National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Normals, Means & Extremes for Goodland, Kansas


  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Temperature
Normal Daily Maximum 42.4 45.3 54.6 63.6 73.0 83.9 90.0 87.5 79.1 66.2 52.4 42.5 65.04
Highest Maximum

Year of Occurrence

79

1951

81

2006

89

1963

96

1992

104

2003

110

2012

111

1940

110

1947

105

1939

96

1926

87

1927

83

1964

111

1940

Normal Daily Minimum 16.9 19.4 26.5 34.7 45.8 55.6 61.3 60.0 50.1 37.5 25.7 17.3 37.56
Lowest Minimum

Year of Occurrence

-26

1959

-22

1982

-20

1960

0

1936

21

1967

31

1951

42

1952

38

1964

19

1985

7

1993

-12

1925

-27

1989

-27

1989

Normal Monthly 29.6 32.3 40.5 49.2 59.4 69.7 75.7 73.7 64.6 51.9 39 29.9 51.29
Precipitation (Water Equivalent )
Normal Total 0.38" 0.49" 1.07" 1.59" 2.95" 3.25" 3.47" 2.70" 1.22" 1.37" 0.71" 0.46" 19.66"
Maximum Total

Year of Occurrence

1.59"

1988

2.07"

1939

3.60"

1981

5.69"

1944

8.21"

1981

9.46"

1982

10.10"

1985

9.29"

1993

6.49"

2013

4.94"

1930

2.63"

1946

2.90"

1924

10.10"

1985

24 Hour Maximum

Year of Occurrence

1.27"

1988

1.79"

1939

1.73"

2006

3.13"

1981

3.49"

1972

4.28"

1999

3.74"

1985

3.45"

1991

4.85"

2013

2.85"

1930

1.47"

1975

1.54"

1924

4.85"

2013

Snowfall - Hail (The maximum total snowfall for June, July & August was due to hail from a thunderstorm)
Normal Total 5.9" 5.4" 6.8" 4.2" 0.5" 0.0" 0.0" 0.0" 0.4" 2.2" 4.6" 5.5" 35.5"
Maximum Total

Year of Occurrence

19.4"

1988

25.4"

1984

27.4"

1940

22.0"

1988

6.5"

1990

3.5"

1989

Trace

2009

Trace

2011

5.6"

1985

19.5"

1997

23.3"

1983

25.0"

2006

27.4"

1940

24 Hr. Maximum

Year of Occurrence

14.0"

1988

11.2"

1984

15.2"

1940

13.0"

1988

6.5"

1990

3.5"

1989

Trace

2009

Trace

2011

5.6"

1985

19.3"

1997

15.1"

1983

11.7"

1979

19.3"

1997

Wind
Mean Wind Speed - MPH 11.9 12.2 13.4 14.1 13.1 12.3 11.3 10.7 11.5 11.8 11.9 11.7 12.1
Prevailing Direction 34

NW

34

NW

34

NW

34

NW

17

SE

16

SE

17

SE

17

SE

17

SE

17

SE

34

NW

34

NW

17

SE

Average First Fall Freeze - October 7th Average Last Spring Freeze - May 4th