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 - New Years Day 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 New Year's Day Weather (1889 to Present)
Statistics Average Max: 38°F Highest Max: 64°F in 1897 Average Min: 21°F Lowest Min: -13°F in 1974 Most Snowfall: 4.0" in 1948 Greatest Snow Depth: 11" in 1979 Most Precip: 1.56" in 1892 Strongest Average Wind Speed: 22 mph in 1998
YEAR	MAX	MIN	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	PRECIP	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1889	44	19				CLR	WSW	6.5	1889
1890	50	34			T	CLDY	NW	10.0	1890
1891	36	27	2.2	2.2	1.39	CLDY	NW	19.2	1891
1892	27	23	1.6	1.6	1.56	PC	NW	15.3	1892
1893	39	1		0.6		PC	NW	6.7	1893
1894	57	34				CLR	S	14.4	1894
1895	33	16				CLR	S	4.7	1895
1896	43	21		T		CLR	SSW	13.6	1896
1897	64	41				CLR	S	13.5	1897
1898	28	17			T	PC	NW	9.0	1898
1899	30	7				PC	SE	10.0	1899
1900	20	12		0.3	T	PC	NW	10.5	1900
1901	24	5		0.2		CLR	NW	3.6	1901
1902	60	32				CLR	S	9.7	1902
1903	45	31			T	PC	S	6.5	1903
1904	44	18			0.05	CLDY	NE	11.1	1904
1905	60	39				PC	S	13.0	1905
1906	32	30				CLDY	SE	6.2	1906
1907	43	32			0.01	CLDY	E	9.2	1907
1908	45	29				CLR	N	4.6	1908
1909	28	16				PC	N	6.6	1909
1910	46	25		T		PC	N	12.7	1910
1911	48	-3	0.1	0.1	0.07	CLDY	SE	19.0	1911
1912	24	6		3	0.11	CLDY	NE	4.9	1912
1913	50	36				PC	SW	15.0	1913
1914	42	31		T		CLDY	S	12.0	1914
1915	44	32		1.4		PC	W	12.6	1915
1916	60	30			0.04	PC	S	20.0	1916
1917	47	30			T	PC	SW	9.4	1917
1918	49	14				PC	W	15.5	1918
1919	12	-2	0.1	7		CLR	W	14.0	1919
YEAR	MAX	MIN	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	PRECIP	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1920	33	15				CLR	NW	8.0	1920
1921	42	33				CLR	W	17.0	1921
1922	36	18				CLR	S	7.7	1922
1923	46	28				CLR	SE	10.8	1923
1924	18	-3		0.5	T	CLDY	E	9.2	1924
1925	33	18	1.6	5.6	0.13	CLDY	NE	10.0	1925
1926	52	36			T	PC	SW	9.5	1926
1927	47	26				PC	S	8.8	1927
1928	7	-8		6.5		CLR	NW	13.6	1928
1929	21	9	1.2	4.5	0.02	CLR	NW	12.8	1929
1930	51	33	1.0	1	0.27	CLDY	N	8.1	1930
1931	44	23				CLR	S	10.4	1931
1932	39	31			0.01	CLDY	NW	12.1	1932
1933	47	28				PC	S	9.8	1933
1934	26	15		T	T	CLDY	NW	9.8	1934
1935	40	18				CLR	SW	11.1	1935
1936	39	35			0.53	CLDY	S	6.8	1936
1937	53	35			0.12	PC	SE	10.5	1937
1938	48	32				CLR	SW	8.5	1938
1939	60	36				CLR	SW	12.3	1939
1940	16	3	0.5	1.8	0.01	CLR	NW	12.0	1940
1941	53	38			0.98	CLDY	NW	11.3	1941
1942	32	3	0.6	0.6	0.11	CLDY	NW	19.6	1942
1943	48	31				PC	NE	5.3	1943
1944	41	20				CLDY	SW	5.5	1944
1945	21	4		T	T	PC	NW	11.0	1945
1946	33	7		0.6		CLR	S	6.5	1946
1947	24	5		T	T	CLDY	N	6.8	1947
1948	27	17	4.0	5.5	0.38	CLDY	NW	20.2	1948
1949	33	24		T	T	CLDY	ESE	5.2	1949
YEAR	MAX	MIN	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	PRECIP	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1950	52	43			T	CLDY	SW	4.0	1950
1951	47	34			0.01	CLDY	NNW	5.2	1951
1952	19	12			T	CLDY	NW	11.5	1952
1953	45	26		T	T	CLDY	ESE	9.8	1953
1954	56	35		T		CLR	S	10.0	1954
1955	56	34				CLR	SSW	9.2	1955
1956	55	33				PC	SSE	16.0	1956
1957	35	22				PC	N	9.3	1957
1958	28	6		3		CLR	SSW	6.5	1958
1959	33	23	0.2	5	T	CLDY	S	10.1	1959
1960	43	32			T	CLDY	SSE	14.6	1960
1961	31	20			T	CLDY	ENE	7.6	1961
1962	38	25		3		CLDY	SW	8.8	1962
1963	42	23				PC	NNW	4.8	1963
1964	46	24				PC	SW	8.0	1964
1965	62	40			0.66	CLDY	SSW	7.6	1965
1966	57	35			0.02	CLDY	E	9.5	1966
1967	41	21		5		CLR	SW	8.2	1967
1968	23	0	0.1	3	T	CLDY	SE	8.8	1968
1969	26	4		1		CLR	E	9.6	1969
1970	28	24	0.5	1	0.03	CLDY	SW	7.1	1970
1971	50	37				PC	NW	9.7	1971
1972	39	30			0.1	CLDY	N	5.2	1972
1973	30	17				CLR	NW	8.2	1973
1974	0	-13	0.5	4	0.04	PC	N	4.6	1974
1975	41	24				CLR	W	8.1	1975
1976	47	32		T	T	CLR	E	14.4	1976
1977	20	-1			T	CLR	N	5.8	1977
1978	16	6		T	T	CLR	NW	16.0	1978
1979	8	-8	0.4	11	0.04	CLDY	NW	18.0	1979
YEAR	MAX	MIN	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	PRECIP	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1980	33	25				CLDY	NE	4.2	1980
1981	40	26				PC	N	13.2	1981
1982	26	10		T	T	CLDY	E	6.9	1982
1983	38	24		T		CLR	SW	7.8	1983
1984	34	19		5		CLR	S	7.4	1984
1985	15	2	0.4	7	0.04	PC	NW	11.7	1985
1986	49	28				PC	SW	17.3	1986
1987	37	23			0.01	PC	----	9.4	1987
1988	27	8				CLR	SW	7.3	1988
1989	38	27				----	----	----	1989
1990	36	14				CLR	S	11.9	1990
1991	36	14		T		----	S	10.7	1991
1992	38	35			0.51	CLDY	SE	9.7	1992
1993	25	7		T	T	PC	SE	9.6	1993
1994	47	25				CLDY	NW	10.5	1994
1995	21	5		3		CLR	W	9.4	1995
1996	34	32		0		CLDY	N	7.9	1996
1997	58	39		0		----	SSW	12.8	1997
1998	56	38		0		----	SSW	22.0	1998
1999	18	15	2.1		0.11	----	E	14.7	1999
2000	61	38				----	S	16.5	2000
2001	11	-1	T	4	T	CLDY	NW	5.0	2001
2002	27	5				CLR	NW	8.1	2002
2003	38	23				CLDY	N	13.4	2003
2004	62	35				PC	SW	13.8	2004
2005	62	43			0.03	CLDY	S	14.6	2005
2006	62	39				PC	E	12.8	2006
2007	39	24				CLEAR	NW	7.1	2007
2008	28	10		2		PC	W	14.2	2008
2009	43	25				PC	S	11.3	2009
2010	16	2		5		PC	N	7.1	2010
2011	27	11				CLEAR	W	10.4	2011

Last Updated on 2/25/2011

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

N = North
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E = East
W = West

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NE = Northeast
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Snowfall and Snow Depth in inches.
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