WETTESTSINCE
Missouri · precipitation record 1888–2026

Kansas City, MO

THIS YEAR · 2026
WETTEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2019
29.63in
13th wettest of 138 years · normal 21.93"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 138 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.9in
39th driest of 139 yrs
61% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
17.57in
28th wettest of 138 yrs
130% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
29.63in
13th wettest of 138 yrs
135% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.82in
on Sep 12, 1977 · in 139 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 41 days (to Dec 25, 2002)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

135%
29.63" of a normal 21.93" · wettest 36.17" (2001) · driest 8.72" (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 Jul 28 ever

4.57in
set in 1895

Rain on Jul 28

28%
of 138 years had measurable rain
1888: 1.23″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.34″1893: 0.36″1894: 0.00″1895: 4.57″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.65″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.69″1902: 0.06″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.47″1907: 0.44″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.31″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.59″1912: 0.19″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.25″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.47″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.35″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.22″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.03″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.32″1939: 0.12″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.05″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.13″1963: 0.14″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.56″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.06″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.02″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.05″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.85″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.24″1997: 1.55″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 1.18″2001: 0.86″2002: 0.33″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.02″2009: 0.87″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.06″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.03″2019: 0.22″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.03″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.01″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″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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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:16 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight14h 18m
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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