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Weather extremes

How extreme does Emporia's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Emporia has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Emporia Asos station 8 km away. Updated through June 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Emporia has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
112°F Aug 2, 2011

That is about 23°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Emporia (typical high near 89°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 112°F Aug 2, 2011
2 112°F Aug 19, 2023
3 110°F Aug 20, 2023
❄️ Coldest night
-17°F Feb 16, 2021

About 41°F colder than a normal February night in Emporia (typical low near 24°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -17°F Feb 16, 2021recent
2 -13°F Feb 1, 1979
3 -13°F Jan 6, 2014
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.36 in Nov 1, 1998

More rain in a single day than Emporia usually gets in the whole month of November (typical November total about 1.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.36 in Nov 1, 1998
2 4.20 in Jul 4, 1979
3 4.13 in Oct 24, 2023
Most snow in one day
8.6 in Mar 9, 1975

The three most extreme on record

1 8.6 in Mar 9, 1975
2 8.0 in Nov 25, 1975
3 7.0 in Feb 21, 1971

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 112°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Emporia's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 112°F is about 23°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Emporia's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 112°F and as low as −17°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 9 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Emporia Asos (NOAA GHCN station USW00013989), about 8 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →