HAYS, KANSAS

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		54		29		32		41		53		62		73		79		78		69		57		41		32

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68		42		46		56		67		76		86		93		92		84		72		56		45

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 64

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40		16		19		27		39		49		60		65		64		55		42		27		19

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		117		79		84		97		99		106		114		117		115		111		100		87		83

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		-24		-23		-24		-23		2		17		31		42		36		20		12		-6		-21

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		67.3		---		---		---		0.3		3		13		18		21		10		2		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 10

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		150		31		27		24		9		1		---		---		---		---		5		23		30

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.5		3.2		1.3		0.7		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		1.1

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		24.3		0.5		0.7		1.7		2.2		3.2		3.4		4.3		3.1		2.1		1.6		0.9		0.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		63.8		2.4		3.6		4.6		6.6		7.4		8.2		7		7.4		5.2		5.4		3.1		2.9

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.7		1.8		2.8		4.3		4		9.5		6.9		12.7		5.2		5.9		3.8		3.7		1.9

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.8		0.4		---		0.2		0.5		0.2		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		5.7		1.2		1.1		1.5		2		2.6		3		3.8		2.9		5.7		1.5		3.6		0.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		46		1.3		2.2		3.3		4.7		5.4		5.5		5.4		6.4		3.7		3.9		2.2		2

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		43		1		2		3		4		6		6		6		5		3		3		2		2

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		14		1		---		1		1		2		2		3		2		1		1		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16.2		0.4		0.6		0.9		1.7		2		2		2.8		2.5		1.4		1.1		0.5		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.5		---		0.1		0.3		0.2		0.7		0.7		1.3		0.9		0.5		0.5		0.2		0.1

Average Precipitable Water

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		0.7		0.3		0.3		0.4		0.5		0.8		1.1		1.2		1.2		0.9		0.6		0.4		0.4

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 93

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		47.2		1.6		2.3		2.9		5.2		6.5		6.3		5.8		5.6		4		2.9		2		2.1

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in.		11.9		3.3		2.2		1.7		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		0.5		3.6

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6.7		1.7		1.4		0.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		1.9

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		18.6		15		18.6		8.5		6		---		---		---		---		---		6		9		12.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.1		1.1		1		0.6		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.4		1.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.5		0.4		0.2		0.3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		---		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		0.3		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		40		17		22		26		37		51		60		63		62		52		41		27		20

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5176.1		1116		918.1		728.5		360		77.5		---		---		---		---		248		705		1023

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1212		---		---		---		---		---		240		434		403		135		---		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 65

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3736.5		---		---		---		90		387.5		690		899		868		585		217		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.3		11.3		12.5		13.7		14.8		15.4		15.1		14.1		12.8		11.6		10.5		10

Average Total Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		39.7		47.3		49.2		44.4		44.8		44.8		36.9		29.4		32		30.5		33		40.6		44.5

Average Opaque Sky Cover

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		33.1		38		40.4		39		38.7		37.8		29.2		22.8		25.3		25.9		29.3		34.1		36.7

Average Wind Speed

Years on Record: 20

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mph		11		9.8		10.6		12.2		13		11.5		11.5		11		10		11.2		11.1		10.3		9.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.3		3		4.1		5.1		5.8		6.5		6.6		5.8		4.8		3.5		2.5		2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.8		1.1		1.5		1.9		2.2		2.3		2.2		1.9		1.5		1.1		0.8		0.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.9		3.9		4.1		4.8		5.2		5.3		5.7		5.9		5.6		5.4		4.8		4		3.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.2		4.1		4.3		4.8		5.2		5.5		6.4		6.8		6.1		5.8		5.1		4.3		4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.3		3		4.1		5.1		5.8		6.5		6.6		5.8		4.8		3.5		2.5		2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.8		1.2		1.6		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.4		2.1		1.7		1.3		0.9		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.8		5.2		5.5		6		6.2		6		6.2		6.5		6.3		6		5.8		5.3		4.7

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.8		6.2		6.5		6.7		7.2		6.9		7.7		8.4		7.5		6.8		6.5		6.4		5.4

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		1.9		2.3		3.1		4		4.1		5.2		5.7		5.1		3.9		2.8		1.8		1.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.3		0.6		0.8		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.1		1.9		1.7		1.4		1		0.6		0.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.8		3.1		3		3.4		4		3.8		4.6		5.1		4.9		4.2		3.6		2.5		2.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		3		2.5		2.7		3.3		2.8		4.1		5		4.7		3.8		3.3		2.2		2.8