Station Overview Station Location
Station Number KS-CL-14 Latitude 37.1142
Station Name Arkansas City 3.1 N Longitude -97.0385
County Cowley Elevation (ft) 1171



Month 30 Yr Avg by PRISM Total Prcp Sum Days Covered By All Observations Daily Prcp Sum Daily Observation Count Multiday Prcp Sum Days Covered by Multiday Observations Multiday Observation Count Days With Prcp Days With Trace Total Snowfall Days With Snowfall Days With Snow On Ground
Oct 14 3.32 5.60 11 5.60 11 0.00 0 0 4 2 0.0 0 0
Nov 14 2.27 1.23 6 1.23 6 0.00 0 0 2 1 1.0 1 1
Dec 14 1.45 1.00 4 1.00 4 0.00 0 0 1 1 0.0 0 0
Jan 15 1.04 0.41 8 0.41 8 0.00 0 0 2 1 0.0 0 0
Feb 15 1.49 0.79 8 0.79 8 0.00 0 0 2 1 0.7 1 1
March 15 3.06 0.70 7 0.70 7 0.00 0 0 5 0 3.0 1 1
April 15 3.45 2.22 10 2.22 10 0.00 0 0 6 1 0.0 0 0
May 15 5.36 5.66 20 5.66 20 0.00 0 0 9 4 0.0 0 0
June 15 5.95 1.41 13 1.41 13 0.00 0 0 3 2 0.0 0 0
July 15 3.61 3.02 9 3.02 9 0.00 0 0 5 0 0.0 0 0
Aug 15 3.66 1.85 5 1.85 5 0.00 0 0 4 0 0.0 0 0
Sept 15 3.33 2.17 3 2.17 3 0.00 0 0 3 0 0.0 0 0
Water Year Totals: 37.99" 26.06" 104 days 26.06" 104 0.00" 0 days 0 46 days 13 days 4.7" 3 days 3 days



Days in Water Year Cell Color Key
        Daily Observation with Prcp         Missing Day
        Multiday Observation         Daily/Multiday Observation Conflict

Day of Year Daily Prcp Multiday Prcp
10/1/2014 0.05
10/2/2014 0.65
10/3/2014
10/4/2014
10/5/2014
10/6/2014 T
10/7/2014 0.00
10/8/2014
10/9/2014
10/10/2014 2.40
10/11/2014
10/12/2014
10/13/2014 2.50
10/14/2014 T
10/15/2014
10/16/2014 0.00
10/17/2014 0.00
10/18/2014
10/19/2014 0.00
10/20/2014
10/21/2014
10/22/2014 0.00
10/23/2014
10/24/2014
10/25/2014
10/26/2014
10/27/2014
10/28/2014
10/29/2014
10/30/2014
10/31/2014
11/1/2014
11/2/2014
11/3/2014
11/4/2014 1.13
11/5/2014
11/6/2014
11/7/2014 0.00
11/8/2014
11/9/2014
11/10/2014
11/11/2014
11/12/2014 0.00
11/13/2014
11/14/2014
11/15/2014
11/16/2014 0.10
11/17/2014
11/18/2014
11/19/2014 0.00
11/20/2014
11/21/2014
11/22/2014 T
11/23/2014
11/24/2014
11/25/2014
11/26/2014
11/27/2014
11/28/2014
11/29/2014
11/30/2014
12/1/2014
12/2/2014
12/3/2014
12/4/2014 T
12/5/2014 1.00
12/6/2014
12/7/2014
12/8/2014
12/9/2014
12/10/2014 0.00
12/11/2014
12/12/2014
12/13/2014
12/14/2014
12/15/2014
12/16/2014
12/17/2014
12/18/2014
12/19/2014
12/20/2014
12/21/2014
12/22/2014
12/23/2014
12/24/2014
12/25/2014
12/26/2014
12/27/2014
12/28/2014
12/29/2014
12/30/2014
12/31/2014 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
1/1/2015
1/2/2015 T
1/3/2015 0.25
1/4/2015 0.00
1/5/2015
1/6/2015
1/7/2015
1/8/2015
1/9/2015
1/10/2015
1/11/2015
1/12/2015
1/13/2015
1/14/2015 0.00
1/15/2015
1/16/2015 0.00
1/17/2015
1/18/2015
1/19/2015
1/20/2015 0.00
1/21/2015 0.16
1/22/2015 0.00
1/23/2015
1/24/2015
1/25/2015
1/26/2015
1/27/2015
1/28/2015
1/29/2015
1/30/2015
1/31/2015
2/1/2015 0.73
2/2/2015
2/3/2015
2/4/2015 0.00
2/5/2015
2/6/2015 0.00
2/7/2015
2/8/2015
2/9/2015
2/10/2015
2/11/2015
2/12/2015
2/13/2015 0.00
2/14/2015
2/15/2015
2/16/2015
2/17/2015
2/18/2015
2/19/2015
2/20/2015
2/21/2015 0.00
2/22/2015
2/23/2015 0.06
2/24/2015
2/25/2015
2/26/2015 0.00
2/27/2015
2/28/2015 T
3/1/2015 0.30
3/2/2015
3/3/2015
3/4/2015
3/5/2015
3/6/2015
3/7/2015
3/8/2015
3/9/2015
3/10/2015 0.02
3/11/2015
3/12/2015
3/13/2015
3/14/2015
3/15/2015
3/16/2015
3/17/2015
3/18/2015 0.02
3/19/2015 0.17
3/20/2015 0.19
3/21/2015
3/22/2015
3/23/2015
3/24/2015
3/25/2015
3/26/2015 0.00
3/27/2015
3/28/2015
3/29/2015
3/30/2015 0.00
3/31/2015
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
4/1/2015
4/2/2015
4/3/2015
4/4/2015
4/5/2015 T
4/6/2015
4/7/2015 0.00
4/8/2015
4/9/2015 0.04
4/10/2015
4/11/2015
4/12/2015 0.13
4/13/2015
4/14/2015 M
4/15/2015
4/16/2015
4/17/2015 1.05
4/18/2015 0.17
4/19/2015 0.70
4/20/2015
4/21/2015
4/22/2015
4/23/2015
4/24/2015
4/25/2015
4/26/2015
4/27/2015 0.13
4/28/2015 0.00
4/29/2015 0.00
4/30/2015
5/1/2015 0.00
5/2/2015 T
5/3/2015 T
5/4/2015 0.00
5/5/2015 0.00
5/6/2015 1.67
5/7/2015 0.73
5/8/2015 0.06
5/9/2015 T
5/10/2015 0.58
5/11/2015 0.04
5/12/2015
5/13/2015 0.00
5/14/2015 0.37
5/15/2015 0.00
5/16/2015 0.35
5/17/2015 1.13
5/18/2015 0.00
5/19/2015
5/20/2015 0.73
5/21/2015
5/22/2015
5/23/2015
5/24/2015
5/25/2015
5/26/2015 T
5/27/2015 0.00
5/28/2015
5/29/2015
5/30/2015
5/31/2015
6/1/2015
6/2/2015
6/3/2015
6/4/2015 0.00
6/5/2015
6/6/2015
6/7/2015 0.00
6/8/2015 0.06
6/9/2015 0.00
6/10/2015
6/11/2015
6/12/2015 0.65
6/13/2015
6/14/2015 0.70
6/15/2015
6/16/2015 T
6/17/2015 T
6/18/2015
6/19/2015 0.00
6/20/2015
6/21/2015
6/22/2015
6/23/2015 0.00
6/24/2015 0.00
6/25/2015 0.00
6/26/2015
6/27/2015
6/28/2015
6/29/2015
6/30/2015 0.00
Day of YearDaily PrcpMultiday Prcp
7/1/2015
7/2/2015 0.08
7/3/2015
7/4/2015 0.00
7/5/2015 0.00
7/6/2015
7/7/2015 1.60
7/8/2015 0.36
7/9/2015
7/10/2015
7/11/2015
7/12/2015
7/13/2015
7/14/2015 0.00
7/15/2015
7/16/2015 0.00
7/17/2015 0.59
7/18/2015
7/19/2015
7/20/2015
7/21/2015
7/22/2015
7/23/2015
7/24/2015
7/25/2015
7/26/2015
7/27/2015
7/28/2015
7/29/2015
7/30/2015 0.39
7/31/2015
8/1/2015
8/2/2015
8/3/2015
8/4/2015
8/5/2015
8/6/2015
8/7/2015
8/8/2015
8/9/2015
8/10/2015
8/11/2015
8/12/2015
8/13/2015
8/14/2015
8/15/2015
8/16/2015
8/17/2015 0.00
8/18/2015 0.69
8/19/2015 0.74
8/20/2015
8/21/2015
8/22/2015 0.40
8/23/2015
8/24/2015
8/25/2015
8/26/2015
8/27/2015
8/28/2015 0.02
8/29/2015
8/30/2015
8/31/2015
9/1/2015
9/2/2015
9/3/2015
9/4/2015
9/5/2015
9/6/2015
9/7/2015
9/8/2015 0.96
9/9/2015
9/10/2015
9/11/2015 0.86
9/12/2015
9/13/2015
9/14/2015
9/15/2015
9/16/2015
9/17/2015
9/18/2015 0.35
9/19/2015
9/20/2015
9/21/2015
9/22/2015
9/23/2015
9/24/2015
9/25/2015
9/26/2015
9/27/2015
9/28/2015
9/29/2015
9/30/2015



Observation Date Observation Time Precipitation Snowfall Snowfall SWE Snow Depth Snow SWE Notes
10/1/2014 7:00 PM 0.05 M M M M Lots of lightning off in the east and northeast (8 PM)
10/2/2014 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M Most of this came before dawn but throughout the morning there was an off and on mist, at times fairly heavy.
10/6/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M While at the city park last night I felt a few raindrops. There weren't enough to even show up on the sidewalk.
10/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M 6:07 PM here and a double sun dog in the sky. Cool and weird at the same time.
10/10/2014 7:00 AM 2.40 M M M M I think this is the most rain we've gotten at once, all year. It sounded like it rained hard all night.
10/13/2014 7:00 AM 2.50 M M M M Just emptied this at about 5:45, after the rain seems to be done. Wow, what a long day of rain we had!
10/14/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Reported 2.5" yesterday afternoon so that's 5" in a week...more than we've gotten all summer.
10/16/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M This is the season of daily heavy dew and yesterday I saw fog/steam coming off of a field of newly planted wheat.
10/17/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The sun's coming up later and later now. Pretty soon the kids will go to school in the dark.
10/19/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Gorgeous fall day!
10/22/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Above average temperatures all week and that's fine with me since it's my town's fall carnival/festival Arkalalah.
11/4/2014 7:00 PM 1.13 M M M M
11/7/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Winter's scratching at the backdoor, wanting to come in. Should I let him in or not?
11/12/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The only thing worth mentioning is that it's COLD!
11/16/2014 7:00 PM 0.10 1.0 0.10 1.0 0.10 There was a dusting, and I mean just a dusting, of snow on the trampoline yesterday morning, so what we measured this afternoon came early this morning and through most of church.
11/19/2014 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M There's not enough snow left after a gloriously warm afternoon to even bother measuring.
11/22/2014 7:00 AM T M M M M Waking up to the 2nd day of fog is really different.
12/4/2014 7:00 PM T M M M M A really fine mist began at about 1 PM, requiring low, intermittent wiper blades.
12/5/2014 7:00 PM 1.00 M M M M It pretty much rained or was a heavy mist all day.
12/10/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sure am liking these unseasonably warm temperatures! Makes working at a preschool much more bearable when we can let the kiddos run wild outside.
12/31/2014 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Still a dusting of snow on the ground, not enough to measure though.
1/2/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M I think we had a freezing fog or something because the trampolines and composter top have a layer of frost on them.
1/3/2015 7:00 AM 0.25 M M M M I think we forgot to empty the gauge because it's been misting off and on for two days, I don't think we got that much. It's snowing big time just 50 miles north of us and here, it's just misting still.
1/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M To my knowledge, we got no precipitation at all, whereas not even 20 miles away,a town got enough snow that they cancelled church.
1/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was no snow in my yard but on the two ponds I pass on the way to work, there was a white covering on the ice. Something happened!
1/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Sunshine, blessed sunshine!
1/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Cool, dry morning and my kids asked again why we haven't gotten any snow?
1/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.16 M M M M A heavy mist/ light rain started at recess time and as disappointed as the kids were to have to go back inside, I was thankful to see moisture!
1/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looking ahead to the extended forecast, all I can say is, "Thank you for above-average temperatures!" I never knew how much I liked these warm winter days 'til I started working with three, four and five year olds!
2/1/2015 7:00 PM 0.73 M M M M Supposedly there were snow flurries this afternoon in town. I did not see them though so won't report any snow.
2/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No show yet, and right now too warm to stick if it did.
2/6/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So very glad for sunshine and warmer temperatures!
2/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So bright outside and going to warm up to the mid-50s later today. My irises are coming up already.
2/21/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So warm today that Hubby and I got part of the garden dug up!
2/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 0.7 0.06 0.7 0.06 Hard to get a good measurement since what's on flat ground is also in the grass.
2/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M There was supposed to be a band of light snow flurries moving over my town but if any snow fell, I was at work and did not see it.
2/28/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M It just started snowing so I'm sure I'll have more to report tomorrow.
3/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.30 3.0 0.30 3.0 0.30 Good thing I measured early this morning because most of the snow was gone by evening.
3/10/2015 7:00 PM 0.02 M M M M To my knowledge, it only rained east of town and not in the north, where I live. We awoke to "pea soup" fog this morning so I think that's where the tiny amount in my gauge came from.
3/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M We just drove in from Springfield, MO, where we drove in rain 'til Baxter Springs, then it was anything from a heavy mist to light fog on in home. Judging by what was in the gauge (.02), it's been dry here since we left last week.
3/19/2015 7:00 PM 0.17 M M M M It's sputtered and spit all day and just as I was going out to empty the gauge, began raining in earnest.
3/20/2015 7:00 PM 0.19 M M M M This brings our two-day rainfall to about 1/4".
3/26/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I was surprised to see that we didn't get any rain north of Ark City when enough fell at the place I work, one mile north of the OK border, that it left puddles.
3/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's going to be a beautiful day!
4/5/2015 7:00 PM T M M M M Very fine mist out. Glad for whatever moisture we can get at this point.
4/7/2015 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M I was fully expecting to enter at least a trace for yesterday since there was a fine mist but my gauge was bone dry. Unseasonably warm here and it's supposed to be nearly 90 tomorrow.
4/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M For all the hoopla we listened to yesterday about the severity of the storms coming our way, to get only .04" was a downer for sure. The wind did come up for maybe 1-2 hours but that was all.
4/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Every little bit helps, huh?
4/14/2015 7:00 AM M M M M M This was yesterday's rain plus maybe the .16" from Sunday. Can't remember if I dumped the smaller amount or not. (Edit: Observer initially recorded 0.64" of precip. This is anomalously high for the region. Based on comments, this is a multi-day report. Changed precip to NA. Observer will be contacted. M.W.)
4/17/2015 7:00 AM 1.05 M M M M A little of this fell after 7 AM and it there was fine mist out when I dumped the gauge.
4/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.17 M M M M Lots of crashing and banging with this little storm, in chorus with my daughter's sleepover girls who were STILL up!
4/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M Lightning struck so close to the house last night that I heard the sizzle before the thunder clap, and felt static in my feet.
4/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.13 M M M M Surprised to see this amount since I thought all we'd gotten was a heavy mist/sprinkle.
4/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So glad it's going to warm up today 'cause I'm tired of the chicks in my garage. It's time they go outside.
4/29/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew
5/1/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Bright and cloudless skies...really nice day
5/2/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Was sprinkling at the house when I left that morning and was sprinkling hard enough as I got to the north edge of town that I turned on the wipers. A mile later the pavement was dry!
5/3/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Sprinkled on us for maybe .25 mile, on the way to church.
5/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Partial cloud cover and cool.
5/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Completely quiet here this morning. Amazing though to see the flooding pictures out of Manhattan!
5/6/2015 7:00 AM 1.67 M M M M A few sprinkles fell after I recorded this amount but not enough to mess with. There's a whole lot of shakin' going on down in Oklahoma right now and I pray no one is killed.
5/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Fell to sleep last night to the sound of rain and gray tree frogs. Then thunder and lightning moved in and the frogs went quiet.
5/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Thought we were going to get hammered again yesterday afternoon but the storm coming at us from the west went north instead.
5/9/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Heads up today...really bad weather could fall on the state.
5/10/2015 7:00 AM 0.58 M M M M Most of this fell early in the morning.
5/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.04 M M M M Came as little rains off and on all day between outbreaks of sunshine.
5/13/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Calm now but we're expecting rain and storms for the next four days.
5/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.37 M M M M This all fell yesterday and into the night as a light to heavy mist. The ground is getting saturated.
5/15/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M It's thundering right now so probably would have an amount to report tonight.
5/16/2015 7:00 AM 0.35 M M M M Have had several short showers since measuring about 1/3" this morning.
5/17/2015 7:00 AM 1.13 M M M M People in Sunday School were comparing rainfall amounts and we were on the low end. Those closest to Oklahoma got around 3".
5/18/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Heavy dew and light fog this morning
5/20/2015 7:00 AM 0.73 M M M M Way too chilly for the middle of May!
5/26/2015 7:00 PM T M M M M Was gone all weekend and came home to 4.15" in the gauge. Hit a band of Ping-Pong ball sized hail in Derby that left me "weak as water". Was out in Pawnee County the whole time and it's so good to see the ditches and field green!
5/27/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M So far, no rain. Maybe I'll get the mowing caught up.
6/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I was gone for five days (5/30-6/03) and there was no rain. Was also gone on 5/22-5-25 and came back to 4.15" but was unsuccessful in getting the "multi-day" function to work. We are already watering the garden.
6/7/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M I told the family on the way home from church this noon that the sides of the roads are already starting to look dry. A week at 90 degrees or higher with no rain is going to dry us out.
6/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.06 M M M M Was refreshing to wake up to cooler temperatures and wet grass!
6/9/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Looks like we've got rain moving in for the weekend.
6/12/2015 7:00 AM 0.65 M M M M I thought the rain had just started when the alarm went off but Hubby says it started at around 1 AM. No wonder we have so much in the gauge!
6/14/2015 7:00 AM 0.70 M M M M I think most of this fell yesterday.
6/16/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Found a few random sprinkles on the windshield this morning.
6/17/2015 7:00 AM T M M M M Ran into little sprinkles all over eastern Cowley County this afternoon.
6/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M The rain has ended and the heat is on!
6/23/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M No rain for a while now and since it's getting hot, we're back to watering the garden every night.
6/24/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing going on weather wise except the heat. But, after all, it is summer!
6/25/2015 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing to report but sun and heat; great for wheat harvest and praying they're able to finish before rains set back in.
6/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Just got back from Missouri, where it was 72 degrees when I left. At home, it was 100 degrees! Welcome back to Kansas...
7/2/2015 7:00 AM 0.08 M M M M Rained just enough to send me running out of the house to rescue the laundry.
7/4/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Our grass is drying up but boy, I'm enjoying these cooler temperatures!
7/5/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Nothing to report but heat and a huge thunderhead to the east of us. Someone near the KS/MO border is getting rain.
7/7/2015 7:00 AM 1.60 M M M M This was up through about 8 AM and there's been a steady mist ever since. Wonderful for the plants!
7/8/2015 7:00 AM 0.36 M M M M This was what came yesterday in a steady, all day mist.
7/14/2015 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/16/2015 7:00 PM 0.00 0.0 M M M
7/17/2015 7:00 PM 0.59 M M M M Precipitation began as sprinkles at 8:00 am. Heavier rain started around 10:00 am, but I don't know how long it lasted. Sky cleared briefly after noon and then another shower around 4:00 - 4:30 pm.
7/30/2015 7:00 AM 0.39 M M M M Drove home in a torrential rain, from Winfield, only to get home and it was dry. However, I was standing at my kitchen sink and watched the rain come across my yard from the street.
8/17/2015 7:00 AM 0.00 0.0 M M M Fell off the CoCoRaHS wagon this summer and with the new fall routine, my plan is to enter something every day.
8/18/2015 7:00 PM 0.69 M M M M
8/19/2015 7:00 AM 0.74 M M M M Was surprised to see that it had rained early this morning.
8/22/2015 7:00 AM 0.40 M M M M Sure sounded like we got more than .40"! It all started with a great CRASH of thunder.
8/28/2015 7:00 AM 0.02 M M M M Was raining lightly this morning when I stepped out to let the chickens out of their house.
9/8/2015 7:00 PM 0.96 M M M M It sprinkled or rained off and on all day, but the majority of this fell late this evening.
9/11/2015 7:00 AM 0.86 M M M M Storm blew in with a bang and crash at about 11:30 last night and really cooled things down. Weatherman was saying that if you're going to be at the State Fair tonight, you might want to bring a light jacket.
9/18/2015 7:00 PM 0.35 M M M M For all the blowing and crashing that went on an hour ago, I thought we got at least 1/2" of rain. I think they did get more in town judging by the street flooding occurring.



Start Date End Date & Time Duration in Days Precipitation Snow Depth Snow Depth SWE Notes



Observation Date Observation Time Notes Largest Stone Size Average Stone Size Smallest Stone Size Stone Consistency Duration Minutes Durration Accuracy Damage Timing More Rain than Hail Hail Started Largest Hail Started Angle of Impact Number of Stones on Pad Distance Between Stones on Pad Depth of Stones on Ground