Downs weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Downs, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Glen Elder Lake, 20 km from Downs; records cover 1964–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 26.3 in667 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 23
- First fall freeze
- Oct 15
- Heating degree days
- 5,672
- Cooling degree days
- 1,251
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 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Downs in January
Highs average 40°5° and lows 14°−10°, with 0.67 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (2003)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 1179
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Downs in February
Highs average 45°7° and lows 17°−8°, with 0.72 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2024)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1979)
- Heating degree days
- 957
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Downs in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.3 in34 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 736
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Downs in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 37°3°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1989)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 411
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Downs in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 48°9°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2005)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 170
- Cooling degree days
- 57
Downs in June
Highs average 87°30° and lows 60°16°, with 3.7 in94 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2012)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1969)
- Heating degree days
- 14
- Cooling degree days
- 266
Downs in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 65°18°, with 4.3 in110 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1980)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 422
Downs in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 62°17°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1983)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1967)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 340
Downs in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 53°11°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2000)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 72
- Cooling degree days
- 141
Downs in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 40°4°, with 1.9 in49 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2023)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 332
- Cooling degree days
- 18
Downs in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 26°−3°, with 1.1 in29 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2006)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 732
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Downs in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.99 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1964)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1065
- Cooling degree days
- 0