Tropical System in the Gulf; Dangerous Heat and Air Quality Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms for Midwest to mid-Atlantic

Tropical System in the Gulf; Dangerous Heat and Air Quality Concerns; Severe Thunderstorms for Midwest to mid-Atlantic

NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO - July 4th Climate

Tropical system in the Gulf expected to gradually strengthen the next couple of days off the Florida Panhandle and Alabama coasts. Instances of flash flooding will be possible through Thursday along the eastern and central Gulf Coast. Severe thunderstorms will develop and move along a cold front crossing the Upper Midwest, and through the Ohio Valley/Mid-Atlantic on Tuesday. Read More >

Kansas City July 4th Weather (1888 to Present)
Statistics Average Max: 88°F Highest Max: 108°F in 1936 Average Min: 69°F Lowest Min: 54°F in 1997 Most Precip: 3.63" in 1984 Strongest Average Wind Speed: 19.5 mph in 1986
YEAR	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	FASTEST MPH	YEAR
1888	93	74		----	----	----	----	1888
1889	85	60		CLR	NE	5.2	11	1889
1890	81	59		CLR	NE	7.6	15	1890
1891	81	65		CLDY	SE	4.9	8	1891
1892	75	56		PC	NE	5.1	11	1892
1893	83	63	1.27	PC	SE	8.8	26	1893
1894	73	61	2.27	CLDY	NE	8.2	36	1894
1895	85	70	0.45	CLDY	SE	7.7	21	1895
1896	79	69	0.51	CLDY	N	8.0	17	1896
1897	89	70	0.52	CLDY	SE	5.4	20	1897
1898	82	63		CLR	N	4.7	10	1898
1899	80	68	0.49	PC	NW	4.7	11	1899
1900	87	75		PC	S	12.9	30	1900
1901	103	81		CLR	S	17.4	33	1901
1902	86	72		PC	S	16.1	28	1902
1903	75	63	0.31	CLDY	NW	6.5	24	1903
1904	78	62	0.55	CLDY	NW	6.1	24	1904
1905	84	64		CLR	N	10.1	18	1905
1906	83	62	T	CLR	NW	5.6	12	1906
1907	92	71		CLR	S	14.0	22	1907
1908	80	59		CLR	S	10.3	22	1908
1909	85	65		CLR	SE	14.9	24	1909
1910	82	68		CLR	E	9.5	16	1910
1911	103	81		CLR	S	9.1	19	1911
1912	89	74		CLR	S	13.6	25	1912
1913	94	74		PC	S	11.5	22	1913
1914	85	67		PC	S	5.7	15	1914
1915	70	57	0.01	PC	NW	16.2	34	1915
1916	90	70	T	PC	E	9.2	48	1916
1917	84	63		PC	SE	12.5	23	1917
1918	96	71	T	CLR	S	13.6	31	1918
1919	93	70	0.44	PC	S	10.0	26	1919
YEAR	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	FASTEST MPH	YEAR
1920	93	76	T	PC	SE	9.0	28	1920
1921	79	70	0.56	CLDY	S	7.6	19	1921
1922	80	61		CLR	S	5.0	12	1922
1923	81	68	T	PC	SE	7.0	12	1923
1924	75	56		CLR	NE	4.4	10	1924
1925	83	70	0.05	PC	NE	7.5	13	1925
1926	90	71	T	PC	NE	8.0	17	1926
1927	87	63		CLR	SE	8.2	13	1927
1928	95	79		CLR	S	8.2	19	1928
1929	84	71	T	PC	S	9.8	16	1929
1930	94	71		PC	S	8.7	16	1930
1931	88	67	0.72	CLR	E	8.4	39	1931
1932	92	67	1.38	PC	SE	8.6	31	1932
1933	85	67		PC	E	11.1	15	1933
1934	106	80		PC	SW	13.1	18	1934
1935	97	77		PC	SW	12.3	18	1935
1936	108	79		PC	SW	13.8	21	1936
1937	103	74		PC	SW	6.7	12	1937
1938	102	79		CLR	SW	8.1	14	1938
1939	100	79		CLR	SW	7.7	13	1939
1940	83	56		CLR	E	5.7	14	1940
1941	80	60		CLR	NE	5.6	11	1941
1942	96	68		PC	SW	9.1	21	1942
1943	91	76	0.10	PC	SW	14.5	24	1943
1944	91	66		PC	NE	7.6	14	1944
1945	89	68		PC	SW	15.4	25	1945
1946	92	66		PC	E	6.1	14	1946
1947	89	69	T	PC	S	13.5	23	1947
1948	89	72		PC	SSW	12.5	18	1948
1949	92	76	0.03	PC	S	5.0	16	1949
YEAR	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	FASTEST MPH	YEAR
1950	88	63		PC	SSE	3.4	12	1950
1951	79	64		CLR	NW	7.5	17	1951
1952	86	64		CLR	ESE	6.3	12	1952
1953	100	78	0.01	PC	SE	16.3	35	1953
1954	103	81	T	CLR	SSW	11.9	20	1954
1955	93	75		PC	S	10.9	17	1955
1956	86	70	0.27	CLDY	N	9.7	22	1956
1957	88	70	T	PC	NW	12.8	31	1957
1958	83	69	0.48	CLDY	S	6.0	17	1958
1959	88	68	0.83	CLDY	SW	10.4	25	1959
1960	78	65		PC	NE	6.1	15	1960
1961	91	67		CLR	SW	12.5	24	1961
1962	97	76	0.04	PC	SSW	7.1	18	1962
1963	97	79		CLR	ESE	8.5	18	1963
1964	87	70	0.89	CLDY	ENE	8.6	25	1964
1965	84	66	T	PC	S	4.8	12	1965
1966	93	75		CLR	S	5.0	10	1966
1967	76	57		CLDY	NE	5.3	12	1967
1968	89	63		CLDY	SSW	8.8	15	1968
1969	98	81		CLR	SSW	13.4	25	1969
1970	74	62		CLR	N	11.1	21	1970
1971	83	70	0.25	PC	SW	9.9	18	1971
1972	75	58	0.01	CLDY	NE	10.2	19	1972
1973	89	68	0.57	CLR	E	6.8	20	1973
1974	84	67	T	CLR	NNW	4.8	15	1974
1975	98	73		CLR	WSW	5.5	11	1975
1976	80	63		CLR	ENE	9.6	13	1976
1977	94	75		CLR	SW	11.7	20	1977
1978	96	75		CLR	E	11.0	10	1978
1979	87	67	0.23	CLDY	NE	12.2	21	1979
YEAR	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	FASTEST MPH	YEAR
1980	99	74	T	CLR	SW	7.6	20	1980
1981	78	70	0.22	CLDY	NW	9.4	18	1981
1982	94	77		CLR	S	12.2	16	1982
1983	81	65	0.14	PC	N	8.6	17	1983
1984	78	65	3.63	CLDY	NE	5.1	25	1984
1985	92	66		PC	SW	7.6	18	1985
1986	91	75		CLR	S	19.5	25	1986
1987	83	68	0.07	CLDY	S	9.2	23	1987
1988	95	67		CLR	SE	9.3	14	1988
1989	94	68		PC	N	7.1	14	1989
1990	99	77		CLR	S	14.2	20	1990
1991	90	65		CLR	SW	6.5	12	1991
1992	91	61	0.26	PC	SW	11.9	26	1992
1993	81	69	0.47	CLDY	S	16.5	39	1993
1994	93	73		PC	S	13.5	33	1994
1995	86	63	1.08	PC	S	9.3	49	1995
1996	76	65	0.50	----	SE	6.9	24	1996
1997	71	54		----	N	8.3	22	1997
1998	87	74	T	----	NE	8.8	24	1998
1999	91	74		CLR	S	16.1	36	1999
2000	87	69	0.74	CLDY	S	10.5	25	2000
2001	90	67		PC	SE	7.2	26	2001
2002	88	70	0.44	CLDY	S	6.1	26	2002
2003	94	75		CLR	SSW	11.6	25	2003
2004	88	68		PC	SW	5.7	25	2004
2005	82	66	0.07	PC	S	5.8	33	2005
2006	88	69		PC	N	7.0	20	2006
2007	88	66	0.05	PC	S	5.9	10	2007
2008	80	60		CLR	ENE	6.1	15	2008
2009	82	67	0.45	PC	N	9.8	25	2009
2010	86	73	1.71	CLDY	SW	12.7	35	2010
2011	87	67		PC	E	7.0	18	2011

Last Updated on 8/28/2011

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---- = Missing Data CLR = Clear
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Snowfall and Snow Depth in inches.
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