Webster Dam, KS Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Webster Dam's primary NOAA station, WEBSTER DAM.
The climate verdict for Webster Dam
Webster Dam, Kansas has a mixed annual climate rather than one dominant extreme. Its NOAA normal shows an annual average of 54°F. Its climate comfort score of 64/100 (good) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 49% of station-mapped location scores.
- 54°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 64/100
- comfort score, above 49% of station-mapped location scores
- 25.4"
- annual precipitation
- 165 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Webster Dam: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00148648 · Webster Dam, KS 54°F mean · 25.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,911
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ness City
- PRCP-MID 25.4"
- SWING-WIDE 50°F
- COMF-MID 64/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,367 HDD
- STN-1 USC00148648
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Ness City, KS (+ 0 °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.
- Webster Dam (this station) 54°F
- Hot Cedar Bluff Dam, KS 54°F
- Near Ness City, KS 54°F
- Near Wakeeney, KS 54°F
- Near Herington, KS 54°F
Climate Living Index · Webster Dam
Webster Dam: 39/100 · grade F
Webster 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 Webster Dam, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 64/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 25.4 in · 9.6 from 35 in | 66/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 53.9°F · 13.6° from 67.5°F | 56/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 165 days/year | 38/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 215 calendar days | 7/100 · F |
Webster Dam · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Webster Dam is a continental Köppen climate: Dfa
Coldest-month mean 29.5°F and warmest-month mean 79.0°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
- 79.0°F
- Coldest month
- 29.5°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 Webster Dam sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Webster Dam's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 57th 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 79%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Webster Dam is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Webster Dam compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Webster 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
Webster Dam's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 43 complete annual observations from 1955 to 2025, WEBSTER DAM warmed at a fitted rate of 0.09°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Webster Dam primary station fitted change +0.09 °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 | 43°F (6°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.6" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 47°F (8°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 0.7" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 59°F (15°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.3" | 21.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 2.2" | 9.8 | 1.3 |
| May | 77°F (25°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 4.3" | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 3.1" | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| July | 94°F (34°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 3.9" | 0.0 | 22.6 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 3.5" | 0.0 | 19.2 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 2.3" | 0.4 | 9.5 |
| October | 70°F (21°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.6" | 7.1 | 1.6 |
| November | 57°F (14°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 1.0" | 21.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 45°F (7°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 0.8" | 29.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Webster Dam works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 19 and hold at or above 90°F on 65 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 150 dates, bottoming at 16°F around January 19.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 21 through August 24, covering 65 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 25 to October 16.
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 March 30, then returns to freezing around November 2, covering 150 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.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 17, when 29% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is December 25 at 7%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 61 wet dates a year.
The widest day
March 25 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Webster Dam.
Where Webster Dam Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 65 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 33°F between the normal high and low.
Webster Dam earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
2.4 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
9.2 days with precipitation
8.0 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
5.1 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
2.9 days with precipitation
1.8 days with precipitation
Webster Dam runs a summer-peaked wet season
42% of Webster 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 4.3", on a wide 49.5°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 46% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.6".
- 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.
When it rains in Webster Dam, it arrives in quantity
25.4" of precipitation falls across only about 61 wet days here, averaging 0.42 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 61 a year, 17% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.42 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 9
- Fewest wet days
- December, about 2
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 12
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 30
50% probability date
Growing Season
165 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,367
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,352
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside KS closest to Webster 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 (54°F here).
- Brookings, OR 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Dayton, OH 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Glenville, WV 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Hanksville, UT 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (25.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Rye, CO 25.4" · 0.0" off
- Coeur D'alene, ID 25.4" · 0.0" off
- Ragan, NE 25.4" · 0.0" off
- Browns Valley, MN 25.4" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Webster Dam's climate pattern fits together
heating led · moderate · mid swing
Webster Dam's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,367 annual heating degree days against 1,352 for cooling. Its 49.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Webster Dam's frost-free season lasts about 165 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 Webster Dam's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 49.5°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Webster Dam's 25.4 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 Webster 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 Webster 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 Webster Dam's primary station: WEBSTER DAM (USC00148648). 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 Webster 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 Webster 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.