. The period of record begins 7/1/1888. It was not possible to obtain long term observational data from locations other than the Downtown Airport and Kansas City International. It is well known that many locations in Greater Kansas City have had higher one-day rainfall amounts, i.e. the "Plaza flood of 1977". It is also well known that, for the most part, the Downtown airport will have higher maximum and higher minimum temperatures than KCI. Originally compiled by Allen Pearson and now exclusively by the WDAF FOX 4 Weather Department. Updated May 1998
HIGHEST AND LOWEST TEMPERATURE High of 113 degrees.......... August 14 1936 (Downtown Arpt) Low of -23 degrees........... December 21 & 22 1989 (KCI) CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH 100 degrees or more.......17..........July 4-20 1980 (Downtown Arpt) 90 degrees or more.......39..........July 8-August 15 1934 32 degrees or less.......47..........December 29 1978-Feb 13 1979 0 degrees or less........9..........December 18-26 1983 YEARS WITH 100 Degrees or more.......53..........in 1936 (Downtown Arpt) 90 Degrees or more.......90..........in 1936 (Downtown Arpt) 32 Degrees or less......122..........in 1979 and 1975 (KCI) 0 Degrees or less.......20..........in 1979 (KCI) and 1936 (MKC) PRECIPITATION Highest Annual..............61.25" ...........in 1961 (Downtown Arpt) Greatest 12 months..........63.15" ...........Feb 1961 through Jan 1962 Lowest Annual.............. 20.93"........... in 1953 Lowest 12 months............18.28" ...........Sep 1933 through Aug 1934 Wettest Month...............16.17" ...........Sep 1914 Dryest Month.. .............a trace in November 1989 at KCI Consecutive days with precipitation ....9.... May 2-10 1996 Consecutive days without precipitation..37.Oct 30 1989-Dec 5 1989 SNOWFALL Highest Annual............................63.0" for 1960 Highest Seasonal..........................67.0" for 1911/1912 winter Lowest Annual .............................1.3" in 1954 Lowest Seasonal............................4.5" for 1922/1923 winter Highest Monthly Total.....................40.2" in Mar 1912 Highest One-Day Total.....................16.0" Mar 23 1912 Highest Two-Day Total.....................25.0" Mar 23-24 1912 Consecutive Days With Measurable Snow......5....Jan 6-10 1940/7.7" Consecutive Days With Measurable Snow......5....Feb 8-12 1972/2.1" Consecutive Days With Measurable Snow......4....Mar 13-16 1906/1.1" Consecutive Days With Measurable Snow......3....Nov 27-29 1919/2.6" Consecutive Days With Measurable Snow......4....Dec 17-20 1914/6.7" Most days with snow on the ground....entire month of Jan 1979 & Jan 1985 THUNDERSTORMS Most Thunderstorm Days In One Year.............76 in 1951 Fewest Thunderstorm Days in One Year...........35 in 1988 & 1933 Most Thunderstorm Days in One Month............21 in July 1992 Consecutive Thunderstorm Days..7.Jul 4-10 1993/Jul 20-26 1993/May 4-10 1996 *Early years counted distant lightning as a thunderstorm day DAYS WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION Record Number of Days with Measurable Precipitation......136 in 1993 Average Number of Days with Measurable Precipitation.....102 Fewest Number of Days with Measurable Precipitation.......60 in 1936 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....6...Jan 6-11 1940 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....5...Feb 20-24 1985 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....7...Mar 10-16 1906 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....7...Apr 20-26 1904 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....9...May 2-10 1996 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....8...Jun 18-25 1907 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....8...Jul 9-16 1992 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....6...Aug 18-23 1902 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....6...Sep 23-28 1973 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....6...Oct 13-18 1984 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....7...Nov 16-22 1934 Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation....6...Dec 8-13 1931
Consecutive Days With Measurable Precipitation...10...May 27-June 5 1903 DAYS WITH MEASURABLE SNOWFALL Record Number of Days with Measurable Snow...........30 in 1960 Average Number of Days with Measurable Snow..........16 Fewest Number of Days with Measurable Snow.(Annual)...3 in 1954 Fewest Number of Days with Measurable Snow.(Seasonal).7 for 1922/1923 SPRING DAY AND YEAR WITH LAST READING OF 32 DEGREES OR LESS Mar 10 1946 Mar 15 1925 Mar 21 1895 Median Day Mar 22 1927 1963 Leap Year April 7th Mar 23 1932 1981 Other Years April 8th Mar 24 1998 Mar 25 1906 1971 Mar 26 1958 1960 1978 Caveat Mar 27 1897 1912 1919 This listing does not take into account Mar 28 1913 1922 1955 other variables such as soil moisture, Mar 29 1894 1941 wind, or soil temperature. Mar 30 1934 1947 1991 Apr 1 1890 1915 1924 1929 1930 1948 1984 Apr 3 1896 1901 1908 Apr 4 1889 1954 1970 Apr 5 1891 1931 1945 1962 1968 1974 1977 1993 2002 Apr 6 1898 1979 Apr 7 1902 1936 1994 Apr 8 1899 1923 1956 1972 1985 1996 Apr 9 1892 1911 1914 1916 1917 1938 1952 1959 2003 Apr 10 1937 Apr 11 1900 2004 Apr 12 1939 1940 1957 1975 1987 2000 Apr 13 1920 1933 1973 1980 1995 Apr 14 1950 1990 Apr 15 1926 1928 1943 Apr 16 1905 1935 1949 1951 1961 1965 Apr 17 1904 1921 1997 Apr 18 1999 2001 Apr 19 1983 1989 Apr 20 1953 Apr 21 1966 1982 Apr 22 1986 1992 Apr 23 1893 Apr 24 1910 1918 Apr 27 1967 1988 Apr 30 1903 May 1 1909 (29 degrees) May 3 1976 (30 degrees) May 4 1907 (27 degrees) May 6 1944 (32 degrees)