Haskell County, Kansas · Sublette
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Pipes freeze in Haskell County on about 49 nights a year, mostly November to March. Older homes, 26% of the stock here, are most at risk.
July brings the most downpours to Haskell County, part of 4.5 heavy-rain days a year. Check the sump first.
26% of homes here predate 1960, when clay and cast iron sewer laterals were standard. Roots and cracks in those lines are a common cause of backups.
Haskell County's wettest day in the 2015–2024 record brought 2.65 inches, and about 118 freeze-thaw days a year mean ice dams in some winters.
9% of occupied homes in Haskell County heat mainly with wood or propane, below the Kansas county median of 16.9%.
With 40 muggy nights a year, mold in Haskell County can appear within days of a leak. Dry first, then clean.
Local risk profile
Haskell County covers 578 square miles of southwest Kansas, with about 3,641 residents and 1,546 homes. The county seat is Sublette, and Satanta is the other large town. Half the homes here were built before 1973, half after.
35/100 Water Damage Risk Index: Moderate Haskell County ranks 100 of 105 Kansas counties. See the statewide ranking and method.The three factors where Haskell County ranks highest compared with other Kansas counties.
Haskell County gets more hard-freeze nights than most of Kansas. From 2015–2024 it averaged 49 nights a year at 20°F or colder, the range where pipes in exterior walls, crawl spaces and unheated garages freeze, and 131 nights at or below 32°F. That ranks 22nd of 105 counties.
On February 15, 2021 the low fell to about -15°F, and in the stretch ending February 2021 the county went 12 days in a row below freezing. Leaks from split pipes typically appear the day the thaw arrives.
Most freezing nights fall from November to March, peaking in January. Disconnect garden hoses and shut off outdoor spigots before the first hard frost, and keep the heat at 55°F or higher if you'll be away.
Freezing nights typically start around Oct 22 and end around Apr 16.
Haskell gets fewer downpours than most Kansas counties, but they still fill basements. The county gets about 20.3 inches of rain and melted snow a year, with 4.5 days of an inch or more (79th of 105). Those downpours cluster in April, May and July, when sump pumps and gutters are tested hardest. The wettest day on record brought 2.65 inches on October 22, 2015. The worst three-day stretch dropped 3.17 inches, ending October 9, 2018, the kind of soaking that overwhelms sump pumps and storm sewers.
The temperature crosses 32°F in both directions on roughly 118 days a year. Each cycle melts and refreezes water at roof edges and in foundation cracks, which is how ice dams and basement seepage get started.
Housing
67% of homes in Haskell County predate 1980, below the Kansas county median of 73.7%, which ranks 68th of Kansas's 105 counties.
17% of homes were built in 2000 or later, more than in most of Kansas. Newer plumbing rarely corrodes, so damage here tends to come from appliance supply lines, water heaters, sump pumps and storms.
14% of homes are manufactured or mobile homes, above the Kansas county median of 5.6%. Their water lines run under the floor behind the skirting, so a torn skirt or failed heat tape freezes them faster than lines in a site-built house.
Beyond water
Summer nights that don't drop below 65°F, a good marker of humid air, come about 40 times a year here, below the Kansas county median of 59. Keep indoor humidity under 60%, as the EPA advises, and dry any leak within 24 to 48 hours; in a humid month a wet basement left alone won't dry by itself.
Mold remediation: what to expectHeating fuel matters for fire risk. In Haskell County it's 68% utility gas, 22% electric, 9% propane and under 1% wood. Most homes here heat with gas or electricity, so cooking and electrical faults are the likelier fire sources. Even a contained kitchen fire can send soot through the ductwork to every room.
Fire and smoke cleanup: first stepsCoverage
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Population from ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Townships and unincorporated areas are covered too.
Nearby
Finney and Grant get more pipe-freeze nights than Haskell. Meade County has the oldest housing nearby, with 83% of homes built before 1980.
By the numbers
| Factor | Haskell | Kansas median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1960 | 26% | 48% | 97 of 105 |
| Homes built before 1980 | 67% | 74% | 68 of 105 |
| Homes built 2000 or later | 17% | 11% | 22 of 105 |
| Manufactured or mobile homes | 14% | 5.6% | 7 of 105 |
| Vacant homes | 9.2% | 15% | 87 of 105 |
| Wood or propane heat | 9.1% | 17% | 89 of 105 |
| Nights at 20°F or colder | 49/yr | 39/yr | 22 of 105 |
| Days with 1 inch+ of rain | 4.5/yr | 6.8/yr | 79 of 105 |
| Freeze-thaw days | 118/yr | 97/yr | 19 of 105 |
| Muggy nights (65°F+) | 40/yr | 59/yr | 82 of 105 |
Rank 1 is the highest value. Bars run from the lowest to the highest Kansas county; the tick marks the median; orange means higher water damage risk than the median, green means lower.
Questions
Peak risk months in Haskell County: freezing from November to March, heavy rain in April, May and July.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates (2020-2024); weather from NOAA nClimGrid-Daily county averages (EpiNOAA), 2015–2024, averaged across the county; county boundaries from Census TIGER. Reviewed 2026-10-21. Methodology