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2016 North Central Kansas Precipitation Summary (Rooks/Phillips/Smith/Osborne/Jewell/Mitchell counties): This year will clearly be remembered for being wetter-than-normal, as nearly this entire 6-county area ended up measuring between 110-150% of normal annual precipitation More specifically, most of the area received anywhere from 25-35". As for extremes, the driest of 18 primary NWS Cooperative Observer stations within the area was Phillipsburg with 25.93" (0.51" above normal) and the wettest site was Natoma with 36.41" (a notable 10.12" above normal). Many of these official stations recorded one of their Top-10 wettest years on record.
2016 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION MAP
(ENTIRE NWS HASTINGS COVERAGE AREA)
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2016 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 6 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasonal snowfall)
* The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
According to 30-year data from NCEI 1981-2010, normal annual precipitation across this six-county area generally ranges from 23-28", with the lowest amounts favoring the western counties of Rooks/Phillips and the highest amounts favoring the eastern counties of Jewell/Mitchell.
| Station | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | 2016 Total |
| Alton 2SW | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.32 | 5.93 | 5.04 | 2.39 | 5.91 | 6.40 | 3.82 | 0.18 | 0.96 | 1.21 | 33.37 |
| Beloit | 0.81 | 0.38 | 0.60 | 4.36 | 8.68 | 1.37 | 7.54 | 6.63 | 2.65 | 0.44 | 1.09 | 0.80 | 35.35 |
| Burr Oak 1N | 0.79 | 1.00 | 0.11 | 4.89 | 5.06 | 0.77 | 5.27 | 6.08 | 4.73 | 0.16 | 0.98 | 0.56 | 30.43 |
| Cawker City | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.43 | 4.48 | 7.80 | 0.48 | 4.14 | 5.97 | 4.36 | 0.13 | 1.02 | 0.76 | 31.34 |
| Covert Rural | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.48 | 4.42 | 5.82 | 2.35 | 5.67 | 9.45 | 4.67 | 0.23 | 1.01 | 0.61 | 36.40 |
| Glen Elder Lake | 0.92 | 0.41 | 0.12 | 4.38 | 7.00 | 1.13 | 3.13 | 5.57 | 3.17 | 0.72 | 0.33 | 0.58 | 27.46 |
| Ionia | 1.14 | 0.72 | 0.15 | 4.95 | 4.10 | 0.35 | 4.65 | 10.49 | 3.81 | 0.20 | 0.93 | 0.77 | 32.26 |
| Jewell | 1.10 | 0.75 | 0.26 | 7.62 | 6.81 | 0.56 | 4.61 | 6.76 | 2.33 | 0.30 | 0.85 | 0.78 | 32.73 |
| Kirwin Dam | 0.45 | 0.76 | 0.29 | 6.47 | 4.45 | 2.20 | 2.89 | 6.80 | 4.70 | 0.15 | 1.02 | 0.74 | 30.92 |
| Lebanon | 0.78 | 1.07 | 0.06 | 5.10 | 3.72 | 1.56 | 5.04 | 7.59 | 6.43 | 0.03 | 0.99 | 0.70 | 33.07 |
| Logan | 0.87 | 0.82 | 0.32 | 7.58 | 2.99 | 1.42 | 2.49 | 4.67 | 7.29 | 0.21 | 0.60 | 0.28 | 29.54 |
| Lovewell Dam | 0.78 | 0.91 | 0.25 | 5.72 | 9.20 | 0.75 | 3.03 | 6.88 | 2.39 | 0.31 | 0.81 | 0.97 | 32.00 |
| Mankato | MSG | MSG | MSG | 5.84 | 6.32 | 0.91 | 5.93 | 6.53 | 3.15 | 0.52 | MSG | MSG | MSG |
| Natoma | 0.95 | 0.81 | 0.43 | 5.73 | 6.91 | 2.33 | 4.89 | 5.67 | 7.13 | 0.21 | 0.82 | 0.53 | 36.41 |
| Phillipsburg | 0.50 | 1.50 | 0.21 | 7.06 | 3.35 | 1.84 | 3.22 | 3.84 | 2.58 | 0.23 | 1.17 | 0.43 | 25.93 |
| Plainville 4WNW | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.10 | 7.39 | 8.47 | 1.14 | 3.29 | 5.10 | 7.71 | Trace | 1.03 | 0.61 | 36.20 |
| Smith Center | 0.61 | 0.98 | 0.22 | 5.40 | 4.38 | 3.11 | 6.07 | 5.13 | 5.07 | 0.09 | 0.99 | 0.56 | 32.61 |
| Webster Dam | 0.86 | 1.16 | 0.23 | 6.11 | 7.69 | 1.19 | 2.17 | 3.16 | 6.76 | 0.11 | 0.76 | 0.32 | 30.52 |
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 |
WINTER 2016-2017 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 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | T | 12.5 |
| Beloit | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Burr Oak 1N | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | T | 1.7 | 0.5 | T | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Cawker City | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | T | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| Covert Rural | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 |
| Ionia | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Jewell | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| Kirwin Dam | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | MSG | MSG | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | MSG |
| Lebanon | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| Logan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | T | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Lovewell Dam | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | MSG | T | T | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | MSG |
| Natoma | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| Phillipsburg | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| Plainville 4WNW | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2.0 | T | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 9.5 |
| Smith Center | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
| Webster Dam | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 |
( )... 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 Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Therefore, these data are subject to revision. Final and certified climate data can be accessed at: WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV)
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