Kansas City UNIV of Mo Weather Records (USC00234379)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kansas City UNIV of Mo (USC00234379), Missouri, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Kansas City UNIV of Mo

Kansas City UNIV of Mo (USC00234379) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 39.03 latitude and -94.58 longitude, 259 m (850 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1937 to 1970, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kansas City UNIV of Mo still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kansas City UNIV of Mo set a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 31 May 1970.

About the Station

Location: Missouri, United States, 39.03 latitude, -94.58 longitude.
Elevation: 259 m (850 ft).
Period of record: 1937 to 1970, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kansas City UNIV of Mo. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Kansas City UNIV of Mo, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.6 C (105.1 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.6 C (114.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Kansas City UNIV of Mo still stand. 1954 holds the most, with 71.

Standing records at Kansas City UNIV of Mo by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1937	24
1938	60
1939	69
1940	57
1941	43
1942	32
1943	43
1944	54
1945	47
1946	68
1947	45
1948	47
1949	31
1950	66
1951	67
1952	57
1953	49
1954	71
1955	43
1956	51
1957	12
1958	35
1959	26
1960	31
1961	27
1962	53
1963	32
1964	36
1965	50
1966	31
1967	37
1968	37
1969	15
1970	18

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Kansas City UNIV of Mo between 28 June 1969 and 28 June 1969. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 157.5 mm (6.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kansas City UNIV of Mo. The most was 157.5 mm (6.2 in) on 13 September 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Kansas City UNIV of Mo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	5 January 1946
Feb	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 February 1939
Mar	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	8 March 1969
Apr	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	22 April 1944
May	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	12 May 1955
Jun	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	25 June 1939
Jul	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	6 July 1961
Aug	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	10 August 1942
Sep	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	13 September 1961
Oct	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	5 October 1967
Nov	60.5 mm (2.4 in)	15 November 1964
Dec	71.9 mm (2.8 in)	4 December 1944

Period of Record Coverage

1937 to 1970

34 years of record at Kansas City UNIV of Mo, 1937 to 1970. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1937, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1967, 1969, 1970.

Days with data per year at Kansas City UNIV of Mo
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1937	92	25%	No
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	361	99%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	363	99%	Yes
1943	360	99%	Yes
1944	361	99%	Yes
1945	358	98%	Yes
1946	362	99%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	362	99%	Yes
1950	361	99%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	358	98%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	357	98%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	207	57%	No
1958	354	97%	Yes
1959	325	89%	No
1960	251	69%	No
1961	348	95%	Yes
1962	364	100%	Yes
1963	343	94%	Yes
1964	355	97%	Yes
1965	331	91%	Yes
1966	357	98%	Yes
1967	311	85%	No
1968	365	100%	Yes
1969	255	70%	No
1970	151	41%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Kansas City UNIV of Mo
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
31 May 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
14 May 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily rain	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
12 May 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high min	20.6 C (69.1 F)	1.2 C (2.2 F)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	27 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	19 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high max	32.2 C (90.0 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	19 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high min (Tie)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high max (Tie)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily low max (Tie)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	tie	11 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high max (Tie)	26.1 C (79.0 F)	tie	4 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily low max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
1 April 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	20 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
31 March 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily low max (Tie)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	tie	16 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily low max	2.8 C (37.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily low max (Tie)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	tie	20 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high max	24.4 C (75.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	15 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
2 March 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high min	10.6 C (51.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	3 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 1970	Kansas City UNIV of Mo, US	daily high max	18.9 C (66.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	4 years	5 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

27 complete years, 1938 to 1968

One stripe for each of 27 complete years at Kansas City UNIV of Mo, 1938 to 1968. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.4 C (56.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1951, at 12.0 C (53.5 F), and the warmest was 1946, at 15.3 C (59.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Kansas City UNIV of Mo as warming stripes, 1938 to 1968
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1938	14.8 C	+1.34 C
1939	14.8 C	+1.33 C
1940	12.2 C	-1.27 C
1941	14.1 C	+0.62 C
1942	13.1 C	-0.37 C
1943	12.9 C	-0.52 C
1944	13.6 C	+0.13 C
1945	12.7 C	-0.72 C
1946	15.3 C	+1.84 C
1947	13.4 C	-0.06 C
1948	13.3 C	-0.16 C
1949	13.5 C	+0.02 C
1950	12.4 C	-1.08 C
1951	12.0 C	-1.48 C
1952	13.4 C	-0.08 C
1953	14.3 C	+0.86 C
1954	14.7 C	+1.26 C
1955	13.6 C	+0.11 C
1956	14.1 C	+0.67 C
1958	12.8 C	-0.61 C
1959	13.0 C	-0.47 C
1961	12.3 C	-1.18 C
1962	12.8 C	-0.62 C
1963	13.9 C	+0.44 C
1964	13.7 C	+0.28 C
1966	13.0 C	-0.45 C
1968	13.5 C	+0.06 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1937 to 1970

Yearly extremes at Kansas City UNIV of Mo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.6 C (114.1 F)	1954	37.8 C (100.0 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	1943	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	157.5 mm (6.2 in)	1961	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	165.1 mm (6.5 in)	1961	102.3 mm (4.0 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1967	28 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Kansas City UNIV of Mo, 1937 to 1970. The record is 45.6 C (114.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Kansas City UNIV of Mo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1937	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1938	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1939	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1943	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1947	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1948	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954	45.6 C (114.1 F)
1955	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1957	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1970	32.2 C (90.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Kansas City UNIV of Mo, 1937 to 1970. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Kansas City UNIV of Mo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1937	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1938	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1941	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1946	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1947	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1948	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1950	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1952	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1955	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1956	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1957	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1958	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1959	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1962	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1964	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1967	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1968	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1969	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1970	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Kansas City UNIV of Mo, 1937 to 1970. The record is 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.2 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kansas City UNIV of Mo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1937	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1938	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1939	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1940	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1941	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1944	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1945	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1946	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1947	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1950	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1951	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1952	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1955	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1958	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1959	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1960	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1961	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1962	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1963	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1964	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1965	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1967	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1968	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970	55.9 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Kansas City UNIV of Mo, 1937 to 1970. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.3 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kansas City UNIV of Mo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1937	20.0 mm (0.8 in)
1938	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1939	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1940	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1941	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1942	160.3 mm (6.3 in)
1943	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1944	163.5 mm (6.4 in)
1945	87.5 mm (3.4 in)
1946	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1947	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1948	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1949	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1950	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1951	137.0 mm (5.4 in)
1952	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1953	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1955	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1956	65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1957	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1958	112.4 mm (4.4 in)
1959	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1960	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1961	165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1962	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1963	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1964	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1965	114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1966	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1967	131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1968	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1969	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1970	68.3 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Kansas City UNIV of Mo, 1937 to 1970. The record is 40 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kansas City UNIV of Mo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1937	15 days
1938	28 days
1939	21 days
1940	27 days
1941	18 days
1942	30 days
1943	26 days
1944	28 days
1945	27 days
1946	27 days
1947	28 days
1948	13 days
1949	28 days
1950	31 days
1951	19 days
1952	24 days
1953	29 days
1954	39 days
1955	28 days
1956	38 days
1957	36 days
1958	38 days
1959	28 days
1960	19 days
1961	15 days
1962	19 days
1963	36 days
1964	17 days
1965	20 days
1966	28 days
1967	40 days
1968	30 days
1969	34 days
1970	24 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

27 years with a frost

Across 27 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kansas City UNIV of Mo falls on 14 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 189 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Kansas City UNIV of Mo
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1938 to 1968)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	14 April	n/a	14 April	n/a	+3.0 days per decade
First autumn frost	24 October	n/a	24 October	n/a	+4.1 days per decade
Growing days	189 days	n/a	189 days	n/a	+1.1 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).