Crooked Creek, KS Climate


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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Meade County / Crooked Creek / Zip Codes
Crooked Creek, KS has a humid continental climate with hot summers and cold winters. The average temperature in summer is around 80°F while winter temperatures can dip down to around 20°F. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, with an average of about 40 inches annually. Snowfall usually occurs from late November to early March, averaging around 12 inches of snow per year. Overall, Crooked Creek experiences typical Midwestern weather conditions and can range from very hot and humid during the summer months to cold and windy during the winter months.

Crooked Creek, Kansas gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Crooked Creek averages 17 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 241 sunny days per year in Crooked Creek. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Crooked Creek gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 64 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 93 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 17 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Crooked Creek is 7.5 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Kansas.

7.8 Summer - 6.1 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Crooked Creek, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateCrooked Creek, KansasUnited States
  22.0 in.38.1 in.
  17.1 in.27.8 in.
  63.6 days106.2 days
  241 days205 days
  93.4°85.8°
  20.1°21.7°
  7.57
  5.84.3
  2548 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Crooked Creek with an average high temperature of 93.4°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Crooked Creek, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Crooked Creek are May, September and October.
In Crooked Creek, there are 65.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Crooked Creek with an average of 20.1°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Crooked Creek, there are 125.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Crooked Creek, there are 2.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
Humidity in Crooked Creek is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in August and July. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are August, July and June.
June is the wettest month in Crooked Creek with 3.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 42% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.0 inches in Crooked Creek means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.
June is the rainiest month in Crooked Creek with 7.8 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.8 rainy days. There are 63.6 rainy days annually in Crooked Creek, which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.1 inches in Crooked Creek means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Crooked Creek with 4.4 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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