Penalosa weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Penalosa, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Kingman, 19 km from Penalosa; records cover 1907–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 33.2 in844 mm
- Snow a year
- 9 in23 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Oct 21
- Heating degree days
- 4,843
- Cooling degree days
- 1,559
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 104°40° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Penalosa in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.89 in23 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 79°26° (1967)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1038
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Penalosa in February
Highs average 48°9° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.3 in34 mm of precipitation and 2.1 in5.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1962)
- Record low
- −22°−30° (2021)
- Heating degree days
- 822
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Penalosa in March
Highs average 58°15° and lows 32°0°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2026)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 617
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Penalosa in April
Highs average 68°20° and lows 42°5°, with 3.1 in79 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2006)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 324
- Cooling degree days
- 16
Penalosa in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 53°12°, with 4.9 in124 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1953)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 106
- Cooling degree days
- 105
Penalosa in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 63°17°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1953)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 314
Penalosa in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 68°20°, with 4.1 in103 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 116°47° (1954)
- Record low
- 47°8° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 481
Penalosa in August
Highs average 91°33° and lows 66°19°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1964)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 415
Penalosa in September
Highs average 83°28° and lows 57°14°, with 2.8 in72 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1984)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 46
- Cooling degree days
- 196
Penalosa in OctoberThis month
Highs average 70°21° and lows 43°6°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1979)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 282
- Cooling degree days
- 29
Penalosa in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 32°0°, with 1.4 in35 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1909)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1952)
- Heating degree days
- 622
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Penalosa in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 22°−6°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1955)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 979
- Cooling degree days
- 0