Climate Stories 2014 KS COOP Precipitation

2014 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 6 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)

(see bottom tables for winter 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasonal snowfall)

* The highest reported amount for the 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.

2014 North Central Kansas Precipitation Summary: Although this 6-county area was not NEARLY as dry during 2014 as it was a few years during the notable drought of 2012, the majority of the area tended to fall at least a few inches short of the 30-year average/normal annual precipitation. That being said, there was also quite a bit of localized variability, even within the same county. Overall though, the majority of locations measured somewhere between 21-26", or generally between 80-100% of normal annual precipitation. As for extremes, the driest NWS cooperative observer site within the area during 2014 was Phillipsburg with only 18.24" (7.18" below normal), while the wettest site was Mankato with 31.20" (3.21" above normal).

Station	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	2014
Alton 2SW	0.28	0.63	0.24	3.60	1.80	9.55	1.00	5.68	1.42	1.00	0.09	0.53	25.82
Beloit	0.18	0.74	0.20	1.87	1.26	7.73	1.68	6.84	5.43	3.33	0.05	0.45	29.76
Burr Oak 1N	0.30	0.85	0.17	2.15	3.01	8.06	1.55	6.42	1.25	1.83	0.20	0.59	26.38
Cawker City	0.26	MSG	0.16	2.90	1.74	7.96	1.17	3.24	1.14	1.83	0.08	0.98	MSG
Covert Rural	0.25	1.06	0.16	1.49	2.13	7.41	0.85	3.17	3.76	1.99	0.15	0.55	22.97
Glen Elder Lake	0.21	0.46	MSG	2.71	1.15	7.20	1.89	3.87	1.62	1.90	0.02	0.75	MSG
Hunter	0.07	0.63	0.02	1.68	1.55	8.39	0.17	2.96	2.87	2.12	MSG	MSG	MSG
Ionia	0.33	0.58	0.17	1.92	1.92	10.01	2.03	9.44	1.78	1.40	0.08	0.61	30.27
Jewell	0.14	0.73	0.17	1.76	1.21	8.77	1.45	4.82	1.76	1.56	0.09	0.98	23.44
Kirwin Dam	0.28	0.26	0.17	1.77	1.19	6.35	1.04	5.90	0.88	0.53	0.11	0.44	18.92
Lebanon	0.34	0.96	0.15	2.12	2.11	7.80	0.72	8.20	1.05	0.81	0.03	0.31	24.60
Logan	0.17	0.31	0.23	3.21	0.70	5.40	1.69	4.92	1.25	0.26	0.05	0.78	18.97
Long Island 1N	0.19	0.51	0.32	2.61	0.69	9.30	2.63	3.79	1.50	0.18	Trace
Lovewell Dam	0.19	0.53	0.13	1.95	1.84	10.00	2.49	7.15	2.06	2.09	0.03	0.85	29.31
Mankato	0.36	0.80	0.25	2.44	2.35	8.20	2.74	9.45	1.49	2.21	0.10	0.81	31.20
Natoma	0.21	0.58	0.16	2.19	1.82	7.74	1.72	2.77	2.68	1.12	0.13	0.37	21.49
Phillipsburg	0.23	0.49	0.17	3.25	0.67	5.45	1.07	3.99	1.24	0.89	0.09	0.70	18.24
Plainville 4 WNW	0.28	1.07	0.26	2.44	0.60	8.93	1.21	3.59	2.55	1.33	0.02	0.73	23.13
Smith Center	0.35	0.84	0.12	1.93	2.70	8.59	2.72	6.42	1.11	0.54	0.08	0.54	25.94
Webster Dam	0.25	0.69	0.06	2.98	1.11	6.95	1.35	6.17	1.29	0.75	0.03	0.59	22.22

WINTER 2013-2014 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
* The highest reported amount for the 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	Trace	4.0	4.0	8.0	2.0	Trace	0.0	18.0
Beloit	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	3.0	9.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	14.9
Burr Oak 1N	0.0	0.0	0.1	8.2	5.4	12.2	2.5	1.2	0.0	29.6
Cawker City	0.0	0.0	Trace	2.0	0.5	7.7	1.0	Trace	0.0	11.2
Covert Rural	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.5	13.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	23.5
Glen Elder Lake	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.7	5.5	MSG	0.0	0.0	MSG
Hunter	0.0	0.0	0.1	2.0	1.0	10.4	1.0	Trace	0.0	14.5
Ionia	0.0	0.0	Trace	5.9	4.1	10.2	2.4	Trace	0.0	22.6
Jewell	0.0	0.0	Trace	7.0	4.9	11.9	5.6	1.6	0.0	31.0
Kirwin Dam	0.0	0.0	Trace	2.8	6.0	5.2	1.8	0.0	0.0	15.8
Lebanon	0.0	0.0	Trace	7.2	5.3	15.2	0.5	Trace	0.0	28.2
Logan	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	Trace	0.0	15.0
Long Island 1 N	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.5	6.0	9.5	2.0	0.0	0.0	25.0
Lovewell Dam	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.8	4.4	MSG	0.0	0.0	MSG
Mankato	0.0	0.0	Trace	8.0	7.0	14.9	3.5	Trace	0.0	33.4
Natoma	0.0	0.1	1.0	3.7	3.2	8.7	0.8	Trace	0.0	17.5
Phillipsburg	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.8	5.0	7.7	1.8	Trace	0.0	21.3
Plainville 4 WNW	0.0	0.0	Trace	3.5	3.0	14.0	1.1	1.3	0.0	22.9
Smith Center	0.0	0.0	Trace	5.3	6.9	14.8	2.4	0.7	0.0	30.1
Webster Dam	0.0	0.1	0.0	4.0	3.5	7.5	MSG	0.0	0.0	MSG

WINTER 2014-2015 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
* The highest reported amount for the 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	0.0	MSG
Hunter	0.0	0.0	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG	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 1 N	0.0	0.0	Trace	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG	0.0	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 4 WNW	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

( ) Partial month total due to some missing data

MSG...Missing due to no data available for month

(*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)

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