Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), KS Climate


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Clear Creek Township (Ellsworth County), KS has a temperate climate with hot, humid summers and cold winters. The average temperature throughout the year ranges from 28°F in January to 79°F in July. Rainfall is plentiful, averaging around 33 inches per year. In summertime, thunderstorms are common, bringing brief bouts of heavy rain and occasional hail. Winters are often quite cold, with temperatures below freezing for much of December through March. Snowfall is light but steady, typically around 8 inches per month in winter months. Spring and fall bring milder temperatures with plenty of sunshine and occasional rainfall.

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

Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) averages 16 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 Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 71 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 92 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 29 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.7 Summer - 5.9 Winter
September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) with an average high temperature of 91.7°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Kansas. In Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) are May, September and June.
In Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), there are 52.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) with an average of 18.0°. This is about average compared to other places in Kansas.
In Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), there are 128.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), there are 4.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
The humidity is usually comfortable in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth 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.
May is the wettest month in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth 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 28.8 inches in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) means that it is drier than most places in Kansas.
May is the rainiest month in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) with 9.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 71.1 rainy days annually in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County), which is less rainy than most places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 32% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 15.7 inches in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Clear Creek township (Ellsworth County) with 4.6 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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