Barnes weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Barnes, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Washington, 19 km from Barnes; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 32.4 in823 mm
- Snow a year
- 14 in37 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 18
- First fall freeze
- Oct 13
- Heating degree days
- 5,706
- Cooling degree days
- 1,312
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −2°−19° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Barnes in January
Highs average 37°3° and lows 15°−9°, with 0.79 in20 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1990)
- Record low
- −24°−31° (1959)
- Heating degree days
- 1206
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Barnes in February
Highs average 43°6° and lows 18°−8°, with 1.1 in29 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1972)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 966
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Barnes in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 28°−2°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation and 1.4 in3.6 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2026)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 732
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Barnes in April
Highs average 65°18° and lows 39°4°, with 3.1 in80 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1989)
- Record low
- 5°−15° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 399
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Barnes in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 52°11°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1967)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1893)
- Heating degree days
- 137
- Cooling degree days
- 84
Barnes in June
Highs average 85°30° and lows 62°17°, with 4.7 in120 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1980)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1983)
- Heating degree days
- 11
- Cooling degree days
- 277
Barnes in July
Highs average 90°32° and lows 67°20°, with 4.1 in105 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1954)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 427
Barnes in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 64°18°, with 4.3 in108 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1894)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 343
Barnes in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 55°13°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2000)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 72
- Cooling degree days
- 149
Barnes in OctoberThis month
Highs average 68°20° and lows 41°5°, with 2.2 in55 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1963)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 344
- Cooling degree days
- 21
Barnes in November
Highs average 53°11° and lows 28°−2°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation and 1 in2.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2006)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 738
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Barnes in December
Highs average 40°5° and lows 19°−7°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation and 2.4 in6.1 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2021)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1097
- Cooling degree days
- 0