Glen Elder weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Glen Elder, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Beloit, 17 km from Glen Elder; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 29.1 in739 mm
- Snow a year
- 16 in40 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 16
- First fall freeze
- Oct 14
- Heating degree days
- 5,363
- Cooling degree days
- 1,495
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −1°−18° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Glen Elder in January
Highs average 40°4° and lows 17°−8°, with 0.68 in17 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1989)
- Record low
- −27°−33° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 1141
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Glen Elder in February
Highs average 44°7° and lows 21°−6°, with 0.82 in21 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1972)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 913
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Glen Elder in March
Highs average 56°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −12°−24° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 690
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Glen Elder in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 41°5°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1989)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 368
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Glen Elder in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 52°11°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1956)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 130
- Cooling degree days
- 96
Glen Elder in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 63°17°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1911)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1956)
- Heating degree days
- 9
- Cooling degree days
- 313
Glen Elder in July
Highs average 92°33° and lows 68°20°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1913)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 468
Glen Elder in August
Highs average 89°32° and lows 66°19°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1918)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 392
Glen Elder in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 57°14°, with 2.7 in69 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1922)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 55
- Cooling degree days
- 184
Glen Elder in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°20° and lows 43°6°, with 2 in50 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2006)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 316
- Cooling degree days
- 26
Glen Elder in November
Highs average 54°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 87°31° (2006)
- Record low
- −8°−22° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 688
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Glen Elder in December
Highs average 42°6° and lows 20°−7°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 83°28° (1964)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1051
- Cooling degree days
- 0