Temperature & Precipitation trivia for Dodge City
Temperature      
For the year 2001 56.3° F Ties 1999 14th warmest with 18 years warmer since 1875
Average Year (since 1875) 54.8° F    
Warmest year 58.6° F 1934  
Coldest year 51.6° F 1884  
For the Summer 2001 (Jun-Aug) 79.4° F ties 1939 12th warmest summer on record
Average Summer (since 1875) 76.8° F    
Warmest Summer 83.4° F 1934  
Coldest Summer 71.0° F 1915  
For the Fall 2001 (Sep-Nov) 58.0° F   17th warmest with 28 Falls warmer since 1875
Average Fall (since 1875) 56.3° F    
Warmest Fall 62.0° F 1963  
Coldest Fall 48.1° F 1880  
Nov/Dec 2001 42.7° F Ties 1954 Ties as the 3rd warmest since 1875
Average Nov/Dec (since 1875) 38.0° F    
Warmest Nov/Dec 43.7° F 1933, 1999  
Coldest Nov/Dec 25.2° F 1880 Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
1990s 55.0° F   4th warmest out of 12 decades
Warmest Decade 56.6° F 1930s  
Coldest Decade 53.4° F 1880s  
2000 and 2001 56.0° F   Hey, it's only two years!
For 10 consecutive years 54.9° F ending 2001 Ranks as 58th warmest
Warmest 10 consecutive years 56.6° F ending 1939  
Coldest 10 consecutive years 53.2° F ending 1892  
Precipitation      
Oct-Dec 2001 precipitation 0.18"   3rd driest Oct-Dec on record
Average Oct-Dec (since 1875) 2.89"    
Maximum Oct-Dec 8.26" 1877  
Minimum Oct-Dec 0.15" 1955 0.16" 1875 and 1879
       
Oct-Dec 2001 precipitation 0.18"   9th driest 3 month period - 12 others dryer
Driest 3 month period 0.04"   Jan-Mar 1880
Wettest 3 month period 22.06"   May-Jul 1951
Jun-Dec 2001 precipitation 5.85"   2nd driest since 1875
Average Jun-Dec (since 1875) 13.39"    
Maximum Jun-Dec 26.72" 1906  
Minimum Jun-Dec 5.56" 1952  
Summer 2001 rainfall (Jun-Aug) 3.43"   8th driest summer since 1875
Average Summer (since 1875) 8.73"    
Maximum Summer rainfall 18.89" 1884  
Minimum Summer rainfall 2.23" 1976  

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