Paola Weather Records (USC00146209)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paola (USC00146209), Kansas, United States, with 115 years of record.

Key Facts for Paola

Paola (USC00146209) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 38.59 latitude and -94.88 longitude, 262 m (860 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2009, 115 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paola still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paola set a daily record high minimum temperature of 25.0 C (77.0 F) on 22 June 2009.

About the Station

Location: Kansas, United States, 38.59 latitude, -94.88 longitude.
Elevation: 262 m (860 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2009, 115 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Paola. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Paola, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.9 C (111.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Paola still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 51.

Standing records at Paola by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1895	21
1896	19
1897	14
1898	15
1899	22
1900	6
1902	17
1903	18
1904	11
1906	11
1907	40
1908	21
1909	12
1931	1
1940	1
1942	7
1943	21
1944	26
1960	7
1961	18
1962	33
1963	37
1964	18
1965	26
1966	29
1967	36
1968	23
1969	12
1970	32
1971	25
1972	34
1973	11
1974	33
1975	13
1976	26
1977	17
1978	26
1979	36
1980	51
1981	28
1982	25
1983	33
1984	13
1985	13
1986	14
1987	17
1988	25
1989	39
1990	25
1991	31
1992	13
1993	14
1994	13
1995	14
1996	28
1997	23
1998	22
1999	27
2000	50
2001	19
2002	25
2003	13
2004	21
2005	13
2006	25
2007	24
2008	18
2009	13

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Paola between 31 January 1979 and 22 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Paola set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1979-01-31	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1983-12-19	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-12-24	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989-12-22	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 209.0 mm (8.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paola. The most was 209.0 mm (8.2 in) on 16 November 1928.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Paola
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	5 January 2005
Feb	69.3 mm (2.7 in)	21 February 1997
Mar	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	5 March 2004
Apr	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	22 April 1944
May	106.7 mm (4.2 in)	24 May 1991
Jun	150.9 mm (5.9 in)	21 June 1984
Jul	135.6 mm (5.3 in)	11 July 1958
Aug	163.8 mm (6.4 in)	13 August 1946
Sep	202.2 mm (8.0 in)	4 September 1961
Oct	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	11 October 1973
Nov	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	16 November 1928
Dec	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	18 December 1895

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 2009

68 years of record at Paola, 1895 to 2009. 21 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904 and others.

Days with data per year at Paola
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	152	42%	No
1896	363	99%	Yes
1897	145	40%	No
1898	73	20%	No
1899	243	67%	No
1900	31	8%	No
1902	187	51%	No
1903	226	62%	No
1904	208	57%	No
1906	118	32%	No
1907	360	99%	Yes
1908	303	83%	No
1909	115	32%	No
1931	8	2%	No
1940	31	8%	No
1942	60	16%	No
1943	153	42%	No
1944	298	81%	No
1960	199	54%	No
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	364	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	366	100%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	362	99%	Yes
1983	348	95%	Yes
1984	304	83%	No
1985	250	68%	No
1986	361	99%	Yes
1987	362	99%	Yes
1988	364	99%	Yes
1989	334	92%	Yes
1990	364	100%	Yes
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	364	99%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	362	99%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	364	100%	Yes
2002	359	98%	Yes
2003	293	80%	No
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	362	99%	Yes
2007	365	100%	Yes
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	187	51%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Paola
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 June 2009	Paola, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	12 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2009	Paola, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.8 C (73.0 F)	tie	35 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
19 June 2009	Paola, US	daily high min	25.0 C (77.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	35 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
16 June 2009	Paola, US	daily rain	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
10 June 2009	Paola, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	100 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
31 May 2009	Paola, US	daily high max (Tie)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	tie	6 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2009	Paola, US	daily low max	16.1 C (61.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
17 May 2009	Paola, US	daily low min (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	36 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2009	Paola, US	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	40 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
13 April 2009	Paola, US	daily low max (Tie)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	tie	0 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2009	Paola, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	64 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 2009	Paola, US	daily low max	1.1 C (34.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	34 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2009	Paola, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	34 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2009	Paola, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	39 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2009	Paola, US	daily low max	0.0 C (32.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	11 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2009	Paola, US	daily rain	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	15.8 mm (0.6 in)	34 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 2009	Paola, US	daily low max	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	44 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2009	Paola, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	56 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 February 2009	Paola, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	25 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 2009	Paola, US	daily high max	21.7 C (71.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	19 years	18 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

45 complete years, 1896 to 2008

One stripe for each of 45 complete years at Paola, 1896 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.1 C (55.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 11.2 C (52.2 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 14.7 C (58.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Paola as warming stripes, 1896 to 2008
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1896	13.3 C	+0.23 C
1907	12.8 C	-0.35 C
1961	12.2 C	-0.93 C
1962	12.9 C	-0.20 C
1963	13.6 C	+0.48 C
1964	13.3 C	+0.16 C
1965	13.4 C	+0.31 C
1966	12.8 C	-0.34 C
1967	12.7 C	-0.38 C
1968	12.6 C	-0.54 C
1969	12.4 C	-0.67 C
1970	13.1 C	-0.03 C
1971	13.2 C	+0.04 C
1972	12.7 C	-0.43 C
1973	13.2 C	+0.11 C
1974	13.0 C	-0.08 C
1975	13.1 C	+0.01 C
1976	12.9 C	-0.23 C
1977	13.1 C	+0.03 C
1978	12.3 C	-0.86 C
1979	11.2 C	-1.88 C
1980	13.6 C	+0.52 C
1982	12.6 C	-0.53 C
1983	12.6 C	-0.53 C
1986	14.0 C	+0.86 C
1987	14.0 C	+0.90 C
1988	13.4 C	+0.31 C
1990	14.3 C	+1.14 C
1991	14.3 C	+1.21 C
1992	13.5 C	+0.36 C
1993	12.5 C	-0.57 C
1994	13.5 C	+0.35 C
1995	13.2 C	+0.12 C
1996	12.6 C	-0.56 C
1997	13.0 C	-0.10 C
1998	14.7 C	+1.55 C
1999	14.2 C	+1.12 C
2000	14.0 C	+0.86 C
2001	13.7 C	+0.59 C
2002	12.8 C	-0.28 C
2004	12.5 C	-0.64 C
2005	13.0 C	-0.08 C
2006	13.7 C	+0.63 C
2007	13.1 C	-0.03 C
2008	11.7 C	-1.45 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2008 is 0.05 C (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 45 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Paola
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.05 C (-0.05 to 0.14) per decade	0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade	1896 to 2008	45	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum	-0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.1) per decade	-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade	1896 to 2008	45	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.14 C (0.04 to 0.25) per decade	0.3 F (0.1 to 0.5) per decade	1896 to 2008	45	Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1895 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Paola: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	43.9 C (111.0 F)	1980	37.2 C (99.0 F)	68
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1903	-20.8 C (-5.5 F)	68
Wettest day (Rx1day)	209.0 mm (8.2 in)	1928	71.5 mm (2.8 in)	106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	276.0 mm (10.9 in)	1928	112.2 mm (4.4 in)	106
Longest dry spell (CDD)	59 days	1989	25 days	106

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Paola by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1896	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1897	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1898	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1899	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1902	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1903	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1906	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1908	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1941	n/a
1942	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1976	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1977	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980	43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1983	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1985	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1987	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1990	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1995	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1996	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1998	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2001	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.8 C (-5.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Paola by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1896	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1897	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1898	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1899	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1900	3.9 C (39.0 F)
1902	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1903	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1904	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1906	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1907	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1908	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1909	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1941	n/a
1942	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1943	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1961	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1964	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1967	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1968	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1969	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1970	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1973	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1975	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1976	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1977	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1978	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1979	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1980	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1981	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1985	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1987	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1990	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1991	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1993	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1995	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1996	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1997	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1998	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1999	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2001	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2003	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2006	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2007	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2008	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2009	-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.5 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paola by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1896	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1897	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1898	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1899	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1900	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1902	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1903	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1904	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1906	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1907	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1908	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1909	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1917	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1918	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1919	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1921	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1922	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1923	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1924	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1926	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1927	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1928	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1929	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1930	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1932	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1933	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1935	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1936	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1938	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1939	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1940	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1941	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1942	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1943	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1944	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1945	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946	163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1947	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1948	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1950	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1953	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1954	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1955	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1956	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1958	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1959	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1960	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1961	202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1962	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1963	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1964	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1965	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1966	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1967	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1968	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1969	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1970	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1971	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1974	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1976	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1977	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1978	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1980	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1981	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1982	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1983	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1984	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1985	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1986	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1987	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1988	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1989	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1990	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1991	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1992	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1993	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1994	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1995	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1996	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1997	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1998	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1999	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
2000	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2001	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
2002	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2003	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2004	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2005	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2006	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2007	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
2008	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2009	98.3 mm (3.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is 276.0 mm (10.9 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.2 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paola by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1896	140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1897	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1898	43.5 mm (1.7 in)
1899	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1900	36.9 mm (1.5 in)
1902	162.9 mm (6.4 in)
1903	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1904	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1906	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1907	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1908	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1909	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1917	6.4 mm (0.25 in)
1918	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1920	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1921	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1922	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1923	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1924	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1925	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1926	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1927	199.6 mm (7.9 in)
1928	276.0 mm (10.9 in)
1929	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1932	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1933	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1934	111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1935	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1936	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1937	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1938	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1939	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1940	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1941	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1942	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1943	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1944	119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1945	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1946	185.9 mm (7.3 in)
1947	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1948	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1949	147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1950	142.9 mm (5.6 in)
1951	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1952	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1953	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1954	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1955	126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1956	77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1957	117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1958	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1959	151.5 mm (6.0 in)
1960	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1961	212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1962	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1964	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1965	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1966	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1968	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1969	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1970	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1971	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1972	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1973	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1974	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1976	56.5 mm (2.2 in)
1977	194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1978	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1979	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1980	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1981	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1982	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1983	98.7 mm (3.9 in)
1984	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1985	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1986	169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1987	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1988	124.3 mm (4.9 in)
1989	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1990	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1991	201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1992	102.2 mm (4.0 in)
1993	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1994	214.9 mm (8.5 in)
1995	148.4 mm (5.8 in)
1996	128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1997	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1998	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1999	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
2000	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2001	96.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
2003	173.3 mm (6.8 in)
2004	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
2005	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
2006	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
2007	252.0 mm (9.9 in)
2008	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2009	108.9 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Paola, 1895 to 2009. The record is 59 days in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paola by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	41 days
1896	27 days
1897	24 days
1898	20 days
1899	37 days
1900	3 days
1902	27 days
1903	26 days
1904	21 days
1906	27 days
1907	24 days
1908	28 days
1909	25 days
1917	36 days
1918	21 days
1919	33 days
1920	21 days
1921	21 days
1922	32 days
1923	19 days
1924	21 days
1925	23 days
1926	21 days
1927	26 days
1928	28 days
1929	19 days
1930	26 days
1931	20 days
1932	23 days
1933	26 days
1934	19 days
1935	21 days
1936	36 days
1937	25 days
1938	44 days
1939	48 days
1940	15 days
1941	17 days
1942	34 days
1943	26 days
1944	29 days
1945	29 days
1946	19 days
1947	20 days
1948	27 days
1949	27 days
1950	58 days
1951	19 days
1952	24 days
1953	29 days
1954	39 days
1955	22 days
1956	33 days
1957	22 days
1958	24 days
1959	28 days
1960	28 days
1961	25 days
1962	21 days
1963	42 days
1964	22 days
1965	21 days
1966	20 days
1967	25 days
1968	19 days
1969	36 days
1970	32 days
1971	31 days
1972	29 days
1973	13 days
1974	21 days
1975	23 days
1976	27 days
1977	30 days
1978	22 days
1979	42 days
1980	27 days
1981	21 days
1982	21 days
1983	21 days
1984	38 days
1985	21 days
1986	33 days
1987	16 days
1988	22 days
1989	59 days
1990	24 days
1991	24 days
1992	19 days
1993	23 days
1994	23 days
1995	29 days
1996	34 days
1997	24 days
1998	19 days
1999	26 days
2000	31 days
2001	24 days
2002	27 days
2003	17 days
2004	24 days
2005	17 days
2006	33 days
2007	38 days
2008	18 days
2009	40 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

45 years with a frost

Across 45 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Paola falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 183 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Paola
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1974 to 2008)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	16 April	n/a	16 April	n/a	-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	17 October	n/a	16 October	n/a	+0.5 days per decade
Growing days	183 days	n/a	185 days	n/a	+1.1 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

92 years, 1896 to 2008

A day with at least 72.0 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 189.0 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Paola: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
5 years	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
10 years	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
25 years	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
50 years	165.9 mm (6.5 in)
100 years	189.0 mm (7.4 in)	Longer than the 92 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 92 years of values from 1896 to 2008.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 209.0 mm (8.2 in) in 1928; 202.2 mm (8.0 in) in 1961; 163.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1946.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Paola, at 1983. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1983 ran 0.2 C (0.3 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).

Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Paola, against neighbouring stations
Year	Shift (C)	Shift (F)	Strength	Neighbours
1983	-0.2	-0.3	possible	5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).