Smileyberg (1 mi N), Kansas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Smileyberg (1 mi N)'s normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 39.2 inches of precipitation and 11 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.7°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 32°C, 995 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSmileyberg (1 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00147534
- Location37.53°N 96.88°W
- Elevation1,330 ft (405 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Smileyberg (1 mi N) is 66°F and the normal low 41°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Smileyberg (1 mi N).
- Jan 42° 19°
- Feb 47° 22°
- Mar 57° 32°
- Apr 67° 42°
- May 75° 53°
- Jun 84° 63°
- Jul 89° 67°
- Aug 89° 65°
- Sep 81° 57°
- Oct 69° 44°
- Nov 55° 32°
- Dec 44° 22°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Smileyberg (1 mi N) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.24 in), the least in January (0.89 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 19°F | 30.6°F | 0.89 | 3.2 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 22°F | 34.7°F | 1.46 | 1.7 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 32°F | 44.3°F | 2.48 | 1.7 | 6 | <1 | 16 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 42°F | 54.1°F | 3.40 | 0.2 | 7 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 53°F | 63.7°F | 6.24 | 0.0 | 9 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 84°F | 63°F | 73.3°F | 6.02 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 89°F | 67°F | 78.1°F | 4.54 | 0.0 | 7 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 89°F | 65°F | 76.9°F | 3.93 | 0.0 | 6 | 16 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 57°F | 68.7°F | 3.53 | 0.0 | 5 | 6 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 44°F | 56.3°F | 3.27 | 0.1 | 6 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 55°F | 32°F | 43.5°F | 1.83 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 44°F | 22°F | 33.2°F | 1.59 | 3.4 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 43°F | 54.8°F | 39.18 | 10.6 | 71 | 50 | 118 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −7°C | −0.8°C | 23 mm | 8 cm |
| February | 8°C | −5°C | 1.5°C | 37 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 14°C | 0°C | 6.8°C | 63 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 19°C | 5°C | 12.3°C | 86 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 12°C | 17.6°C | 158 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 17°C | 22.9°C | 153 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.6°C | 115 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 18°C | 24.9°C | 100 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 14°C | 20.4°C | 90 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 7°C | 13.5°C | 83 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 46 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 7°C | −5°C | 0.7°C | 40 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00147534; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Smileyberg (1 mi N)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (5).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00147534.
When is the last frost at Smileyberg (1 mi N)?
In Smileyberg (1 mi N), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 18 in half of years and after May 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 21 in half of years and before October 5 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 181 year in 10 after May 2; 9 in 10 after April 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 211 year in 10 before October 5; 9 in 10 before November 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 206 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 7 in half of springs and before October 31 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Smileyberg (1 mi N) in zone 7a in ZIP code 67039, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (17 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Kansas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00147534; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Smileyberg (1 mi N)?
In a normal year in Smileyberg (1 mi N), 50 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more), 118 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 71 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 50a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 118a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 18high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 71a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00147534.
How sunny is it at Smileyberg (1 mi N)?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Smileyberg (1 mi N), 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (85%) and March the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.5 |
| February | 73% | 3.2 |
| March | 72% | 4.2 |
| April | 74% | 5.3 |
| May | 74% | 5.8 |
| June | 84% | 6.8 |
| July | 85% | 6.6 |
| August | 84% | 5.9 |
| September | 83% | 4.9 |
| October | 79% | 3.7 |
| November | 78% | 2.7 |
| December | 73% | 2.2 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Smileyberg (1 mi N) record?
A normal year at Smileyberg (1 mi N) brings 5,013 heating degree days, 7% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,324 cooling degree days, 46% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,960 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,066 | 0 |
| February | 848 | 0 |
| March | 644 | 3 |
| April | 340 | 15 |
| May | 121 | 81 |
| June | 9 | 258 |
| July | 1 | 408 |
| August | 2 | 369 |
| September | 52 | 163 |
| October | 297 | 27 |
| November | 646 | 1 |
| December | 987 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,013 | 1,324 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00147534. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Smileyberg (1 mi N) been warmer than normal?
2022 averaged 55.7°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.8°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 56.6°F | +1.9°F | 36.15 | 10.9 |
| 2022 | 55.7°F | +0.9°F | 27.18 | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00147534. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Smileyberg (1 mi N)'s climate compare?
Smileyberg (1 mi N) is warmer than 63 of the 137 places with their own NOAA record in Kansas, and wetter than 113. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.8°F is warmer than 59%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Smileyberg (1 mi N) is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Smileyberg (1 mi N) share this climate record?
6 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Douglass, KS1,514 people · 7 mi W
- Burden, KS506 people · 17 mi SE
- Atlanta, KS163 people · 9 mi SE
- Rock, KS123 people · 9 mi SW
- Latham, KS98 people · 13 mi E
- Cambridge, KS92 people · 19 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Smileyberg (1 mi N)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Smileyberg (1 mi N)?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 67°F at night).
Does it snow at Smileyberg (1 mi N)?
Yes: 11 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Smileyberg (1 mi N)?
May, with 6.24 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.89 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Smileyberg (1 mi N) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Smileyberg (1 mi N) in zone 7a in ZIP code 67039, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −2°F (17 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Smileyberg (1 mi N)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 18; in one year in ten it comes after May 2. Waiting until May 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Kansas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- El Dorado, KS20 miles from this station, 56.5°F a year
- Wichita Jabara Airport, KS24 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Haysville, KS24 miles from this station, 56.7°F a year
- Winfield, KS27 miles from this station, 58.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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