Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

Heat Persists in the South Central U.S. and Southwest; Heavy rains in the Desert Southwest and Central Plains

NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO - Easter Climate

Sweltering heat remains across the South-Central Plains, Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Southwest this week with limited nighttime relief. Thunderstorms will bring heavy rainfall leading to localized flash flooding in portions of the Desert Southwest and central Plains. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the central Plains into the Northeast. Read More >

Kansas City Easter Weather (1910 to Present)
Statistics Average Max: 63°F Highest Max: 89°F in 1987 Average Min: 43°F Lowest Min: 20°F in 1940, 1920, 2007 Most Snowfall: 3.6" in 1920 Greatest Snow Depth: 4" in 1978 Most Precip: 2.46" in 1942 Strongest Average Wind Speed: 28 mph in 1998
YEAR	DAY	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1910	3/27	83	65				CLR	SW	14.2	1910
1911	4/16	72	43				CLR	SW	12.8	1911
1912	4/17	57	37				CLR	N	10.5	1912
1913	3/23	70	44	0.19			CLDY	SW	24.3	1913
1914	4/12	57	36				CLR	NW	5.8	1914
1915	4/04	73	48				PC	S	17.8	1915
1916	4/23	62	45				PC	NE	10.6	1916
1917	4/08	43	30	0.01			CLR	N	17.4	1917
1918	3/31	73	52	T			PC	SW	14.1	1918
1919	4/20	70	53				PC	N	10.3	1919
1920	4/04	28	20	0.34	3.6		PC	N	24.8	1920
1921	3/27	62	26	0.08	0.8		CLDY	N	25.6	1921
1922	4/16	74	53	0.10			PC	SW	13.2	1922
1923	4/01	64	35				CLR	S	16.4	1923
1924	4/20	62	42				CLR	E	10.6	1924
1925	4/12	83	54				CLR	S	5.3	1925
1926	4/04	53	32				PC	S	7.1	1926
1927	4/17	79	64				CLR	S	13.3	1927
1928	4/08	39	31	T	T		PC	NW	10.2	1928
1929	3/31	60	34	2.23	T		CLR	NW	12.6	1929
1930	4/20	59	48	T			CLDY	NW	12.5	1930
1931	4/05	56	32				CLR	NW	4.9	1931
1932	3/27	59	38	T			PC	NW	7.5	1932
1933	4/16	64	39				PC	N	11.8	1933
1934	4/01	66	44	0.22			PC	NW	10.5	1934
1935	4/21	78	44				PC	S	7.9	1935
1936	4/12	82	44				CLDY	SW	15.3	1936
1937	3/28	35	28	0.01	0.1		CLDY	NW	7.1	1937
1938	4/17	81	52	T			CLR	SW	12.4	1938
1939	4/09	76	43	T			PC	E	5.4	1939
YEAR	DAY	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1940	3/24	35	20	T	T		PC	NE	9.4	1940
1941	4/13	81	61	0.72			CLDY	SW	17.2	1941
1942	4/06	66	50	2.41			CLDY	N	10.2	1942
1943	4/25	72	52	0.40			CLDY	NE	10.0	1943
1944	4/09	69	52	0.23			PC	NE	7.9	1944
1945	4/01	69	53				CLDY	S	10.4	1945
1946	4/21	80	62				CLDY	S	11.0	1946
1947	4/06	59	39				CLR	W	15.4	1947
1948	3/28	55	28				CLR	SW	14.1	1948
1949	4/17	64	45				CLR	NW	15.0	1949
1950	4/09	73	49	0.17			CLDY	S	15.0	1950
1951	3/25	62	40				CLR	SW	7.8	1951
1952	4/13	42	35	0.03	T		CLDY	NE	15.5	1952
1953	4/05	49	39	T			CLDY	ENE	9.0	1953
1954	4/18	77	57				CLDY	NE	9.0	1954
1955	4/10	74	46	T			PC	SE	9.9	1955
1956	4/01	83	64				PC	S	18.5	1956
1957	4/21	65	57	0.20			CLDY	NE	11.7	1957
1958	4/06	46	39	T			CLDY	NW	21.8	1958
1959	3/29	51	43	T			CLDY	S	7.4	1959
1960	4/17	54	39	0.02			PC	WNW	12.0	1960
1961	4/02	42	29	0.06			CLDY	SW	8.2	1961
1962	4/22	71	53	0.13			CLDY	NNE	8.9	1962
1963	4/14	72	40				CLR	ESE	6.5	1963
1964	3/29	38	21	T	T		CLR	NNW	13.1	1964
1965	4/18	67	44				CLDY	N	10.5	1965
1966	4/10	69	35	0.28			CLDY	ESE	11.1	1966
1967	3/26	61	45	0.34			CLDY	WNW	10.4	1967
1968	4/14	67	44	0.25			PC	WNW	13.4	1968
1969	4/06	53	40				CLDY	E	5.5	1969
YEAR	DAY	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1970	3/29	49	27				PC	E	8.9	1970
1971	4/11	86	63				PC	S	16.4	1971
1972	4/02	66	31				PC	E	10.2	1972
1973	4/22	66	48				PC	NW	4.2	1973
1974	4/14	48	40				CLDY	NW	15.2	1974
1975	3/30	44	21				CLDY	SW	12.4	1975
1976	4/18	68	51	0.26			CLR	SW	13.1	1976
1977	4/10	80	63				PC	SW	21.7	1977
1978	3/26	48	23			4	CLR	SW	13.0	1978
1979	4/15	71	49				CLR	SE	9.9	1979
1980	4/06	65	50	0.10			CLDY	S	15.3	1980
1981	4/19	61	55	0.17			CLDY	E	10.6	1981
1982	4/11	72	35				PC	SW	15.0	1982
1983	4/03	44	37	0.03			CLDY	NW	10.6	1983
1984	4/22	49	37	0.16			CLDY	NW	13.1	1984
1985	4/07	53	33				CLR	NW	12.6	1985
1986	3/30	82	57				CLR	SE	12.0	1986
1987	4/19	89	65				PC	S	18.3	1987
1988	4/03	61	44	0.04			CLDY	SW	11.8	1988
1989	3/26	82	60				PC	S	18.5	1989
1990	4/15	64	44	T			PC	NE	9.6	1990
1991	3/31	67	41				CLR	W	13.3	1991
1992	4/19	63	52	0.29			CLDY	NW	6.9	1992
1993	4/11	48	44	0.52			CLDY	E	16.8	1993
1994	4/03	54	28				CLR	S	7.9	1994
1995	4/16	68	48	0.36			CLDY	E	16.9	1995
1996	4/07	54	34				CLR	NE	11.8	1996
1997	3/30	61	36	0.04			CLR	NW	12.8	1997
1998	4/12	76	60				PC	S	27.6	1998
1999	4/04	67	36	T			CLR	E	8.3	1999
YEAR	DAY	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
2000	4/23	65	53	0.05			CLDY	ENE	9.9	2000
2001	4/15	64	45	0.01			PC	NW	10.4	2001
2002	3/31	56	37				PC	NW	8.6	2002
2003	4/20	58	46	0.01			CLDY	WNW	11.5	2003
2004	4/11	55	30				CLR	E	6.2	2004
2005	3/27	58	29				CLR	S	5.5	2005
2006	4/16	78	58				PC	NW	13.8	2006
2007	4/08	44	20				CLR	W	6.8	2007
2008	3/23	47	29	T	T		PC	N	11.5	2008
2009	4/12	49	42	0.39			CLDY	E	15.6	2009
2010	4/4	80	46	0.05			PC	SW	11.2	2010
2011	4/24	62	39				CLDY	E	9.4	2011
2012	4/8	68	35				PC	SW	5.4	2012
2013	3/31	64	42	T			PC	NE	8.6	2013

Last Updated on 4/15/2014

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T = Trace
---- = Missing Data CLR = Clear
PC = Partly Cloudy
CLDY = Cloudy

N = North
S = South
E = East
W = West

NW = Northwest
NE = Northeast
SW = Southwest
SE = Southeast

Max = Maximum Temperature in Fahrenheit.
Min = Minimum Temperature in Fahrenheit.
Snowfall and Snow Depth in inches.
Precip(itation) is in inches.
WIN DIR = Wind Direction
WIN SPD & FASTEST MPH = Wind Speed in mph.