Kansas · county areal climate 1951–2025
Rice County, KS
A 56.0°F / 29.3" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 10: This area is running
+3.8°F (56.3°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
2nd warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation
76% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
56.0°F
annual mean · 29.3" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.2°F
56.2°F · 35.0" (119% of normal)
Warmest Year
58.6°F
2012 · coldest 52.8°F (1993)
Wettest Year
46.5in
1973 · driest 15.5" (1956)
Hottest Day
111.1°F
Jul 14 · 1954
Coldest Day
-21.0°F
Dec 23 · 1989
Biggest Rain Day
4.43in
Oct 11 · 1973
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— 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.