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Kansas City rainfall for 2019

Kansas City picked up 53.21 inches of rain in 2019. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 116 days at Kansas City International Airport; the wettest day brought 2.84 inches on Jun 22, 2019. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 39.30 inches. The total landed 13.91 inches above the normal, which works out to 35% more. 2019 ranks 3rd out of 53 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1972.

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Kansas City rainfall for 2019

Kansas City rainfall for 2019
Year total53.21 inches2019
1991-2020 normal39.30 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+13.91 inches (+35%)135% of normal
Year rank3rd of 53Complete years from 1972, wettest first
Rain days116
Wettest day2.84 inches

Rain by month in 2019

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2019. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2019

Every day with measurable rain in 2019: Kansas City
DateRainfall
1.50 inches
0.23 inches
0.01 inches
0.38 inches
0.14 inches
0.06 inches
0.17 inches
0.12 inches
0.05 inches
0.01 inches
0.11 inches
0.15 inches
0.13 inches
0.18 inches
0.03 inches
0.04 inches
0.34 inches
0.05 inches
0.65 inches
0.28 inches
2.33 inches
1.71 inches
0.91 inches
0.24 inches
0.01 inches
0.87 inches
0.04 inches
0.43 inches
0.74 inches
1.56 inches
1.40 inches
0.97 inches
0.03 inches
0.09 inches
0.52 inches
0.72 inches
0.81 inches
0.26 inches
0.04 inches
0.13 inches
0.36 inches
0.02 inches
0.11 inches
0.22 inches
0.68 inches
0.36 inches
0.11 inches
0.89 inches
0.12 inches
0.70 inches
2.84 inches
2.02 inches
0.15 inches
0.17 inches
1.10 inches
0.03 inches
0.51 inches
0.06 inches
0.06 inches
0.01 inches
1.56 inches
0.22 inches
0.01 inches
1.32 inches
0.72 inches
1.52 inches
1.78 inches
0.07 inches
2.02 inches
0.53 inches
0.09 inches
1.13 inches
0.69 inches
0.79 inches
0.04 inches
0.23 inches
0.09 inches
2.02 inches
0.70 inches
0.27 inches
0.01 inches
0.40 inches
0.50 inches
0.32 inches
0.13 inches
0.71 inches
0.87 inches
0.03 inches
0.22 inches
0.01 inches
0.24 inches
0.45 inches
0.49 inches
0.14 inches
0.01 inches
0.67 inches
0.03 inches
0.03 inches
0.35 inches
0.01 inches
0.05 inches
0.33 inches
0.42 inches
0.02 inches
0.21 inches
0.02 inches
0.02 inches
0.04 inches
0.01 inches
0.47 inches
0.01 inches
0.27 inches
0.06 inches
0.23 inches
0.62 inches
0.05 inches

Daily totals come from Kansas City International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1972. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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