2006 Climate Summary for Kansas City
...Much above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation
characterized the overall
...Temperatures...
The average temperature for the year was 58.4 degrees
or 4.2 degrees
above the normal of 54.2 degrees. This ranks as the
8th warmest
year on record. Ten months had above normal temperatures and two
months had below normal. January was the warmest on record since
records were started in 1888.
1.) Highest temperature...104 degrees
on July 19th, August 1st, and
6th. Historical fact : Number of previous
years with 3 or more days of
high temperatures 104 degrees or greater : 14. Year with
the most number
of such days : 1933 with 33 days.
2.) Lowest temperature...4
degrees above zero on February 18th.
Historical fact : Number of previous years
where the lowest temperature
was 4 degrees or more: 8. Warmest low temperature in a
calendar year :
7 degrees in 1921 and 1931.
3.)
The
warmest daily average temperature...was 93 degrees on August 1st
with a high of 104 degrees and a low of 82 degrees.
Historical fact : The last
3 days where the average temperature was 93 degrees or warmer :
Aug 21, 2003, July 15, 1980, and July 14, 1980.
4.)
The coldest daily average temperature...was
11 degrees on February
18th with a high of 17 and a low of 4 degrees above zero.
Historical fact :
Number of previous years where the lowest average daily temperature was
greater than 10 degrees : 10.
5.) The
lowest afternoon high temperature...was
17 degrees on February
18th. Historical fact : Number of previous
years where the lowest high
temperature was 17 degrees or greater: 13.
6.) The
highest overnight low temperature...was
82 degrees on July 20th
and August 1st. Historical fact : Number of
previous years where the warmest
low temperature was 82 degrees or more: 18.
7.) For the entire year...13 record
highs and no record lows were
equaled or exceeded.
| Date |
New Record Temp |
Old Record |
|---|---|---|
|
January 15
|
66
|
64 in 1953
|
|
January 26
|
67
|
66 in 2002
|
|
February 28
|
78
|
78 in 1932
|
|
March 8
|
79
|
78 in 1974
|
|
April 13
|
92
|
88 in 1936
|
|
April 18
|
91
|
88 in 1972
|
|
May 19
|
95
|
94 in 1998
|
|
May 27
|
94
|
90 in 1959
|
|
May 28
|
93
|
92 in 1998
|
|
October 1
|
94
|
92 in 2002
|
|
October 2
|
95
|
94 in 1963
|
|
October 3
|
95
|
93 in 1954
|
|
December 16
|
67
|
67 in 1933
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| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg | Dept | Highest Temp | Lowest Temp | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
January
|
52.1
|
33.3
|
42.7
|
+15.8
|
67
|
22
|
Warmest on record
|
|
February
|
47.4
|
23.1
|
35.3
|
+2.3
|
78
|
4
|
|
|
March
|
56.7
|
36.4
|
46.5
|
+2.7
|
79
|
23
|
|
|
April
|
73.8
|
50.5
|
62.1
|
+7.7
|
92
|
34
|
3rd Warmest
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May
|
77.5
|
56.6
|
67.0
|
+2.7
|
95
|
44
|
|
|
June
|
87.7
|
64.4
|
76.1
|
+2.5
|
95
|
57
|
|
|
July
|
92.3
|
70.9
|
81.6
|
+3.1
|
104
|
62
|
|
|
August
|
90.1
|
70.2
|
80.1
|
+3.5
|
104
|
61
|
|
|
September
|
76.7
|
56.1
|
66.4
|
-1.7
|
92
|
45
|
|
|
October
|
66.6
|
45.9
|
56.3
|
-0.3
|
95
|
31
|
|
|
November
|
56.8
|
36.0
|
46.4
|
+3.7
|
80
|
16
|
|
|
December
|
47.3
|
29.3
|
38.3
|
+7.0
|
67
|
8
|
|
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Yearly Totals
|
68.7
|
47.7
|
58.4
|
+4.2
|
104
|
4
|
8th Warmest
|
...Precipitation...
The total precipitation for the year was 30.87 inches ... Or 7.11
inches below normal. This was the
27th driest year
on record. Eight
months had below normal precipitation and 4 months were above. The
longest stretch with no measurable precipitation was 20 days ... From
November 30th through December 19th.
1.) The highest monthly total...was
7.66 inches in August...or the tenth
wettest August on record. The lowest monthly total was 0.04 of an
inch recorded in February...or the driest February ever recorded.
2.) The greatest rainfall...in a 24
hour period was 3.33 inches on
August 26th - 27th.
3.)
There were three daily rainfall records...exceeded on November 27th,
November 28th, and December 20th.
4.)
There were 44 days with thunderstorms...normal is 53.
5.)
The total snowfall for the 2005 - 2006 winter season was 12.4
inches...normal is 20.1 inches.
6.) The greatest monthly snow total...in
this calendar year was 1.0 inches in March.
| Date |
New Record Precip |
Old Record |
|---|---|---|
|
November 27
|
0.84
|
64 in 1953
|
|
November 28
|
1.30
|
66 in 2002
|
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December 20
|
1.10
|
78 in 1974
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| Yearly Precipitation Total | 2006 Daily Precipitation |
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| Month | Precip Total | Dept | Greatest 24 hour amount | Remarks |
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January
|
1.11
|
-0.04
|
0.71
|
|
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February
|
0.04
|
-1.27
|
0.03
|
Driest on record
|
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March
|
1.78
|
-0.66
|
0.44
|
|
|
April
|
4.15
|
+0.77
|
1.41
|
|
|
May
|
1.67
|
-3.72
|
0.75
|
7th Driest
|
|
June
|
1.27
|
-3.17
|
0.52
|
4th Driest
|
|
July
|
3.20
|
-1.22
|
1.16
|
|
|
August
|
7.66
|
+4.12
|
3.33
|
10th Wettest
|
|
September
|
2.22
|
-2.42
|
0.96
|
|
|
October
|
3.29
|
-0.04
|
0.84
|
|
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November
|
2.72
|
+0.42
|
1.52
|
|
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December
|
1.76
|
+0.12
|
1.10
|
|
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Yearly Totals
|
30.87
|
-7.11
|
3.33
|
27th Driest
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...Wind...
The average wind velocity for the year was 10.4 mph with the
prevailing wind direction from the south.
the south. The highest wind gust for the year was 55 mph from the
southwest on April 15th.