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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

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2020 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION

(for 6 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonal snowfall)

The highest reported amount under each 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.

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2020 Total
Beloit 1.14 0.09 0.51 1.12 3.36 6.85 11.13 1.62 1.12 0.04 1.92 0.46 29.36
Burr Oak 1N 0.93 0.12 0.97 0.36 2.71 3.49 9.05 0.65 1.50 MSG MSG MSG MSG
Cawker City 1.00 0.13 1.09 0.95 2.59 4.27 8.32 3.20 1.54 0.20 2.13 0.29 25.71
Covert Rural 0.89 0.86 0.45 0.79 2.86 4.49 11.10 1.94 1.50 0.30 1.41 0.15 26.74
Glen Elder Lake 0.47 0.08 0.48 1.25 2.83 6.07 9.76 2.99 1.04 0.19 1.60 0.18 26.94
Ionia 1.03 0.04 0.80 0.60 2.42 5.95 9.29 0.48 1.18 0.10 1.90 0.20 23.99
Jewell 1.15 0.05 0.90 0.36 2.80 3.52 8.56 1.17 1.19 0.15 1.80 0.42 22.07
Kirwin Dam 0.69 0.68 0.57 0.72 4.98 3.93 6.55 0.42 0.93 0.18 1.37 0.35 21.37
Lebanon 1.05 0.08 0.76 0.34 2.28 2.80 10.61 0.35 1.29 0.11 1.78 0.17 21.62
Logan 0.59 0.77 0.74 0.74 4.39 3.11 5.01 0.32 0.81 0.10 0.60 0.19 17.37
Lovewell Dam 1.03 0.09 0.80 0.41 3.14 2.93 8.14 1.47 1.33 0.21 1.62 0.26 21.43
Natoma 1.04 0.91 0.40 0.35 3.08 3.96 8.81 1.31 1.19 0.10 1.31 0.23 22.69
Phillipsburg 0.77 0.66 0.68 0.60 5.22 3.38 9.50 0.25 0.81 0.09 0.73 0.19 22.88
Plainville 4WNW 0.70 1.03 0.46 0.27 2.96 4.04 7.69 1.30 1.50 0.17 1.87 0.30 22.29
Smith Center 0.92 0.09 0.87 0.26 3.59 2.59 9.66 0.38 0.90 0.05 1.26 0.12 20.69
Webster Dam 0.73 0.55 0.58 0.49 3.35 2.94 5.77 0.78 0.93 0.10 1.29 0.25 17.76

 



WINTER 2019-2020 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicated hail was reported during the month.

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Beloit 0.0 T 3.0 4.0 2.2 1.0 T 0.0 0.0 10.2
Burr Oak 1N T* 2.1 2.4 3.0 2.9 0.6 1.5 0.7 0.0 13.2
Cawker City 0.0 T 2.5 3.0 T 0.5 0.5 T 0.0 6.5
Covert Rural 0.0 1.5 5.4 5.1 1.0 5.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.5
Ionia 0.0 1.0 2.3 1.9 3.0 0.3 1.5 0.1 0.0 10.1
Jewell 0.0 1.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 1.1 T 1.0 0.0 15.1
Kirwin Dam 0.0 0.5 MSG 2.3 T 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MSG
Lebanon 0.0 1.5 1.4 2.7 3.4 0.3 1.0 0.2 T* 10.5
Logan 0.0 2.0 7.0 2.5 1.5 9.0 2.0 T T* 24.0
Lovewell Dam 0.0 1.0 T 1.1 5.7 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 9.3
Natoma 0.0 0.5 6.5 4.8 2.5 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 18.3
Phillipsburg 0.0 1.5 4.2 2.9 0.3 8.5 1.5 T 0.0 18.9
Plainville 4WNW 0.0 1.0 5.7 3.2 1.0 4.6 1.0 T 0.0 16.5
Smith Center 0.0 0.5 2.4 2.9 1.9 0.8 1.3 T 0.0 9.8
Webster Dam 0.0 0.2 MSG 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 MSG

 



WINTER 2020-2021 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL

The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicated hail was reported during the month.

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Beloit 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 11.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 20.6
Burr Oak 1N 0.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Cawker City 0.0 2.0 0.0 T 9.5 3.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 18.5
Covert Rural 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.5 8.0 2.5 0.0 7.0 0.0 23.0
Ionia 0.0 1.5 T 0.9 11.3 4.7 0.0 3.0 0.0 21.4
Jewell 0.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 8.5 5.0 0.0 1.5 T* 21.5
Kirwin Dam 0.0 0.8 T 2.0 9.3 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 18.1
Lebanon 0.0 T T 1.0 10.3 10.4 0.0 2.6 0.0 24.3
Logan 0.0 1.0 T 1.5 8.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 17.5
Lovewell Dam 0.0 MSG T MSG 16.3 7.3 0.0 MSG 0.0 MSG
Natoma 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 7.0 2.5 0.0 7.0 0.0 20.0
Phillipsburg 0.0 1.0 T 2.1 9.8 8.3 0.0 0.5 T* 21.7
Plainville 4WNW 0.0 1.9 0.0 2.4 9.2 1.2 0.0 6.4 0.0 21.1
Smith Center 0.0 0.6 T 1.8 9.3 5.1 0.0 1.7 T* 18.5
Webster Dam 0.0 1.0 0.0 MSG 7.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 13.0

 
( )... 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 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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