Walnut Valley Festival WEATHER INFO Index Page
Since the Walnut Valley Festival is largely an outdoor event,
music isn't the only thing that matters --- the weather can also be quite important.Having posted comprehensive information elsewhere on this site about both the contests and the contracted stage performers, we now begin
the second most important aspect of WVF history: the weather at the festival. Pages
will be added as they are completed.
Summary of temperature & river flow charts
Festival Week Temperatures and Precipitation
The dates listed below are the actual Festival dates. The charts include the week before the festival, starting with Thursday (Land-Rush Day). This organization may be confusing for non-Winfielders, but will make the information more useful to the regulars:
- September 29-Oct 1, 1972 Oct. 1 data still missing.
- September 28-30, 1973
- September 20-22, 1974
- September 19-21, 1975
- May 14-16, 1976 data not currently available
- September 17-19, 1976
- September 16-18, 1977
- September 15-17, 1978
- June 1-3, 1979 data not currently available
- September 14-16, 1979
- September 18-21, 1980
- September 17-20, 1981
- September 16-19, 1982
- September 15-18, 1983
- September 13-16, 1984
- September 19-22, 1985
- September 18-21, 1986
- September 17-20, 1987
- September 15-18, 1988
- September 14-17, 1989
- September 13-16, 1990
- September 19-22, 1991
- September 17-20, 1992
- September 16-19, 1993
- September 15-18, 1994
- September 14-17, 1995
- September 19-22, 1996
- September 18-21, 1997
- September 17-20, 1998
- September 16-19, 1999
- September 14-17, 2000
- September 12-15, 2001
- September 19-22, 2002
- September 18-21, 2003
Data to 1996 supplied by Mary Knapp, State Climatologist, KSU
These summaries are complete only through 1996.
Summaries with conventional calendar system
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