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Kansas City Annual Precipitation 1889-2010
Highest to Lowest by Amount
Historical Average 36.88
KCI Normal(1981-2010) 38.86
Rank   Amount    Year
 1     60.25     1961
 2     55.26     1973
 3     53.50     2001
 4     52.72     1985
 5     52.35     1969
 6     51.46     1993
 7     50.63     1992
 8     50.25     1898
 9     49.74     1977
10     49.64     1944
11     49.54     1998
12     48.69     1967
13     47.74     1965
14     47.73     1904
15     47.21     1982
16     47.20     1915
17     46.62     1941
18     46.41     1947
19     46.22     1951 
 20     44.95     2009 
21     44.66     2008
22     44.14     2005
23     43.95     1927
24     43.47     1892
25     43.20     1914
26     42.66     1929
27     42.55     1905
28     42.08     1916
29     42.07     1981
30     41.93     1949
 31     41.91     2010 
32     41.22     1895
33     41.15     1931
34     41.13     1920
35     41.02     1942
36     41.00     1928
37     40.87     1921 
38     40.61     1990
39     40.52     1902
 40     40.44     1996 
41     40.52     1902
42     40.32     1909
43     40.09     1999
44     39.85     1958
45     39.48     1908
46     39.44     1986
47     39.22     1903
48     38.82     1964
49     38.77     1984
50     38.49     1959
51     38.33     1889
52     37.80     1925
53     37.64     1989
54     37.59     1907
55     37.42     1910
56     37.28     1923
57     37.05     1891
58     36.97     1938
59     36.96     1962
60     36.71     1957
61     36.12     1970
       36.12     1974 


63     35.78     1900
64     35.40     1894
65     35.26     1945
66     34.99     1913
67     34.95     2000
68     34.93     1926
69     34.72     1939
70     34.63     1995
71     34.61     1952
72     34.24     1918
73     34.07     1975
74     33.99     1987
75     33.96     1978
76     33.86     1935
77     33.64     1896
78     33.43     1924
79     33.07     1997
80     33.02     2007
81     32.88     1983
82     32.85     1906
83     32.63     1960
84     32.55     1940
85     32.52     1899
86     32.13     1893
87     31.96     1912
       31.96     1968
89     31.82     1890
90     31.79     1980
91     31.78     1911
92     31.75     1979
93     31.56     1946
94     31.52     1922
95     31.23     1919
96     30.95     1948
97     30.87     2006
98     30.66     1955
99     30.21     1897
100    29.99     1950
101    29.31     1917
102    28.70     1991
103    28.56     1930
104    28.34     1994
105    27.96     2003
106    27.75     1972
107    27.52     1954
108    27.38     1943
109    27.21     1966
110    27.15     1934
111    27.11     1933
112    27.07     1932
113    26.59     1971
114    25.92     1956
115    24.84     1937
116    24.77     2002
117    24.76     1901
118    24.65     1963
119    24.22     1988
120    23.68     1976
121    21.51     1936
122    20.93     1953
Sequential by Year
Historical Average 36.88
KCI Normal(1971-2000) 38.86
Year     Amount
1889     38.33
1890     31.82
1891     37.05
1892     43.47
1893     32.13
1894     35.40
1895     41.22
1896     33.64
1897     30.21
1898     50.25
1899     32.52
1900     35.78
1901     24.76
1902     40.52
1903     39.22
1904     47.73
1905     42.55
1906     32.85
1907     37.59
1908     39.48
1909     40.32
1910     37.42
1911     31.78
1912     31.96
1913     34.99
1914     43.20
1915     47.20
1916     42.08
1917     29.31
1918     34.24
1919     31.23
1920     41.13
1921     40.87
1922     31.52
1923     37.28
1924     33.43
1925     37.80
1926     34.93
1927     43.95
1928     41.00
1929     42.66
1930     28.56
1931     41.15
1932     27.07
1933     27.11
1934     27.15
1935     33.86
1936     21.51
1937     24.84
1938     36.97
1939     34.72
1940     32.55
1941     46.62
1942     41.02
1943     27.38
1944     49.64
1945     35.26
1946     31.56 




1947     46.41
1948     30.95
1949     41.93
1950     29.99
1951     46.22
1952     34.61
1953     20.93
1954     27.52
1955     30.66
1956     25.92
1957     36.71
1958     39.85
1959     38.49
1960     32.63
1961     60.25
1962     36.96
1963     24.65
1964     38.82
1965     47.74
1966     27.21
1967     48.69
1968     31.96
1969     52.35
1970     36.12
1971     26.59
1972     27.75
1973     55.26
1974     36.12
1975     34.07
1976     23.68
1977     49.74
1978     33.96
1979     31.75
1980     31.79
1981     42.07
1982     47.21
1983     32.88
1984     38.77
1985     52.72
1986     39.44
1987     33.99
1988     24.22
1989     37.64
1990     40.61
1991     28.70
1992     50.63
1993     51.46
1994     28.34
1995     34.63
1996     40.44
1997     33.07
1998     49.54
1999     40.09
2000     34.95
2001     53.50
2002     24.77
2003     27.96
2004     37.59
2005	44.14
2006	30.87
2007	33.02
2008     44.66
2009     44.95
2010     41.91