Editing Elkhart, Kansas (section)

===Climate===
Elkhart has a [[semi-arid climate#Cold semi-arid climates|cool semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk'') characterized by generally dry winters with extreme temperature variations, and hot summers with occasional heavy precipitation from [[thunder]] showers or storms.

During winter, because western Kansas lies both on the edge of the [[subtropical high|subtropical anticyclones]] and in the rain shadow of westerly winds crossing the Rocky Mountains, the region is generally dry: no measurable precipitation fell in Elkhart between 25 December 1903 and 2 April 1904, while monthly precipitation above {{convert|2|in|mm|1|disp=or}} has never been recorded during January and is observed fewer than one year in ten during November, December or February. Temperatures can vary greatly during this season: strong [[chinook wind]]s can drive temperatures above {{convert|80|F|C|1|disp=or}} even in the depth of winter, with {{convert|70|F|C|1|disp=or}} reached on average during six days between December and February, seven during November and eight during March. Nevertheless, cold outbreaks from Canada drive temperatures to or below {{convert|0|F|C|1|disp=or}} on an average of 3.6 nights per winter. The coldest temperature recorded in Elkhart has been {{convert|&minus;22|F|C|disp=or}} on January 19, 1984, while the hottest winter temperature has been {{convert|87|F|C|1|disp=or}} on February 1, 1963.

Snowfall is generally light due to dryness; however in the extremely wet and cold February 1903, {{convert|41.0|in|m|2|disp=or}} fell, being the major factor behind a record seasonal snowfall of {{convert|59.0|in|m|2}} between July 1902 and June 1903. In contrast, only a trace of snow was recorded between July 1949 and January 1950.

In the summer, the climate is generally very hot with relief from thunderstorms that provide most of the {{convert|18.9|in|mm|disp=or}} of precipitation expected during one year. When an upper level anticyclone moves poleward, the atmosphere can become very stable and produce sustained extreme heat: in the hottest month of July 1980, the average maximum was {{convert|103.0|F|C|disp=or}} and all but seven days topped {{convert|100|F|C|1|disp=or}}. When the high retreats southward or a trough forms over the interior of the United States during the summer, however, precipitation can be heavy, with {{convert|10.91|in|mm|1|disp=or}} falling in April 2016, {{convert|10.19|in|mm|1|disp=or}} in June 2004 and {{convert|9.86|in|mm|1|disp=or}} in July 1927. The wettest calendar year has been 1941, with {{convert|29.74|in|mm|1|disp=or}} and the driest, 1937 when only {{convert|9.03|in|mm|1|disp=or}} fell.

{{Weather box
|location = Elkhart, Kansas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–present
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 83
|Feb record high F = 87
|Mar record high F = 92
|Apr record high F = 96
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 91
|Dec record high F = 85

|Jan avg record high F = 70.1
|Feb avg record high F = 74.9
|Mar avg record high F = 83.0
|Apr avg record high F = 88.4
|May avg record high F = 95.7
|Jun avg record high F = 102.4
|Jul avg record high F = 103.2
|Aug avg record high F = 100.9
|Sep avg record high F = 97.6
|Oct avg record high F = 90.6
|Nov avg record high F = 79.4
|Dec avg record high F = 70.5
|year avg record high F = 104.7

|Jan high F = 47.7
|Feb high F = 51.5
|Mar high F = 60.4
|Apr high F = 68.8
|May high F = 79.0
|Jun high F = 89.4
|Jul high F = 93.4
|Aug high F = 90.8
|Sep high F = 83.5
|Oct high F = 71.3
|Nov high F = 58.3
|Dec high F = 48.0
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 34.5
|Feb mean F = 37.3
|Mar mean F = 45.7
|Apr mean F = 54.0
|May mean F = 64.2
|Jun mean F = 74.7
|Jul mean F = 79.2
|Aug mean F = 77.0
|Sep mean F = 69.1
|Oct mean F = 56.6
|Nov mean F = 44.8
|Dec mean F = 35.3
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 21.3
|Feb low F = 23.2
|Mar low F = 31.0
|Apr low F = 39.2
|May low F = 49.5
|Jun low F = 60.0
|Jul low F = 64.9
|Aug low F = 63.2
|Sep low F = 54.8
|Oct low F = 41.9
|Nov low F = 31.2
|Dec low F = 22.6
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = 5.1
|Feb avg record low F = 9.0
|Mar avg record low F = 15.3
|Apr avg record low F = 25.8
|May avg record low F = 36.9
|Jun avg record low F = 50.2
|Jul avg record low F = 57.7
|Aug avg record low F = 55.9
|Sep avg record low F = 42.0
|Oct avg record low F = 27.2
|Nov avg record low F = 16.1
|Dec avg record low F = 6.8
|year avg record low F = -0.1

|Jan record low F = -22
|Feb record low F = -18
|Mar record low F = -18
|Apr record low F = 8
|May record low F = 21
|Jun record low F = 33
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 43
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = 6
|Nov record low F = -7
|Dec record low F = -18

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.43
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.31
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.00
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.86
|May precipitation inch = 2.22
|Jun precipitation inch = 2.55
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.94
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.95
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.24
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.67
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.49
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.74
|year precipitation inch = 18.40

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 2.5
|Feb precipitation days = 2.7
|Mar precipitation days = 3.8
|Apr precipitation days = 5.4
|May precipitation days = 6.3
|Jun precipitation days = 6.8
|Jul precipitation days = 7.5
|Aug precipitation days = 7.1
|Sep precipitation days = 4.4
|Oct precipitation days = 4.0
|Nov precipitation days = 2.7
|Dec precipitation days = 3.5

|Jan snow inch = 4.2
|Feb snow inch = 2.1
|Mar snow inch = 3.5
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0.8
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.7
|Nov snow inch = 1.2
|Dec snow inch = 4.7
|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.0
|Feb snow days = 1.5
|Mar snow days = 1.4
|Apr snow days = 0.2
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 0.8
|Dec snow days = 2.2

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00142432&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Elkhart, KS
|access-date = April 3, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=ddc
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Dodge City
|access-date = April 3, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}