Holiday weather history: Garden City, KS
What Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve have actually been like at the Garden City weather station over 31 years (1995–2025). For this year's forecast, check the National Weather Service forecast for this spot.
Quick answer for Halloween: typical high 59°F, low 33°F; rain or snow in 23% of years; dry and 50–80°F in 50%.
🎃 Halloween weather in Garden City (Oct 31)
Warmest Halloween: 90°F (2016). Coldest high: 29°F (2002); coldest low 5°F (2019). Wettest: 0.76 in (1998). The median Halloween high was 59°F in 1995–2009 and 61°F in 2010–2025 (+2°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-31 | 57°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 10-31 | 58°F | 24°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2023 | 10-31 | 46°F | 16°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 10-31 | 74°F | 30°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 10-31 | 59°F | 33°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 10-31 | 70°F | 36°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 10-31 | 50°F | 5°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 10-31 | 50°F | 35°F | 0.01 in | – |
| 2017 | 10-31 | 53°F | 28°F | 0.06 in | – |
| 2016 | 10-31 | 90°F | 50°F | 0.00 in | – |
🦃 Thanksgiving weather in Garden City (4th Thursday of Nov)
Warmest Thanksgiving: 74°F (2011). Coldest high: 34°F (2019); coldest low 13°F (2007). Wettest: 0.17 in (2019). The median Thanksgiving high was 59°F in 1995–2009 and 52°F in 2010–2025 (-8°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-27 | 54°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 11-28 | 47°F | 16°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 46°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 11-24 | 50°F | 27°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 11-25 | 51°F | 17°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 11-26 | 52°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 11-28 | 34°F | 28°F | 0.17 in | – |
| 2018 | 11-22 | 62°F | 23°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 11-23 | 73°F | 38°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 11-24 | 61°F | 29°F | 0.00 in | – |
🎄 Christmas Day weather in Garden City (Dec 25)
Warmest Christmas Day: 81°F (2025). Coldest high: 15°F (2012); coldest low 4°F (2002). Wettest: 0.25 in (2016). The median Christmas Day high was 38°F in 1995–2009 and 50°F in 2010–2025 (+12°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-25 | 81°F | 28°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 12-25 | 42°F | 25°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2023 | 12-25 | 30°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 12-25 | 54°F | 7°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 12-25 | 63°F | 19°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 12-25 | 61°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2019 | 12-25 | 65°F | 32°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 12-25 | 53°F | 19°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 12-25 | 35°F | 10°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 12-25 | 58°F | 31°F | 0.25 in | – |
🎆 New Year's Eve weather in Garden City (Dec 31)
Warmest New Year's Eve: 67°F (2025). Coldest high: 12°F (2014); coldest low -6°F (2014). Wettest: 0.08 in (2012). The median New Year's Eve high was 44°F in 1995–2009 and 39°F in 2010–2025 (-5°F; single-day values swing a lot, so treat this as a hint, not a trend).
| Year | Date | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-31 | 67°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2024 | 12-31 | 38°F | 26°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2023 | 12-31 | 39°F | 21°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2022 | 12-31 | 60°F | 17°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2021 | 12-31 | 54°F | 16°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2020 | 12-31 | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | 12-31 | 46°F | 12°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2018 | 12-31 | 34°F | 12°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2017 | 12-31 | 14°F | -1°F | 0.00 in | – |
| 2016 | 12-31 | 44°F | 22°F | 0.00 in | – |
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Station: GHCN-Daily USW00023064 (37.922, -100.724). Precip is the 24-hour station total for the day, so rain may have fallen outside party hours.