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CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNING FOR THE UNITED STATES
Radars:
Forecasts:
Forecasts Part 2: GFS, ETA and RUS Maps. Every meteorologist bible.
Current visible satellite photos:
Other: Warnings, rivers, eathquakes, weather records, etc.
The world clock. This clock will give you information like how many people are born every second as well as how many cars are made each hour, etc. Check it out, it is awesome.
Live from my weather station... 
South Pole, ever wonder what it's like there?
If it says, "Data Unavailable", it's because it's too darn cold for the communications to get through the internet. Summer just started there. Fact: even when the south pole is in summer, the temperature average is still colder than the north pole.
Winter has begun.
MY WEATHER RECORDS FOR THE KANSAS CITY AREA. :
My weather records for the KCMO area compiled from 40 years of record keeping. You can find your own city records from the Farmers Almanac web site. Click for Farmers Almanac There you have to come up with a password, but it's free.
These are the average coldest day, hottest day,last frost, first snow,last snow,first frost, first measurable snow and average number of drought days. This chart is updated monthly or as an average changes.
| Coldest Day |
Hottest Day |
Last Frost |
Last Snow |
First Frost |
First Meas. Snow |
|
| -2.45' |
103.22' |
32' |
Measurable |
32' or below |
Measurable |
|
| Jan 17th |
August 14th |
April 15th |
March 25th |
October 26th |
December 3th |
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Precipitation compared to wettest year, average year and current year. Anything in red is a record.
|
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
Totals |
| 2001(most rainfal in recent history |
.51 |
4 |
2.12 |
5.75 |
4.45 |
13.07 |
11.96 |
8.27 |
4.81 |
2.75 |
.55 |
1.21 |
59.45 |
| average |
1.17 |
1.52 |
2.48 |
4.08 |
5.47 |
5.17 |
4.17 |
3.94 |
5.36 |
3.59 |
2.37 |
1.88 |
42.79 |
| 2008 |
1.59 |
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1.59 |
This shows we are close to average for this year.
Most snow in a season.
Normal is 16.77", which mostly comes in late January and early February. Below is our current monthly averages for snow.
|
J |
F |
M |
A |
M |
J |
J |
A |
S |
O |
N |
D |
Total |
| average snow |
5.27 |
3.45 |
1.73 |
1.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1.64 |
3.67 |
16.76 |
| Earliest Frost |
Earliest Snow |
Latest Frost |
Latest Snow |
| 1991, 9-19 |
1895, 9-23 |
1989, May 7th |
March 25th- on average |
RECORD TEMPS, PRECIP
| Lowest Temp |
Highest Temp |
Earliest Frost |
|
| -31, 1859 |
113', 8-14, 1936 |
1992. 9-10 |
|
| 24 hr Rainfall |
|
Coldest Winter |
Warmest Winter |
| 13", 9-1, 2003 |
|
1978 |
1933 |
|
Warmest Summer |
Wettest Year |
Driest Year |
|
1980 |
1961 |
1988 |
| Lowest MO. River stage. |
3.3' 1-18-2007 |
| Highest MO. River stage. |
48.87' 7-27-1993 |
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