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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 15.5 1918
1919 12 -2 0.1 7   CLR 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

T = Trace
---- = Missing Data CLR = Clear
PC = Partly Cloudy
CLDY = Cloudy
N = North
S = South
E = East
W = West
NW = Northwest
NE = Northeast
SW = Southwest
SE = Southeast

Max = Maximum Temperature in Fahrenheit.
Min = Minimum Temperature in Fahrenheit.
Snowfall and Snow Depth in inches.
Precip(itation) is in inches.
WIN DIR = Wind Direction
WIN SPD & FASTEST MPH = Wind Speed in mph.

Last Updated on 2/25/2011