Meade Center, KS Climate


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United States / Kansas / No Metro Area / Meade County / Meade Center / Zip Codes
Meade Center, KS is located in the Great Plains region of the United States and has a semi-arid climate. Winters are generally mild with occasional cold spells, while summers are hot and humid. Rainfall is sparse throughout the year, but most of it occurs during the spring and summer months. The average temperature ranges from the low 20s in winter to the upper 80s in summer. Humidity levels are usually moderate during most of the year, although uncharacteristically high humidity levels can occur during July and August.

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

Meade Center averages 16 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 Meade Center. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Meade Center gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 61 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 94 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 20
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 16 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

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

7.8 Summer - 6.2 Winter
September, May and June are the most pleasant months in Meade Center, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateMeade Center, KansasUnited States
  22.1 in.38.1 in.
  15.7 in.27.8 in.
  61.3 days106.2 days
  241 days205 days
  93.7°85.8°
  20.0°21.7°
  7.57
  5.84.3
  2479 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 Meade Center with an average high temperature of 93.7°, which ranks it as one of the hottest places in Kansas. In Meade Center, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Meade Center are May, September and October.
In Meade Center, there are 67.6 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 Meade Center with an average of 20.0°. This is warmer than most places in Kansas.
In Meade Center, there are 126.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.
In Meade Center, there are 1.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Kansas.
Humidity in Meade Center 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 Meade Center with 3.7 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.6 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 41% of yearly precipitation and 10% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 22.1 inches in Meade Center means that it is one of the driest places in Kansas.
June is the rainiest month in Meade Center with 7.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.7 rainy days. There are 61.3 rainy days annually in Meade Center, which is one of the least rainy places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 34% 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 Meade Center means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas. January is the snowiest month in Meade Center with 4.1 inches of snow, and 6 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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