Severance, KS Climate

Severance, KS has a warm-temperate climate that is characterized by hot and humid summers. The average temperature in summer months reaches up to 86°F (30°C), while the coldest winter months drop to an average of 24°F (-4°C). With mostly sunny days throughout the year, Severance receives about 41 inches of rain annually, with snowfall averaging around 23 inches each year. Furthermore, it is located near the Great Plains, which brings strong gusts of wind at times as well as some extreme weather conditions.

Severance, Kansas gets 35 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Severance averages 18 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 215 sunny days per year in Severance. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Severance gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 92 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 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 16
Rain: averages 35 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 18 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Severance is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Kansas.

8.1 Summer - 5.5 Winter

September, June and May are the most pleasant months in Severance, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Severance with an average high temperature of 87.6°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Kansas. In Severance, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Severance are September, May and June.

In Severance, there are 23.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Kansas.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Severance with an average of 15.9°. This is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Severance, there are 123.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

In Severance, there are 5.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Kansas.

The humidity can be uncomfortably heavy or close in Severance during the summer months. July is the most humid month, though humidity is low for most of the year. July, August and June are the three most humid months in Severance.

June is the wettest month in Severance with 4.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 37% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 35.3 inches in Severance means that it is about average compared to other places in Kansas.

May is the rainiest month in Severance with 10.7 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 5.0 rainy days. There are 92.3 rainy days annually in Severance, which is one of the rainiest places in Kansas. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 17% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 18.2 inches in Severance means that it is snowier than most places in Kansas. February is the snowiest month in Severance with 5.1 inches of snow, and 5 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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