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Above Average Temperatures for Most Today; Winter Weather Returns to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes

Well above average temperatures are forecast today into Wednesday over most of the lower 48 states away from the Gulf Coast. A storm system passing across southern Canada will bring a wintry mix to the upper Great Lakes today. A trailing cold front will then bring the wintry mix from the central Appalachians through the Northeast U.S. Wednesday and Thursday. Read More >

Kansas City Daily Climate Extremes and Normals*
December 1888-Present

* Normals are computed from 1991-2020 time frame.

* Last updated 5/13/2022


Date Max Temp Year Normal Max Min Temp Year Normal Min Max Precip Year Max Snow Year Normal Precip
1 70 1970 47 2 1893 28 0.94 2018 1.5 1985 1.57
2 71 2021 47 2 1985 28 0.68 1967 2.8 1893 Avg Snowfall
3 74 2012 46 6 1895 27 2.01 1947 7.2 1898 4.0
4 72 2017 46 6 1898 27 2.16 1944 4.3 1925
5 74 2001 45 4 1950 27 1.65 1913 8.5 1942
6 74 1939 45 -3 1950 26 2.82 1980 3.9 1909
7 70 1894 45 0 2013 26 2.08 1980 7.3 2005
8 69 1946 44 -7 1917 26 0.66 1946 3.7 1961
9 68 2020 44 -5 2005 26 1.51 1911 7.5 1944
10 69 1970 44 -5 1919 25 0.85 1982 2.6 1955
11 70 1965 43 0 2000 25 1.10 2007 5.3 1960
12 70 1889 43 -5 1989 25 0.67 2001 4.0 1914
13 73 1948 43 -6 1917 24 2.59 1992 7.0 2000
14 67 1933 43 -8 1901 24 1.66 1975 9.7 1987
15 74 2021 42 -16 1989 24 0.68 1940 3.3 2019
16 67 2006 42 -14 1989 24 0.55 1928 4.2 1981
17 72 1939 42 -6 1981 23 0.40 1929 6.3 1945
18 64 1976 41 -15 1983 23 1.69 1895 3.5 1989
19 68 1889 41 -18 1983 23 1.22 1933 2.2 1895
20 67 1941 41 -17 1983 23 1.10 2006 5.8 1895
21 63 1893 41 -18 1989 23 1.20 1949 6.0 1953
22 67 1933 41 -23 1989 22 0.97 1941 7.8 1961
23 67 1933 40 -23 1989 22 0.66 1918 7.4 1918
24 72 2021 40 -17 1983 22 1.65 1895 4.8 1918
25 67 1922 40 -16 1983 22 0.29 2016 3.3 2009
26 66 2008 40 -13 1892 22 1.14 1942 3.0 1939
27 73 1946 40 -6 1924 21 1.26 2008 5.7 1966
28 69 1984 39 -10 1924 21 1.50 2019 4.1 1943
29 68 1947 39 -9 1917 21 1.19 2020 1.5 1969
30 68 2010 39 -8 1983 21 1.10 1906 6.7 1927
31 66 1951 39 -11 1976 21 1.35 1931 7.7 1978