Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kansas City (USW00093972), Missouri, United States, with 41 years of record.
Key Facts for Kansas City
Kansas City (USW00093972) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 39.10 latitude and -94.58 longitude, 294 m (965 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1933, 41 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kansas City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kansas City set a daily record high maximum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 23 December 1933.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 39.10 latitude, -94.58 longitude.
Elevation: 294 m (965 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1933, 41 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kansas City. 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, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kansas City still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 62.
Standing records at Kansas City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
36
1894
47
1895
42
1896
48
1897
38
1898
39
1899
52
1900
24
1901
56
1902
39
1903
22
1904
25
1905
24
1906
24
1907
38
1908
25
1909
29
1910
44
1911
62
1912
38
1913
58
1914
24
1915
37
1916
34
1917
46
1918
44
1919
18
1920
20
1921
28
1922
21
1923
20
1924
36
1925
47
1926
28
1927
28
1928
31
1929
18
1930
56
1931
49
1932
34
1933
35
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Kansas City between 3 August 1930 and 3 August 1930. Each dot is a new record.
When Kansas City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1930-08-03
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.6 C (87.1 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 155.4 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kansas City. The most was 155.4 mm (6.1 in) on 7 September 1914.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kansas City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
20 January 1916
Feb
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
6 February 1928
Mar
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
26 March 1916
Apr
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
25 April 1904
May
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
8 May 1921
Jun
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
22 June 1929
Jul
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
8 July 1926
Aug
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
23 August 1906
Sep
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
7 September 1914
Oct
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
21 October 1908
Nov
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
16 November 1928
Dec
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
18 December 1895
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1933
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
41 years of record at Kansas City, 1893 to 1933. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Kansas City, 1893 to 1933. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 11.5 C (52.7 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 15.0 C (59.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kansas City as warming stripes, 1893 to 1933
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
11.7 C
-1.19 C
1894
13.2 C
+0.29 C
1895
11.9 C
-1.02 C
1896
13.0 C
+0.11 C
1897
13.0 C
+0.11 C
1898
12.5 C
-0.38 C
1899
12.3 C
-0.57 C
1900
13.2 C
+0.31 C
1901
13.3 C
+0.40 C
1902
12.3 C
-0.59 C
1903
12.2 C
-0.73 C
1904
12.0 C
-0.87 C
1905
12.3 C
-0.62 C
1906
12.8 C
-0.11 C
1907
12.6 C
-0.27 C
1908
13.3 C
+0.39 C
1909
12.6 C
-0.27 C
1910
13.0 C
+0.08 C
1911
13.7 C
+0.81 C
1912
11.8 C
-1.06 C
1913
13.6 C
+0.67 C
1914
13.3 C
+0.37 C
1915
12.7 C
-0.22 C
1916
12.6 C
-0.28 C
1917
11.5 C
-1.40 C
1918
13.4 C
+0.49 C
1919
12.8 C
-0.04 C
1920
12.5 C
-0.39 C
1921
14.7 C
+1.80 C
1922
13.6 C
+0.76 C
1923
13.1 C
+0.17 C
1924
11.8 C
-1.04 C
1925
13.1 C
+0.23 C
1926
12.7 C
-0.23 C
1927
13.0 C
+0.09 C
1928
13.3 C
+0.39 C
1929
11.9 C
-0.98 C
1930
13.7 C
+0.85 C
1931
15.0 C
+2.10 C
1932
13.1 C
+0.26 C
1933
14.5 C
+1.66 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade over 1893 to 1933. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.1 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Kansas City
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.5 F (0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1893 to 1933
41
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.19 C (-0.02 to 0.40) per decade
0.34 F (-0.04 to 0.72) per decade
1893 to 1933
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 1.0) per decade
1893 to 1933
41
Rise
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
1893 to 1933
Yearly extremes at Kansas City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
41
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1899
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
41
Wettest day (Rx1day)
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1914
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
234.7 mm (9.2 in)
1914
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
41
Longest dry spell (CDD)
38 days
1917
25 days
41
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kansas City, 1893 to 1933. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kansas City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1895
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1900
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1908
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1909
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1910
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1913
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1914
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1915
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1925
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kansas City, 1893 to 1933. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kansas City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1894
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1895
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1896
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1897
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1898
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1899
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1900
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1901
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1902
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1903
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1904
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1905
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1906
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1907
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1908
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1909
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1910
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1911
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1912
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1913
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1914
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1915
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1916
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1917
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1918
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1920
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1921
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1922
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1923
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1925
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1926
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1927
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1928
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1929
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1930
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1931
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1932
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1933
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kansas City, 1893 to 1933. The record is 155.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kansas City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1894
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1895
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1896
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1897
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1898
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1899
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1900
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1901
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1902
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1903
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1904
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1905
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1906
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1907
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1908
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1909
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1910
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1911
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1913
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1914
155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1915
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1916
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1917
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1918
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1919
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1920
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1921
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1922
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1923
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1924
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1925
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1926
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1927
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1928
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1929
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1930
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1931
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1933
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kansas City, 1893 to 1933. The record is 234.7 mm (9.2 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.8 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kansas City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1894
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1895
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1896
176.4 mm (6.9 in)
1897
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1898
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1899
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1900
140.6 mm (5.5 in)
1901
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902
114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1903
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1904
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1905
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1906
173.9 mm (6.8 in)
1907
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1908
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1909
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1910
172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1911
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1912
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913
65.1 mm (2.6 in)
1914
234.7 mm (9.2 in)
1915
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1916
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1917
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1918
148.8 mm (5.9 in)
1919
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1920
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1921
173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1922
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1923
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1924
101.0 mm (4.0 in)
1925
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1926
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1927
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1928
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1929
139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1930
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1931
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1932
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1933
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kansas City, 1893 to 1933. The record is 38 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 25 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kansas City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
30 days
1894
27 days
1895
32 days
1896
22 days
1897
23 days
1898
18 days
1899
28 days
1900
25 days
1901
31 days
1902
19 days
1903
27 days
1904
25 days
1905
22 days
1906
24 days
1907
21 days
1908
27 days
1909
26 days
1910
30 days
1911
18 days
1912
30 days
1913
24 days
1914
27 days
1915
30 days
1916
24 days
1917
38 days
1918
33 days
1919
34 days
1920
30 days
1921
32 days
1922
21 days
1923
25 days
1924
20 days
1925
23 days
1926
18 days
1927
18 days
1928
27 days
1929
15 days
1930
26 days
1931
19 days
1932
24 days
1933
26 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
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Kansas City falls on 7 April and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 206 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Kansas City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1904 to 1933)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
7 April
n/a
9 April
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
31 October
n/a
31 October
n/a
+1.4 days per decade
Growing days
206 days
n/a
205 days
n/a
+2.9 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.
Rainfall Return Levels
41 years, 1893 to 1933
A day with at least 78.2 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.8 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Kansas City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
105.8 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
122.8 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
143.2 mm (5.6 in)
50 years
157.4 mm (6.2 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
100 years
170.8 mm (6.7 in)
Longer than the 41 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 41 years of values from 1893 to 1933.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 155.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1914; 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1906; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1928.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.