Goodland, KS

Kansas · Records since 1895–2026

☀️ 96°F Feels like 93°
Currently in Goodland
As of 12:30 PM MDT
🔥 6° below today's record of 102°F

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

102°F

September 7, 1971

+19° from 83° normal

❄ Record Low

39°F

September 7, 1956

-15° from 54° normal
🌞 Normal high: 83°F 🌑 Normal low: 54°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Goodland

🔥
111°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 25, 1940
❄
-27°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 22, 1989
🌧
4.15"
Wettest Day Ever
Jun 28, 1989
☃
19.3"
Most Snow in One Day
Oct 25, 1997

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 102°F September 7, 1971
2 102°F September 7, 1908
3 100°F September 7, 2013
4 100°F September 7, 1959
5 98°F September 7, 2022
6 98°F September 7, 1988
7 98°F September 7, 1931
8 96°F September 7, 1947
9 96°F September 7, 1939
10 96°F September 7, 1910

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 39°F September 7, 1956
2 40°F September 7, 1929
3 41°F September 7, 1957
4 43°F September 7, 2010
5 44°F September 7, 1986
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1895–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Goodland

threshold: 99°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
104°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
3
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

177 of 248 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1895–2026
68
2026 so far
53
Avg/year 1970–2025
59
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
91
Most in a year (1934)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Goodland

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 10, 1934 – Jul 23, 1934 14 108°F (Jul 13) 105°F 69°F
2 Aug 1, 1938 – Aug 10, 1938 10 108°F (Aug 2) 104°F 69°F
3 Aug 9, 1936 – Aug 18, 1936 10 106°F (Aug 11) 102°F 67°F
4 Jun 23, 2012 – Jun 30, 2012 8 110°F (Jun 26) 106°F 66°F
5 Aug 3, 1934 – Aug 10, 1934 8 108°F (Aug 8) 105°F 70°F
6 Jul 25, 1935 – Aug 1, 1935 8 106°F (Jul 30) 103°F 69°F
7 Jul 17, 2012 – Jul 24, 2012 8 105°F (Jul 21) 102°F 63°F
8 Jul 14, 1932 – Jul 21, 1932 8 104°F (Jul 18) 102°F 66°F
9 Jul 13, 1936 – Jul 19, 1936 7 106°F (Jul 16) 104°F 67°F
10 Jun 26, 1933 – Jul 2, 1933 7 105°F (Jun 30) 101°F 63°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

57
2026 total
above-normal nights
44.4
Avg / summer
1970–2020
69
Most in a summer
1936

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

12.06"
2026 YTD
Normal: 15.59"
-3.53"
0.41"
September so far
September normal: 1.40"
-0.99"
2
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Goodland is 3.53" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1895–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1895, annual totals have trended +0.35" per decade, about +4.6" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

77.9°F

Average temperature · August 2026

36th-warmest month on record

8th-warmest August of 118 on record

+4.2° vs. 73.7° average (1991–2020)
82.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 1934
82.6°F
Warmest August ever
1983
23
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
107°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 26

Longest 90°F Streak in August

8 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 6–13, 2026, peaking at 105°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2023 (3 years). The August record is 30 days, set in 1983.

Average August Temperature by Year

1895–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

1.29"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-1.77"
vs. average
Normal: 3.06" · 42% of normal
30th-driest
August rank
of 118 on record
9.47"
Wettest August ever
2019 · driest 0.13" (1964)

August Precipitation by Year

1895–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.01" per decade (drier since 1895)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 2019 9.47"
2 1993 9.29"
3 1933 6.07"
4 2008 6.01"
5 1992 5.59"
6 1977 5.45"
7 2006 5.40"
8 1997 5.29"
9 1923 5.06"
10 1999 4.87"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1964 0.13"
2 1960 0.29"
3 2015 0.37"
4 1975 0.37"
5 1987 0.50"
6 1895 0.51"
7 2003 0.52"
8 1946 0.53"
9 1955 0.54"
10 1944 0.57"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1983 82.6°F
2 1937 81.2°F
3 1938 80.4°F
4 1936 79.0°F
5 1934 78.8°F
6 1943 78.8°F
7 1947 78.2°F
8 2026 77.9°F
9 1897 77.8°F
10 1955 77.8°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1934 82.7°F
2 August 1983 82.6°F
3 July 1936 82.1°F
4 July 1935 81.9°F
5 July 1939 81.4°F
6 August 1937 81.2°F
7 July 1954 80.7°F
8 July 2012 80.4°F
9 August 1938 80.4°F
10 July 1955 80.2°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Goodland, KS 77.9°F 8th of 118
McCook, NE 78.5°F 12th of 94
North Platte, NE 75.3°F 29th of 152
Dodge City, KS 83.1°F 6th of 152
Colorado Springs, CO 73.8°F 4th of 128
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,404 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 118 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Sep 30 Aug 24, 2006 Oct 30, 1950 +0.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 29 Sep 23, 1984 Dec 23, 1964 +0.8 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 12 Sep 8, 2020 Dec 1, 1908 -1.1 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Oct 8 Sep 9, 2020 Oct 28, 1931 +0.4 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Oct 19 Sep 21, 1983 Nov 11, 2016 +0.3 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Nov 4 Sep 30, 1985 Dec 6, 1998
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Oct 30 Sep 9, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 -0.6 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1895 · trending +0.4 days later per decade

154
Normal length
1991–2020 average
188
Longest on record
1933
116
Shortest on record
1951

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +0.6 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1895–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.05° per decade (cooling since 1895)

Fall Precipitation by Year

1895–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.02" per decade (wetter since 1895)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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