Kansas City Annual Precipitation 1889-2006
Highest to Lowest by Amount
Historical Average 36.91
KCI Normal(1971-2000) 37.98
Rank   Amount    Year
 1     60.25     1961
 2     55.26     1973
 3     53.51     2001
 4     52.72     1985
 5     52.35     1969
 6     51.46     1993
 7     50.63     1992
 8     50.25     1898
 9     49.74     1977
10     49.64     1944
11     49.54     1998
12     48.69     1967
13     47.74     1965
14     47.73     1904
15     47.21     1982
16     47.20     1915
17     46.62     1941
18     46.41     1947
19     46.22     1951
20     44.14     2005
21     43.95     1927
22     43.47     1892
23     43.20     1914
24     42.66     1929
25     42.55     1905
26     42.08     1916
27     42.07     1981
28     41.93     1949
29     41.22     1895
30     41.15     1931
31     41.13     1920
32     41.02     1942
33     41.00     1928
34     40.87     1921
35     40.62     1996
36     40.61     1990
37     40.52     1902
38     40.32     1909
39     40.09     1999
40     39.85     1958
41     39.48     1908
42     39.44     1986
43     39.22     1903
44     38.82     1964
45     38.77     1984
46     38.49     1959
47     38.33     1889
48     37.80     1925
49     37.64     1989
50     37.59     1907
51     37.42     1910
52     37.28     1923
53     37.05     1891
54     36.97     1938
55     36.96     1962
56     36.71     1957
57     36.13     1970
58     36.12     1974

Rank   Amount    Year
59     35.78     1900
60     35.40     1894
61     35.26     1945
62     34.99     1913
63     34.95     2000
64     34.93     1926
65     34.72     1939
66     34.63     1995
67     34.61     1952
68     34.24     1918
69     34.07     1975
70     33.99     1987
71     33.96     1978
72     33.86     1935
73     33.64     1896
74     33.43     1924
75     33.07     1997
76     32.88     1983
77     32.85     1906
78     32.63     1960
79     32.55     1940
80     32.52     1899
81     32.13     1893
82     31.96     1912
       31.96     1968
83     31.82     1890
84     31.79     1980
85     31.78     1911
86     31.75     1979
87     31.56     1946
88     31.52     1922
89     31.23     1919
90     30.94     1948
91     30.87     2006
92     30.66     1955
93     30.21     1897
94     29.99     1950
95     29.31     1917
96     28.70     1991
97     28.56     1930
98     28.34     1994
99     27.96     2003
100     27.75     1972
101     27.52     1954
102    27.38     1943
103    27.21     1966
104    27.15     1934
105    27.11     1933
106    27.07     1932
107    26.59     1971
108    25.92     1956
109    24.84     1937
110    24.77     2002
111    24.76     1901
112    24.65     1963
113    24.22     1988
114    23.68     1976
115    21.51     1936
116    20.93     1953
Sequential by Year
Historical Average 36.91
KCI Normal(1971-2000) 37.98
Year     Amount
1889     38.33
1890     31.82
1891     37.05
1892     43.47
1893     32.13
1894     35.40
1895     41.22
1896     33.64
1897     30.21
1898     50.25
1899     32.52
1900     35.78
1901     24.76
1902     40.52
1903     39.22
1904     47.73
1905     42.55
1906     32.85
1907     37.59
1908     39.48
1909     40.32
1910     37.42
1911     31.78
1912     31.96
1913     34.99
1914     43.20
1915     47.20
1916     42.08
1917     29.31
1918     34.24
1919     31.23
1920     41.13
1921     40.87
1922     31.52
1923     37.28
1924     33.43
1925     37.80
1926     34.93
1927     43.95
1928     41.00
1929     42.66
1930     28.56
1931     41.15
1932     27.07
1933     27.11
1934     27.15
1935     33.86
1936     21.51
1937     24.84
1938     36.97
1939     34.72
1940     32.55
1941     46.62
1942     41.02
1943     27.38
1944     49.64
1945     35.26
1946     31.56



Year     Amount
1947     46.41
1948     30.94
1949     41.93
1950     29.99
1951     46.22
1952     34.61
1953     20.93
1954     27.52
1955     30.66
1956     25.92
1957     36.71
1958     39.85
1959     38.49
1960     32.63
1961     60.25
1962     36.96
1963     24.65
1964     38.82
1965     47.74
1966     27.21
1967     48.69
1968     31.96
1969     52.35
1970     36.13
1971     26.59
1972     27.75
1973     55.26
1974     36.12
1975     34.07
1976     23.68
1977     49.74
1978     33.96
1979     31.75
1980     31.79
1981     42.07
1982     47.21
1983     32.88
1984     38.77
1985     52.72
1986     39.44
1987     33.99
1988     24.22
1989     37.64
1990     40.61
1991     28.70
1992     50.63
1993     51.46
1994     28.34
1995     34.63
1996     40.62
1997     33.07
1998     49.54
1999     40.09
2000     34.95
2001     53.51
2002     24.77
2003     27.96
2004	 37.59
2005	 44.14
2006	 30.87

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