Kansas · county areal climate 1951–2025

Elk County, KS

A 38.8" / 57.4°F normal · 2025 ran 93% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 95% (22.43") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 34th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.5°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

38.8in
annual precipitation · 57.4°F

2025 vs Normal

93%
36.2" · 58.1°F (+0.7 vs normal)

Wettest Year

58.4in
1961

Driest Year

20.5in
1956

Biggest Rain Day

6.95in
Jul 3 · 1976

Warmest Year

60.4°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

33°
J
37°
F
48°
M
57°
A
66°
M
75°
J
80°
J
79°
A
71°
S
59°
O
47°
N
36°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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