Kansas · county areal climate 1951–2025

Ottawa County, KS

A 28.9" / 55.6°F normal · 2025 ran 101% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 123% (20.83") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 19th wettest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

28.9in
annual precipitation · 55.6°F

2025 vs Normal

101%
29.1" · 56.1°F (+0.5 vs normal)

Wettest Year

52.4in
1951

Driest Year

14.7in
1956

Biggest Rain Day

4.09in
Jul 11 · 1951

Warmest Year

58.4°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

30°
J
34°
F
45°
M
55°
A
65°
M
76°
J
80°
J
78°
A
70°
S
57°
O
44°
N
33°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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