Kansas City MO Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the biggest rainstorms or snowstorms of the year in Kansas City, Missouri along with the date they occurred. The information answers questions like: When was the last time more than five inches of precipitation landed on Kansas City in a single day? What was the rainiest day of 2019?

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Kansas City and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the same amount of moisture also fell on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1893. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 8.82 inches (224.0 millimetres) on September 12, 1977.

Since 1973 the precipitation extremes were observed at Kansas City International Airport. From 1934 to 1971 the data were gathered at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Kansas City.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Kansas City
Inches	Date	Millimetres
2.91	August 13, 2023	73.9
2.96	May 31, 2022	75.2
1.90	August 12, 2021	48.3
3.52	July 15, 2020	89.4
2.84	June 22, 2019	72.1
4.48	October 07, 2018	113.8
4.08	August 21, 2017	103.6
4.33	July 02, 2016	110.0
4.28	September 10, 2015	108.7
3.47	August 06, 2014	88.1
2.58	September 19, 2013	65.5
1.37	June 11, 2012	34.8
2.40	August 20, 2011	61.0
2.50	May 12, 2010	63.5

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Kansas City each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
3.15	August 17, 2009	80.0
3.74	September 12, 2008	95.0
2.10	May 06, 2007	53.3
3.33	August 27, 2006	84.6
3.26	June 30, 2005	82.8
1.98	September 05, 2004	50.3
2.74	August 31, 2003	69.6
1.52	April 20, 2002	38.6
4.39	September 16, 2001	111.5
2.30	June 20, 2000	58.4
2.30	June 27, 1999	58.4
2.83	October 04, 1998	71.9
1.55	July 28, 1997	39.4
3.35	May 26, 1996	85.1
2.80	May 17, 1995	71.1
1.80	April 27, 1994	45.7
3.15	September 13, 1993	80.0
3.78	July 09, 1992	96.0
1.98	October 02, 1991	50.3
3.23	May 15, 1990	82.0
4.26	September 08, 1989	108.2
4.59	September 15, 1988	116.6
2.04	May 03, 1987	51.8
5.08	July 06, 1986	129.0
3.29	October 09, 1985	83.6
3.63	July 04, 1984	92.2
2.35	June 18, 1983	59.7
4.63	August 12, 1982	117.6
2.48	June 29, 1981	63.0
2.82	December 06, 1980	71.6
1.67	June 04, 1979	42.4
2.95	September 17, 1978	74.9
8.82	September 12, 1977	224.0
2.42	June 23, 1976	61.5
4.49	April 23, 1975	114.0
3.48	October 30, 1974	88.4
4.04	September 24, 1973	102.6
–	1972	–
2.40	October 20, 1971	61.0
3.89	September 22, 1970	98.8
7.45	August 15, 1969	189.2
2.23	May 22, 1968	56.6
3.31	September 14, 1967	84.1
3.06	June 12, 1966	77.7
2.94	September 20, 1965	74.7
3.69	November 15, 1964	93.7
2.95	July 12, 1963	74.9
2.25	September 14, 1962	57.2
4.74	September 13, 1961	120.4
1.77	April 29, 1960	45.0
2.39	October 04, 1959	60.7
3.82	July 30, 1958	97.0
3.73	September 20, 1957	94.7
1.77	April 28, 1956	45.0
2.08	May 12, 1955	52.8
1.71	August 01, 1954	43.4
1.49	September 03, 1953	37.8
3.39	June 21, 1952	86.1
1.87	July 11, 1951	47.5
2.59	July 19, 1950	65.8
2.87	September 12, 1949	72.9
1.62	June 20, 1948	41.1
2.79	September 20, 1947	70.9
2.02	October 17, 1946	51.3
2.31	April 15, 1945	58.7
4.18	April 22, 1944	106.2
1.88	June 08, 1943	47.8
2.41	April 06, 1942	61.2
3.01	October 06, 1941	76.5
1.93	April 17, 1940	49.0
4.66	April 15, 1939	118.4
2.55	August 21, 1938	64.8
1.74	January 07, 1937	44.2
1.70	September 01, 1936	43.2
1.83	September 01, 1935	46.5
1.90	November 21, 1934	48.3
1.55	September 12, 1933	39.4
1.38	July 04, 1932	35.1
2.80	November 14, 1931	71.1
1.80	May 01, 1930	45.7
3.92	June 22, 1929	99.6
5.70	November 16, 1928	144.8
3.46	October 01, 1927	87.9
4.59	July 08, 1926	116.6
2.29	September 11, 1925	58.2
1.71	June 26, 1924	43.4
2.60	September 01, 1923	66.0
2.99	July 10, 1922	75.9
3.57	May 08, 1921	90.7
3.56	July 25, 1920	90.4
4.06	August 28, 1919	103.1
3.05	September 02, 1918	77.5
2.64	April 27, 1917	67.1
3.26	October 24, 1916	82.8
2.84	May 26, 1915	72.1
6.12	September 07, 1914	155.4
1.94	October 09, 1913	49.3
2.20	March 23, 1912	55.9
3.04	September 10, 1911	77.2
3.26	June 08, 1910	82.8
2.30	May 14, 1909	58.4
4.54	October 21, 1908	115.3
3.92	July 15, 1907	99.6
5.93	August 23, 1906	150.6
3.24	July 02, 1905	82.3
3.51	May 05, 1904	89.2
4.93	September 09, 1903	125.2
3.62	July 01, 1902	91.9
2.02	April 05, 1901	51.3
2.99	September 27, 1900	75.9
2.10	May 20, 1899	53.3
2.72	August 17, 1898	69.1
2.46	June 26, 1897	62.5
4.00	July 18, 1896	101.6
4.57	July 28, 1895	116.1
3.75	September 03, 1894	95.3
1.54	May 26, 1893	39.1

Kansas City - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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