Gardner climate — normals and trends
Gardner (United States) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 958 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (26.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Gardner averages 93 frost days, 60 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Gardner has warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.17 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 102 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.0 °C (on 13 July 1954) and the coldest -29.7 °C (on 22 December 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
GardnerKansas
- coords
- 38.81°, -94.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
13.0°C
Average daily high
18.2°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
958mm
Sunshine / day
9.2h
Mean relative humidity
68%
Average peak wind
18.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
93 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
60 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
42.1 cm
Average feels-like high
16.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.8 °C
Average peak gust
38.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
61 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.4 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.22 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
43.0 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest day
-29.7 °C
22 December 1989
Wettest day
136 mm
13 September 1961
Windiest day
49.6 km/h
27 March 1991
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
17 November 1958
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
13 July 1954
Coldest feels-like
-35.6 °C
22 December 1989
Snowiest day
20.8 cm
2 January 1947
Sunniest day
14.7 h
26 June 2023
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.4 °C | -2.0 °C | 58 mm | +20 mm |
| Feb | 4.7 °C | -1.6 °C | 16 mm | -28 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | +5.8 °C | 89 mm | +7 mm |
| Apr | 19.2 °C | +0.7 °C | 147 mm | +38 mm |
| May | 23.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 135 mm | +4 mm |
| Jun | 29.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 202 mm | +80 mm |
| Jul | 31.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 129 mm | +51 mm |
| Aug | 29.4 °C | -1.2 °C | 45 mm | -34 mm |
| Sep | 27.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 86 mm | -6 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 60 mm | -23 mm |
| Nov | 14.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 57 mm | -0 mm |
| Dec | 9.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 9 mm | -33 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gardner?
Gardner has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 13.0 °C and it receives 958 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gardner?
The hottest day measured in Gardner between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1954, reaching 43.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gardner?
The coldest day measured in Gardner between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1989, at -29.7 °C.
Does it snow in Gardner?
Yes. Gardner gets on average 42.1 cm of snow per year and has around 93 frost days.
Has the climate of Gardner warmed?
Yes: Gardner warmed by +1.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gardner?
The wettest day measured in Gardner between 1940 and 2025 was 13 September 1961, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gardner?
The windiest day measured in Gardner between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1991, with winds reaching 49.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gardner?
The warmest month in Gardner is July (26.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Gardner?
Gardner receives on average 958 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gardner?
Gardner gets on average 9.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,358 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Gardner?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gardner between 1940 and 2025 was 2 January 1947, with 20.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gardner?
Yes: Gardner has on average 61 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gardner?
In Gardner, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 13 July 1954, and the lowest was -35.6 °C on 22 December 1989.
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