Elsmore weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Elsmore, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Chanute 4e, 24 km from Elsmore; records cover 1997–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 44.7 in1134 mm
- Snow a year
- 10 in25 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 4
- First fall freeze
- Oct 27
- Heating degree days
- 4,704
- Cooling degree days
- 1,407
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 5°−15° (heating, 99%) and 101°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Elsmore in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 22°−6°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2013)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (2024)
- Heating degree days
- 1037
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elsmore in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 26°−4°, with 1.7 in44 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2024)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 809
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Elsmore in March
Highs average 57°14° and lows 35°1°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2026)
- Record low
- 0°−18° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 603
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Elsmore in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°7°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2006)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 318
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Elsmore in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 55°13°, with 7.1 in180 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2014)
- Record low
- 32°0° (2013)
- Heating degree days
- 105
- Cooling degree days
- 93
Elsmore in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 65°18°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 102°39° (2023)
- Record low
- 47°8° (2001)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 279
Elsmore in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 69°21°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 107°42° (2012)
- Record low
- 53°12° (1997)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 423
Elsmore in August
Highs average 88°31° and lows 67°19°, with 4.5 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 109°43° (2011)
- Record low
- 49°9° (2009)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 382
Elsmore in September
Highs average 81°27° and lows 58°15°, with 4.8 in122 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2000)
- Record low
- 38°3° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 43
- Cooling degree days
- 178
Elsmore in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 46°8°, with 3.9 in98 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2006)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2022)
- Heating degree days
- 262
- Cooling degree days
- 31
Elsmore in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 35°2°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2006)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 588
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Elsmore in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 26°−4°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2021)
- Record low
- −6°−21° (2016)
- Heating degree days
- 931
- Cooling degree days
- 0