Average Temperature in Independence by Year

This page contains a list of the average yearly high and low temperatures in Independence, Kansas for each year between 1893 and 2023. It is based on NOAA data.

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What Was the Hottest Year Ever in Independence?

2012 was the warmest year in the history of Independence, Kansas. The average daily high temperature was 74.4 °F, and the average low was 49.2 °F.

What Was the Coldest Year Ever in Independence?

1979 was the coolest year in the history of Independence, Kansas. The average daily high temperature was 67.7 °F, and the average low was 42.6 °F.

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Year	Rank	High (°F)	Low (°F)
2023	23	71.6	47.0
2022	85	70.3	45.0
2021	57	69.7	47.1
2020	73	69.2	46.7
2019	108	67.5	46.3
2018	100	68.3	46.0
2017	27	70.6	47.6
2016	14	71.6	48.2
2015	35	69.9	48.1
2014	117	68.2	45.0
2013	124	67.5	45.0
2012	1	74.4	49.2
2011	63	70.3	45.8
2010	82	68.7	46.7
2009	127	67.4	44.7
2008	129	67.5	44.3
2007	72	68.6	47.2
2006	22	72.3	46.7
2005	58	70.0	46.7
2004	83	68.7	46.6
2003	99	68.7	45.7
2002	96	68.8	45.7
2001	43	70.7	46.9
2000	75	69.6	46.2
1999	33	70.5	47.5
1998	19	70.5	48.9
1997	121	67.5	45.5
1996	120	68.3	44.7
1995	71	68.8	47.1
1994	45	69.0	48.5
1993	113	66.2	47.3
1992	38	69.2	48.6
1991	10	71.5	49.2
1990	13	71.6	48.7
1989	106	68.3	45.7
1988	46	70.5	46.8
1987	18	70.6	48.8
1986	26	70.5	47.9
1985	125	67.2	45.2
1984	114	69.1	44.3
1983	128	67.5	44.4
1982	107	69.6	44.3
1981	50	70.7	46.4
1980	37	72.1	45.8
1979	131	67.7	42.6
1978	109	69.1	44.6
1977	36	70.4	47.5
1976	105	70.4	43.8
1975	86	69.2	46.0
1974	79	69.1	46.3
1973	59	69.2	47.4
1972	93	68.3	46.2
1971	70	69.1	46.9
1970	92	68.3	46.2
1969	101	67.8	46.5
1968	111	67.6	46.0
1967	95	68.1	46.4
1966	118	68.4	44.7
1965	51	70.4	46.7
1964	66	69.9	46.1
1963	39	71.0	46.8
1962	77	68.8	46.9
1961	126	66.4	45.7
1960	116	67.3	45.9
1959	102	68.0	46.3
1958	119	67.0	46.1
1957	90	67.7	47.0
1956	16	73.0	46.7
1955	34	71.6	46.4
1954	9	74.5	46.7
1953	15	72.8	46.9
1952	21	72.5	46.6
1951	98	68.6	45.8
1950	97	69.5	45.0
1949	67	69.8	46.2
1948	78	69.7	45.9
1947	54	70.5	46.4
1946	3	73.4	49.2
1945	76	69.4	46.3
1944	20	70.7	48.5
1943	48	70.8	46.5
1942	55	69.2	47.7
1941	17	70.4	49.2
1940	103	68.8	45.4
1939	2	74.6	48.1
1938	5	73.8	48.6
1937	104	67.9	46.3
1936	11	73.0	47.4
1935	52	68.7	48.3
1934	4	73.9	48.6
1933	6	73.3	48.7
1932	28	71.2	47.0
1931	8	72.2	49.1
1930	62	70.3	45.9
1929	110	68.1	45.6
1928	56	69.9	46.9
1927	69	69.3	46.7
1926	84	69.1	46.2
1925	61	70.8	45.7
1924	130	67.4	44.1
1923	49	70.4	46.8
1922	47	70.9	46.3
1921	7	72.7	48.8
1920	89	68.5	46.2
1919	88	68.6	46.4
1918	60	70.5	46.1
1917	123	69.2	43.5
1916	65	70.2	45.8
1915	94	68.1	46.4
1914	30	70.5	47.7
1913	42	70.4	47.2
1912	122	68.4	44.5
1911	12	72.6	47.7
1910	32	72.2	45.9
1909	53	70.1	46.8
1908	40	69.9	47.8
1907	31	70.8	47.4
1906	64	69.1	47.0
1905	87	69.1	46.0
1904	68	70.1	45.9
1903	112	68.1	45.5
1902	81	68.4	47.0
1901	29	71.0	47.2
1900	24	70.3	48.3
1899	91	68.4	46.2
1898	80	68.6	46.9
1897	44	70.7	46.8
1896	25	71.3	47.2
1895	115	68.5	44.7
1894	41	71.5	46.1
1893	74	70.8	45.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Independence	location