Kirwin Dam, KS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Kirwin Dam's primary NOAA station, KIRWIN DAM.
The climate verdict for Kirwin Dam
Kirwin Dam, Kansas has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 52°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 52°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 25.7"
- yearly precipitation total
- 160 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Kirwin Dam: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00144357 · Kirwin Dam, KS 52°F mean · 25.7" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 52°F
- RANK-MID #3,431
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lincoln
- PRCP-MID 25.7"
- SWING-WIDE 52°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,904 HDD
- STN-1 USC00144357
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Lincoln Muni, NE (+ 0.2 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every KS station list.
- Kirwin Dam (this station) 52°F
- Cold Beaver City, NE 52°F
- Hot Lincoln, NE 52°F
- Near Valley, NE 52°F
- Near Grand Island, NE 52°F
Climate Living Index · Kirwin Dam
Kirwin Dam: 37/100 · grade F
Kirwin Dam publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Kirwin Dam, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 25.7 in · 9.3 from 35 in | 67/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 52.1°F · 15.4° from 67.5°F | 50/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 160 days/year | 33/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 214 calendar days | 7/100 · F |
Kirwin Dam · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Kirwin Dam is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 26.3°F and warmest-month mean 78.4°F place this station in continental, no dry season, hot summer climates (Dfa). Class Dfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 78.4°F
- Coldest month
- 26.3°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Kirwin Dam sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Kirwin Dam's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 50th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- 35th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 86%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Kirwin Dam is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Kirwin Dam compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Kirwin Dam's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
64 49th percentile score exceeds 49% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). This entry sits in this band.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Kirwin Dam's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 32 complete annual observations from 1954 to 2025, KIRWIN DAM warmed at a fitted rate of 0.10°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Kirwin Dam primary station fitted change +0.11 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 13°F (-11°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 0.5" | 30.8 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.8" | 27.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (14°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 1.4" | 23.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 2.2" | 10.2 | 0.7 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 4.2" | 1.1 | 4.1 |
| June | 87°F (31°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.3" | 0.0 | 14.2 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 4.0" | 0.0 | 20.4 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 76°F (24°C) | 3.4" | 0.0 | 17.0 |
| September | 82°F (28°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 2.2" | 0.7 | 9.0 |
| October | 69°F (20°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 1.9" | 9.4 | 1.0 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 1.1" | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 42°F (6°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.8" | 30.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Kirwin Dam works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 93°F by July 13 and hold at or above 90°F on 52 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 162 dates, bottoming at 13°F around January 11.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 23 through August 13, covering 52 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 1 to October 13.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 5, then returns to freezing around October 27, covering 162 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
October 18 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Kirwin Dam.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Kirwin Dam runs a summer-peaked wet season
41% of Kirwin Dam's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is May at 4.2", on a wide 52.1°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: May, July, August, taking 45% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.5".
- Winter share: 8% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 7
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
160 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,904
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,224
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KS closest to Kirwin Dam on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (52°F here).
- Canon City, CO 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Donora, PA 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Dyer, NV 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Everett, WA 52°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (25.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Bruni, TX 25.7" · 0.0" off
- Leavenworth, WA 25.7" · 0.0" off
- Minden, NE 25.7" · 0.0" off
- Munday, TX 25.7" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Kirwin Dam's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Kirwin Dam's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,904 annual heating degree days against 1,224 for cooling. Its 52.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Kirwin Dam's frost-free season lasts about 160 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Kirwin Dam's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 52.1°F. The annual average is 52°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Kirwin Dam's 25.7 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Kirwin Dam's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Kirwin Dam, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Kirwin Dam's primary station: KIRWIN DAM (USC00144357). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Kirwin Dam; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Kirwin Dam comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.