month in Waring?
January, with a typical high of 44° and a low of 19°.
What is the hottest month in Waring?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 66°. About 67 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Waring get?
About 15 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Waring?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 13, and the last spring frost by April 29.
What is the rainiest month in Waring?
July, with 3.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 23 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Waring itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Mccracken, KS (6 mi, snow) and Brownell 3nw, KS (7 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.