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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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2021 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION

(for 6 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasonal snowfall)

The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

According to official 30-year NCEI "normals" for 1991-2020, normal annual precipitation across the six-county area generally ranges from 24-28", with the lowest amounts in this range favoring the western-most counties of Phillips/Rooks and the highest amounts in this range within the eastern-most counties of Jewell/Mitchell. 

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021 Total
Beloit 0.94 0.23 4.20 1.78 3.93 1.34 2.15 3.58 1.55 2.82 0.02 0.04 22.58
Burr Oak 1N MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Cawker City 1.29 0.10 4.93 1.77 4.05 2.36 3.19 3.41 1.80 2.13 0.09 0.01 25.13
Covert Rural 0.88 0.08 4.94 2.98 6.87 1.43 0.92 3.66 2.91 1.62 0.08 0.06 26.43
Glen Elder Lake 0.92 0.23 3.66 1.79 4.11 1.62 3.32 4.41 2.71 2.72 0.09 0.08 25.66
Ionia 1.25 0.22 5.11 1.71 6.92 0.75 3.16 2.61 1.87 2.39 0.08 0.04 26.11
Jewell 1.19 0.36 5.31 1.57 5.56 0.76 2.74 3.76 1.48 MSG MSG MSG MSG
Kirwin Dam 1.03 0.28 5.54 2.74 4.10 2.50 1.79 1.34 3.80 1.78 0.04 0.06 25.00
Lebanon 0.79 0.45 5.37 1.85 5.53 1.08 1.42 5.42 2.25 2.44 0.04 0.06 26.70
Logan 0.69 0.25 5.28 1.32 4.49 1.01 1.35 1.85 3.25 1.33 0.03 0.10 20.95
Lovewell Dam 1.43 0.67 5.70 1.46 4.11 1.25 2.55 4.45 2.05 2.70 0.26 0.09 26.72
Natoma 0.68 0.09 5.48 2.66 8.31 1.05 0.45 1.05 2.26 1.36 0.10 0.02 23.51
Phillipsburg 0.90 0.41 7.06 1.39 4.73 2.35 2.20 1.33 3.47 1.93 0.01 0.08 25.86
Plainville 4WNW 0.87 0.06 5.74 1.73 7.66 1.31 2.24 0.61 3.44 1.07 0.12 T 24.85
Smith Center 0.92 0.34 5.71 1.96 5.77 1.89 2.93 1.70 2.00 2.33 0.06 0.06 25.67
Webster Dam 0.67 0.13 5.14 1.64 3.93 3.98 2.30 1.07 3.52 1.70 0.10 0.14 24.32

 



WINTER 2020-2021 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
The highest reported amount for the month/season 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

 



WINTER 2021-2022 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL

The highest reported amount for the month/season 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 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 8.0 0.0 0.0 14.3
Burr Oak 1N MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Cawker City 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5  T 6.1 0.0 0.0  13.6
Covert Rural 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.5  T  MSG  MSG 0.0  MSG
Ionia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0  T 5.2 0.0 0.0 9.2
Jewell 0.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG  T  MSG  MSG  MSG MSG
Kirwin Dam 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 11.4  T 9.6 0.0 0.0 21.0
Lebanon 0.0 T* T T 6.5 0.1 7.6 0.0 0.0 14.2
Logan 0.0 T* 0.0 0.5 9.0 T 8.0 0.0 0.0 17.5
Lovewell Dam 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2  T 2.0 0.0 0.0 5.2
Natoma 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 0.0 14.5 0.1 0.0 21.1
Phillipsburg 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.5 0.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 16.5
Plainville 4WNW 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 10.8 0.3 23.1 0.0 0.0 34.2
Smith Center 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 8.0 T 6.7 0.0 0.0 14.7
Webster Dam 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 7.0

 
MSG...Missing due to no data available for month, or data appears unrepresentative

(*Please Note: All data presented here are preliminary and subject to revision. Final and certified climate data is available through National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). 

 

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