Shallow Water weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Shallow Water, Kansas: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Scott City, 11 km from Shallow Water; records cover 1895–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 20.2 in513 mm
- Snow a year
- 20 in50 cm
- Last spring freeze
- May 1
- First fall freeze
- Oct 14
- Heating degree days
- 5,520
- Cooling degree days
- 1,225
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 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Shallow Water in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 16°−9°, with 0.44 in11 mm of precipitation and 5 in11 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1953)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1088
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Shallow Water in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.52 in13 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 87°31° (1972)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 896
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Shallow Water in March
Highs average 58°14° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.1 in29 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1907)
- Record low
- −19°−28° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 706
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Shallow Water in April
Highs average 67°19° and lows 35°2°, with 1.9 in48 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1914)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 426
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Shallow Water in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 47°8°, with 2.7 in67 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1925)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 169
- Cooling degree days
- 67
Shallow Water in June
Highs average 88°31° and lows 58°15°, with 3.2 in80 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1985)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 19
- Cooling degree days
- 259
Shallow Water in July
Highs average 93°34° and lows 63°17°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1913)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 403
Shallow Water in August
Highs average 90°32° and lows 61°16°, with 3.1 in77 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (2025)
- Record low
- 39°4° (1928)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 333
Shallow Water in September
Highs average 82°28° and lows 52°11°, with 1.5 in37 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1914)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 73
- Cooling degree days
- 142
Shallow Water in OctoberThis month
Highs average 69°21° and lows 38°4°, with 1.5 in39 mm of precipitation and 1.2 in3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1926)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 361
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Shallow Water in November
Highs average 56°13° and lows 26°−3°, with 0.64 in16 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1980)
- Record low
- −9°−23° (1896)
- Heating degree days
- 728
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Shallow Water in December
Highs average 45°7° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.67 in17 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1939)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1900)
- Heating degree days
- 1048
- Cooling degree days
- 0