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Kansas City Thanksgiving Weather (1889 to Present)

Statistics
Average Max: 47°F    Highest Max: 70°F in 1998, 1966, 1926
Average Min: 30°F    Lowest Min: 9°F in 1905, 1896
Most Snowfall: 9.1" in 1923    Greatest Snow Depth: 7" in 1975
Most Precip: 1.01" in 1923    Strongest Average Wind Speed: 19.5 mph in 1915, 1922
YEAR DAY MAX MIN PRECIP SNOW FALL SNOW DEPTH SKY WND DIR WND SPD YEAR
1889 29 33 15       PC ---- ---- 1889
1890 28 54 35       CLR S 6.7 1890
1891 27 56 35 T     PC SW 13.3 1891
1892 25 56 32 0.01     PC NW 12.6 1892
1893 24 31 14       CLR SE 6.2 1893
1894 30 40 37 0.09     CLDY NE 5.8 1894
1895 29 35 26 T     PC NW 9.8 1895
1896 27 18 9 T T   PC NW 14.3 1896
1897 26 42 21       PC NW 15.4 1897
1898 25 36 26 0.22 2.0 1 CLDY E 7.8 1898
1899 24 41 37       CLDY NE 8.9 1899
1900 29 52 30       CLR S 7.3 1900
1901 28 58 29       CLR SE 9.0 1901
1902 27 40 24 T T   CLR NW 7.2 1902
1903 26 28 24 T T T CLDY NE 4.8 1903
1904 24 55 35       CLR NE 3.4 1904
1905 30 24 9 T T   CLR E 6.8 1905
1906 29 47 40 0.88     CLDY SW 4.0 1906
1907 28 51 35       CLR N 6.3 1907
1908 26 49 36       CLR W 13.6 1908
1909 25 66 45       CLR S 9.3 1909
1910 24 62 49       PC NW 12.2 1910
1911 30 43 22       CLR SW 14.4 1911
1912 28 39 27       CLR S 17.3 1912
1913 27 58 50       CLDY E 5.6 1913
1914 26 66 48       CLR SW 12.6 1914
1915 25 68 38 0.49     CLDY S 19.5 1915
1916 30 55 36       CLR SW 13.7 1916
1917 29 42 27       CLDY S 4.8 1917
1918 28 38 32 0.57 3.2   PC W 13.2 1918
1919 27 25 20 0.17 1.7   CLDY N 15.2 1919
YEAR DAY MAX MIN PRECIP SNOW FALL SNOW DEPTH SKY WND DIR WND SPD YEAR
1920 25 42 32       CLR SE 6.7 1920
1921 24 45 26       CLR N 8.0 1921
1922 30 66 50 0.06     PC S 19.5 1922
1923 29 37 31 1.01 9.1   CLDY N 12.0 1923
1924 27 44 26 T 0.1   PC W 12.3 1924
1925 26 43 36 0.05     CLDY E 10.0 1925
1926 25 70 35 0.01     PC S 14.2 1926
1927 24 52 31       CLR S 10.8 1927
1928 29 41 35 0.42     CLDY NE 9.6 1928
1929 28 44 19 0.01 T   CLDY N 11.2 1929
1930 27 35 23       CLR NW 8.5 1930
1931 26 34 31 0.28 2.0   CLDY E 8.9 1931
1932 24 50 30       CLR S 4.5 1932
1933 30 54 44 T     CLDY NE 9.0 1933
1934 29 38 32 0.17 T   CLDY N 10.4 1934
1935 28 39 30 T T   CLDY NW 15.2 1935
1936 26 37 23 T T   PC NW 16.0 1936
1937 25 54 40       PC SW 14.2 1937
1938 24 28 13 0.38     CLR NW 8.2 1938
1939 30 45 43       CLDY SW 9.0 1939
1940 28 48 21     T CLDY SW 13.5 1940
1941 27 69 39       CLR SW 7.8 1941
1942 26 38 27       CLR NW 13.5 1942
1943 25 55 32 T     CLDY NW 6.3 1943
1944 30 23 12 T T   PC NW 12.2 1944
1945 29 50 24       CLR E 5.2 1945
1946 28 65 37       CLDY SW 11.0 1946
1947 27 47 35 T     PC NW 14.2 1947
1948 25 50 36       CLDY SW 9.1 1948
1949 24 54 36 T     PC NW 16.4 1949
YEAR DAY MAX MIN PRECIP SNOW FALL SNOW DEPTH SKY WND DIR WND SPD YEAR
1950 30 48 33       CLDY NE 8.6 1950
1951 29 60 42       CLDY SSW 12.8 1951
1952 27 26 14     T CLR WSW 13.3 1952
1953 26 56 30       PC SW 13.3 1953
1954 25 43 31       CLR WNW 8.5 1954
1955 24 47 22       PC SE 8.4 1955
1956 29 34 18 T T   PC SSW 11.3 1956
1957 28 47 29       CLR NW 8.6 1957
1958 27 27 21 0.38 4.5   CLDY NE 7.4 1958
1959 26 35 23       CLDY NW 13.0 1959
1960 24 59 29       CLDY SSW 5.5 1960
1961 30 47 36       CLDY SSW 9.6 1961
1962 29 63 34       CLR NE 2.8 1962
1963 28 54 37       CLR NNW 13.1 1963
1964 26 46 32       CLDY N 11.8 1964
1965 25 61 40 0.01     CLDY E 6.9 1965
1966 24 70 50 0.80     CLDY SW 7.5 1966
1967 23 48 28       PC SSW 5.5 1967
1968 28 41 32 0.48 3.0 2 CLDY NW 12.7 1968
1969 27 39 23       PC N 12.2 1969
1970 26 68 39       CLDY SW 11.1 1970
1971 25 55 33       CLR S 10.5 1971
1972 30 46 32       PC SW 10.2 1972
1973 22 55 37       CLR NW 7.5 1973
1974 28 38 26 T T   CLDY NW 7.9 1974
1975 27 23 16     7.1 CLDY E 11.1 1975
1976 24 59 26       CLR S 9.4 1976
1977 24 36 25       CLDY N 7.3 1977
1978 23 47 38 T     CLDY W 10.0 1978
1979 22 39 30 T T   CLDY SW 14.8 1979
YEAR DAY MAX MIN PRECIP SNOW FALL SNOW DEPTH SKY WND DIR WND SPD YEAR
1980 27 38 27       CLDY NW 7.6 1980
1981 26 58 30 T     CLDY NW 14.4 1981
1982 25 39 22 0.04     CLDY S 13.0 1982
1983 24 42 21     T CLR SW 10.3 1983
1984 28 50 22       CLR S 12.9 1984
1985 28 27 17 T T 1 CLR N 9.2 1985
1986 27 50 22       CLDY S 8.8 1986
1987 26 39 37 0.03     CLDY NE 11.7 1987
1988 24 66 44       CLR S 18.5 1988
1989 23 42 14       CLR SW 13.0 1989
1990 22 61 34       CLR SW 11.5 1990
1991 28 66 39       CLDY S 11.6 1991
1992 26 31 24 T T T CLDY NW 12.4 1992
1993 25 24 13 T T T CLDY N 13.4 1993
1994 24 55 34       PC SW 13.5 1994
1995 23 36 24       PC N 7.4 1995
1996 28 50 20       CLR S 12.0 1996
1997 27 63 43 T     CLDY S 17.2 1997
1998 26 70 36       PC SW 9.9 1998
1999 25 50 24       CLR S 8.7 1999
2000 23 52 26       PC SE 13 2000
2001 23 63 42       PC S 13.2
2001
2002
28
50
23
     
CLR
SW
10.1
2002
2003
27
45
32
     
PC
NW
11.1
2003
2004
25
45
20
     
PC
S
11.7
2004
2005
24
48
26
     
CLR
S
12.8
2005
2006
23
68
38
     
CLR
S
11.5
2006
2007 22 28 18     T PC NW 8.0 2007
2008 27 56 27       PC N 6.2 2008
2009 26 42 29       PC NW 8.6 2009
2010 25 34 18       PC N 9.9 2010
2011 24 67 42       PC S 17 2011
2011 22 67 42 T     PC SW 17 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 11/26/2013