Buffalo township (Cloud County), KS Climate


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Buffalo Township (Cloud County), KS experiences a humid continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot summers. The area typically receives around 23 inches of rain and 30 inches of snow each year. Winters tend to be long with temperatures dropping below freezing for most of December through March. Snowfall usually begins in late November and lasts until early April with the heaviest accumulations occurring from mid-December to mid-February. The summer months are warm and humid, often reaching highs in the 80s and 90s with occasional thunderstorms providing relief from the heat.

Buffalo township (Cloud County), Kansas gets 29 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Buffalo township (Cloud County) averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Buffalo township (Cloud County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Buffalo township (Cloud County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 80 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 90 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Buffalo township (Cloud County) is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8 Summer - 5.7 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Buffalo township (Cloud County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Buffalo township (Cloud County) with an average high temperature of 90.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Kansas. In Buffalo township (Cloud County), there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Buffalo township (Cloud County) are September, May and June.
In Buffalo township (Cloud County), there are 41.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Buffalo township (Cloud County) with an average of 16.8°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Buffalo township (Cloud County), there are 130.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Buffalo township (Cloud County), there are 5.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Buffalo township (Cloud County) but some summer months can be sticky or muggy. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. The most humid months are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in Buffalo township (Cloud County) with 4.3 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 8% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 28.9 inches in Buffalo township (Cloud County) means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Buffalo township (Cloud County) with 10.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.9 rainy days. There are 80.0 rainy days annually in Buffalo township (Cloud County), which is about average compared to other places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 17.9 inches in Buffalo township (Cloud County) means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Buffalo township (Cloud County) with 4.8 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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