By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Hays set a record low overnight Tuesday, hitting 39 degrees.
The previous record low was 40 degrees and was measured in 1902, 1910 and 1943.
The high temperature of 46 degrees was also a record, which shattered the lowest high for Sept. 8, which was 58 degrees set in 1962, according to the K-State Ag Research Center in Hays.
One year ago the high in Hays was 86 degrees.
Hays was not the only western Kansas community that set a record low. See the graphic below from the National Weather Service in Dodge City. Note: The NWS took its reading from the Hays Water Plant.
The cold front moving through the area also brought a cold, drizzling rain.
The Research Center reported .29 inches of rain. The rainfall for the month has been .31 inches, compared to an average rainfall by the end of the month of 2.23 inches.
Hays has received 20.04 inches of moisture to date this year compared to an average of 19.94 inches by the end of September.
The National Weather Service is predicting more rain throughout the day today. Patchy fog is expected after 3 p.m. The high is forecast near 45. Conditions are forecast to be breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph. New precipitation amounts are expected between a quarter to a half of an inch.
The low for tonight is forecast at 41 for Hays with rain continuing until about 4 a.m.
Chances for rain are expected to continue into Friday then the weather will clear off with slowly rising temperatures.
Highs Saturday through Tuesday are supposed to be in the upper 70s.