Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

Heat Across the Center of the Nation; Severe Thunderstorms Across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley

NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill, MO - Thanksgiving Climate

Heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, Mississippi Valley and Midwest into Monday. Fire weather concerns continue for portions of the Intermountain West. Active monsoonal moisture fuels thunderstorms over the Southwest with possible flash flooding. Tropical cyclone Fausto in the Pacific, should weaken as it approaches Hawaii; Dangerous surf, swells and rip currents are expected. Read More >

Kansas City Thanksgiving Weather (1889 to Present)
Statistics Average Max: 47°F Highest Max: 70°F in 1998, 1966, 1926 Average Min: 30°F Lowest Min: 9°F in 1905, 1896 Most Snowfall: 9.1" in 1923 Greatest Snow Depth: 7" in 1975 Most Precip: 1.01" in 1923 Strongest Average Wind Speed: 19.5 mph in 1915, 1922
YEAR	DAY	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1889	29	33	15				PC	----	----	1889
1890	28	54	35				CLR	S	6.7	1890
1891	27	56	35	T			PC	SW	13.3	1891
1892	25	56	32	0.01			PC	NW	12.6	1892
1893	24	31	14				CLR	SE	6.2	1893
1894	30	40	37	0.09			CLDY	NE	5.8	1894
1895	29	35	26	T			PC	NW	9.8	1895
1896	27	18	9	T	T		PC	NW	14.3	1896
1897	26	42	21				PC	NW	15.4	1897
1898	25	36	26	0.22	2.0	1	CLDY	E	7.8	1898
1899	24	41	37				CLDY	NE	8.9	1899
1900	29	52	30				CLR	S	7.3	1900
1901	28	58	29				CLR	SE	9.0	1901
1902	27	40	24	T	T		CLR	NW	7.2	1902
1903	26	28	24	T	T	T	CLDY	NE	4.8	1903
1904	24	55	35				CLR	NE	3.4	1904
1905	30	24	9	T	T		CLR	E	6.8	1905
1906	29	47	40	0.88			CLDY	SW	4.0	1906
1907	28	51	35				CLR	N	6.3	1907
1908	26	49	36				CLR	W	13.6	1908
1909	25	66	45				CLR	S	9.3	1909
1910	24	62	49				PC	NW	12.2	1910
1911	30	43	22				CLR	SW	14.4	1911
1912	28	39	27				CLR	S	17.3	1912
1913	27	58	50				CLDY	E	5.6	1913
1914	26	66	48				CLR	SW	12.6	1914
1915	25	68	38	0.49			CLDY	S	19.5	1915
1916	30	55	36				CLR	SW	13.7	1916
1917	29	42	27				CLDY	S	4.8	1917
1918	28	38	32	0.57	3.2		PC	W	13.2	1918
1919	27	25	20	0.17	1.7		CLDY	N	15.2	1919
YEAR	DAY	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1920	25	42	32				CLR	SE	6.7	1920
1921	24	45	26				CLR	N	8.0	1921
1922	30	66	50	0.06			PC	S	19.5	1922
1923	29	37	31	1.01	9.1		CLDY	N	12.0	1923
1924	27	44	26	T	0.1		PC	W	12.3	1924
1925	26	43	36	0.05			CLDY	E	10.0	1925
1926	25	70	35	0.01			PC	S	14.2	1926
1927	24	52	31				CLR	S	10.8	1927
1928	29	41	35	0.42			CLDY	NE	9.6	1928
1929	28	44	19	0.01	T		CLDY	N	11.2	1929
1930	27	35	23				CLR	NW	8.5	1930
1931	26	34	31	0.28	2.0		CLDY	E	8.9	1931
1932	24	50	30				CLR	S	4.5	1932
1933	30	54	44	T			CLDY	NE	9.0	1933
1934	29	38	32	0.17	T		CLDY	N	10.4	1934
1935	28	39	30	T	T		CLDY	NW	15.2	1935
1936	26	37	23	T	T		PC	NW	16.0	1936
1937	25	54	40				PC	SW	14.2	1937
1938	24	28	13	0.38			CLR	NW	8.2	1938
1939	30	45	43				CLDY	SW	9.0	1939
1940	28	48	21			T	CLDY	SW	13.5	1940
1941	27	69	39				CLR	SW	7.8	1941
1942	26	38	27				CLR	NW	13.5	1942
1943	25	55	32	T			CLDY	NW	6.3	1943
1944	30	23	12	T	T		PC	NW	12.2	1944
1945	29	50	24				CLR	E	5.2	1945
1946	28	65	37				CLDY	SW	11.0	1946
1947	27	47	35	T			PC	NW	14.2	1947
1948	25	50	36				CLDY	SW	9.1	1948
1949	24	54	36	T			PC	NW	16.4	1949
YEAR	DAY	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1950	30	48	33				CLDY	NE	8.6	1950
1951	29	60	42				CLDY	SSW	12.8	1951
1952	27	26	14			T	CLR	WSW	13.3	1952
1953	26	56	30				PC	SW	13.3	1953
1954	25	43	31				CLR	WNW	8.5	1954
1955	24	47	22				PC	SE	8.4	1955
1956	29	34	18	T	T		PC	SSW	11.3	1956
1957	28	47	29				CLR	NW	8.6	1957
1958	27	27	21	0.38	4.5		CLDY	NE	7.4	1958
1959	26	35	23				CLDY	NW	13.0	1959
1960	24	59	29				CLDY	SSW	5.5	1960
1961	30	47	36				CLDY	SSW	9.6	1961
1962	29	63	34				CLR	NE	2.8	1962
1963	28	54	37				CLR	NNW	13.1	1963
1964	26	46	32				CLDY	N	11.8	1964
1965	25	61	40	0.01			CLDY	E	6.9	1965
1966	24	70	50	0.80			CLDY	SW	7.5	1966
1967	23	48	28				PC	SSW	5.5	1967
1968	28	41	32	0.48	3.0	2	CLDY	NW	12.7	1968
1969	27	39	23				PC	N	12.2	1969
1970	26	68	39				CLDY	SW	11.1	1970
1971	25	55	33				CLR	S	10.5	1971
1972	30	46	32				PC	SW	10.2	1972
1973	22	55	37				CLR	NW	7.5	1973
1974	28	38	26	T	T		CLDY	NW	7.9	1974
1975	27	23	16			7.1	CLDY	E	11.1	1975
1976	24	59	26				CLR	S	9.4	1976
1977	24	36	25				CLDY	N	7.3	1977
1978	23	47	38	T			CLDY	W	10.0	1978
1979	22	39	30	T	T		CLDY	SW	14.8	1979
YEAR	DAY	MAX	MIN	PRECIP	SNOW FALL	SNOW DEPTH	SKY	WND DIR	WND SPD	YEAR
1980	27	38	27				CLDY	NW	7.6	1980
1981	26	58	30	T			CLDY	NW	14.4	1981
1982	25	39	22	0.04			CLDY	S	13.0	1982
1983	24	42	21			T	CLR	SW	10.3	1983
1984	28	50	22				CLR	S	12.9	1984
1985	28	27	17	T	T	1	CLR	N	9.2	1985
1986	27	50	22				CLDY	S	8.8	1986
1987	26	39	37	0.03			CLDY	NE	11.7	1987
1988	24	66	44				CLR	S	18.5	1988
1989	23	42	14				CLR	SW	13.0	1989
1990	22	61	34				CLR	SW	11.5	1990
1991	28	66	39				CLDY	S	11.6	1991
1992	26	31	24	T	T	T	CLDY	NW	12.4	1992
1993	25	24	13	T	T	T	CLDY	N	13.4	1993
1994	24	55	34				PC	SW	13.5	1994
1995	23	36	24				PC	N	7.4	1995
1996	28	50	20				CLR	S	12.0	1996
1997	27	63	43	T			CLDY	S	17.2	1997
1998	26	70	36				PC	SW	9.9	1998
1999	25	50	24				CLR	S	8.7	1999
2000	23	52	26				PC	SE	13	2000
2001	23	63	42				PC	S	13.2	2001
2002	28	50	23				CLR	SW	10.1	2002
2003	27	45	32				PC	NW	11.1	2003
2004	25	45	20				PC	S	11.7	2004
2005	24	48	26				CLR	S	12.8	2005
2006	23	68	38				CLR	S	11.5	2006
2007	22	28	18			T	PC	NW	8.0	2007
2008	27	56	27				PC	N	6.2	2008
2009	26	42	29				PC	NW	8.6	2009
2010	25	34	18				PC	N	9.9	2010
2011	24	67	42				PC	S	17	2011
2011	22	67	42	T			PC	SW	17	2011

Last Updated on 11/26/2013

Weather Story

Weather Map

Local Radar

EAX RSS Feed

T = Trace
---- = Missing Data CLR = Clear
PC = Partly Cloudy
CLDY = Cloudy

N = North
S = South
E = East
W = West

NW = Northwest
NE = Northeast
SW = Southwest
SE = Southeast

Max = Maximum Temperature in Fahrenheit.
Min = Minimum Temperature in Fahrenheit.
Snowfall and Snow Depth in inches.
Precip(itation) is in inches.
WIN DIR = Wind Direction
WIN SPD & FASTEST MPH = Wind Speed in mph.