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Kansas City, MO

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2001
22.96in
4th wettest of 139 years · normal 13.08"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 138 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.28in
13th wettest of 139 yrs
211% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
22.96in
4th wettest of 139 yrs
176% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
38.3in
5th wettest of 138 yrs
151% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.82in
on Sep 12, 1977 · in 139 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 41 days (to Dec 25, 2002)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

151%
38.3" of a normal 25.38" · wettest 41.97" (1904) · driest 8.97" (1936)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 137-year record (1889–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 37.16" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196160.25in
2197355.26in
3200153.5in
4201953.21in
5198552.72in

Driest Years on Record

1195320.93in
2193621.51in
3201222.28in
4197623.68in
5198824.22in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~4.71") and driest in Jan (~1.07"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1914, 16.17".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Kansas City — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.77in
set in 2016

Rain on Aug 24

20%
of 138 years had measurable rain
1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.10″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.01″1893: 0.07″1894: 0.00″1895: 1.39″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.42″1899: 0.27″1900: 0.47″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.27″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.70″1911: 0.06″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.11″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.02″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.97″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.03″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 1.32″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 1.45″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 1.64″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.68″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.22″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.45″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.21″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.16″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.13″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.04″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 1.49″2005: 0.49″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.79″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.77″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Kansas City's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Kansas City, MO — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Kansas City's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Kansas City, MO — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Kansas City's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Kansas City, MO — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:40 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight13h 22m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.30°N, 94.73°W

Nearby Stations

Topeka, KS50 mi WColumbia, MO138 mi EJefferson City, MO146 mi ELincoln, NE151 mi NWOmaha, NE152 mi NWConcordia, KS156 mi W

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