Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Central Appalachians; Severe Weather in the Mid-South; Hot Weather in Southern California

Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to flooding today over southwest Pennsylvania into northern West Virginia, and western Maryland. Severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening in the Mid-South and across Eastern North Carolina. An extended period of hot weather is forecast for parts of coastal southern California including Los Angeles from today through Thursday. Read More >

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2015 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 24 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)

(see bottom tables for winter 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 seasonal snowfall)

* The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

According to 30-year data from NCDC 1981-2010, normal annual precipitation across this six-county area generally ranges from 24-27", with the highest amounts favoring the eastern counties of Jewell and Mitchell.

Station	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	2015 Total
Alton 2SW	0.08	0.89	0.05	0.84	5.28	1.98	4.67	2.35	0.68	1.25	2.16	2.58	22.81
Beloit	0.48	0.94	0.03	2.28	5.99	4.72	5.45	3.75	0.15	1.20	2.43	2.52	29.94
Burr Oak 1N	0.44	0.65	0.63	1.74	9.59	5.27	4.76	3.63	2.06	1.56	1.82	2.58	34.73
Cawker City	0.18	1.10	0.04	1.47	5.91	2.82	5.53	4.91	0.14	1.18	2.13	2.42	27.83
Covert Rural	0.55	0.73	0.02	1.64	4.84	1.95	4.33	1.21	1.78	1.30	2.41	2.85	23.61
Glen Elder Lake	0.01	0.45	0.01	1.92	6.37	3.72	4.62	3.40	0.20	1.79	2.11	1.06	25.66
Ionia	0.47	0.54	0.19	1.46	6.94	4.42	4.08	5.33	0.16	1.51	1.94	2.41	29.45
Jewell	0.40	MSG	0.06	1.63	8.63	5.10	3.38	4.31	0.59	1.08	1.92	2.58	MSG
Kirwin Dam	0.03	0.78	0.40	1.43	3.57	2.03	6.10	3.37	0.37	MSG	2.17	2.54	MSG
Lebanon	0.42	0.61	0.58	1.91	8.87	3.57	5.90	6.89	0.33	1.53	2.07	2.22	34.90
Logan	0.22	0.35	0.08	3.62	2.58	2.10	4.23	2.83	1.10	2.08	1.55	1.96	22.70
Lovewell Dam	0.05	0.92	0.48	2.47	11.41	4.11	4.72	4.71	0.75	0.79	2.11	2.39	34.91
Mankato	0.51	0.50	0.39	3.03	7.28	3.91	4.28	4.49	1.52	1.05	1.93	MSG	MSG
Natoma	0.55	0.70	0.07	1.69	5.36	4.37	4.46	3.25	1.30	1.30	2.11	2.26	27.42
Phillipsburg	0.33	0.32	0.31	2.44	4.87	1.62	5.61	1.74	0.62	1.14	1.36	2.60	22.96
Plainville 4WNW	0.21	0.81	0.02	3.07	3.57	0.85	4.44	0.32	0.51	1.79	2.24	3.13	20.96
Smith Center	0.42	0.58	0.57	0.89	6.34	2.68	4.80	5.48	1.13	1.26	1.48	1.78	27.41
Webster Dam	0.35	0.62	0.06	2.62	2.90	1.43	6.10	0.96	0.64	1.90	1.32	2.61	21.51

WINTER 2014-2015 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
* The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

Station	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Season
Alton 2SW	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.3	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	10.3
Beloit	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.5	2.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	6.5
Burr Oak 1N	0.0	0.0	1.6	3.1	2.2	4.9	3.3	0.0	0.0	15.1
Cawker City	0.0	0.0	1.2	2.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	6.7
Covert Rural	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	3.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	16.0
Glen Elder Lake	0.0	0.0	Trace	2.0	0.5	MSG	MSG	0.0	MSG	MSG
Ionia	0.0	0.0	1.5	2.4	2.0	2.5	1.7	0.0	0.0	10.1
Jewell	0.0	0.0	2.3	4.6	0.9	MSG	MSG	0.0	0.0	MSG
Kirwin Dam	0.0	0.0	0.6	4.5	3.0	1.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	10.4
Lebanon	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.4	1.5	3.7	2.4	0.0	0.0	9.5
Logan	0.0	0.0	Trace	4.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	8.0
Long Island 1N	0.0	0.0	Trace	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG
Lovewell Dam	0.0	0.0	MSG	3.5	1.0	6.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	MSG
Mankato	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.1	3.4	4.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	15.5
Natoma	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.2	3.5	2.5	1.3	0.0	0.0	11.5
Phillipsburg	0.0	0.0	2.0	5.0	2.0	1.9	0.8	0.0	0.0	11.7
Plainville 4WNW	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.4	1.9	2.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	7.1
Smith Center	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.7	2.2	1.7	2.5	0.0	0.0	10.4
Webster Dam	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.2	1.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	5.3

WINTER 2015-2016 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
* The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

Station	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Season
Alton 2SW	0.0	0.0	T	1.0	4.5	5.0	0.9	0.0	0.0	11.4
Beloit	0.0	0.0	T	T	6.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.5
Burr Oak 1N	0.0	0.0	0.4	2.9	5.9	9.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	19.2
Cawker City	0.0	0.0	T	0.5	4.0	3.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	7.8
Covert Rural	0.0	0.0	T	5.0	4.0	8.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	18.5
Glen Elder Lake	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	MSG	2.0	MSG	0.0	0.0	MSG
Ionia	0.0	0.0	0.3	1.7	6.9	5.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	14.2
Jewell	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.0	6.7	5.5	T	0.0	0.0	14.5
Kirwin Dam	0.0	0.0	T	MSG	MSG	7.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	MSG
Lebanon	0.0	0.0	T	3.8	4.6	10.2	T	0.0	0.0	18.6
Logan	0.0	0.0	T	2.0	5.0	10.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	17.5
Lovewell Dam	0.0	0.0	0.3	MSG	MSG	6.0	MSG	0.0	0.0	MSG
Natoma	0.0	0.0	T	3.0	4.8	8.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	16.8
Phillipsburg	0.0	0.0	0.3	5.0	2.4	12.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	19.9
Plainville 4WNW	0.0	0.0	0.7	4.6	5.1	8.4	1.0	0.0	0.0	19.8
Smith Center	0.0	0.0	0.8	3.3	5.5	8.6	0.5	0.0	0.0	18.7
Webster Dam	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	3.2	10.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.5

( )... Partial month total due to some missing data

MSG...Missing due to no data available for month, or data appears unrepresentative

(*Please Note: All climate data presented here are preliminary and have not undergone final quality control by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Therefore, these data are subject to revision. Final and certified climate data can be accessed at: WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV)

This page was composed by the staff at the
National Weather Service in Hastings, Nebraska.

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