Rain forecast and rainfall this year

Independence, MO

No rain expected today.

Updated Thursday 11:08 PM ET.

Forecast

14 percent chance of rain

TodayHigh 51°, low 37°
No rain expected

0 percent chance of rain

TomorrowHigh 55°, low 32°
No rain expected

This year so far, since Jan 1

35.62 in

+0.29 in above normal for this point in the year (35.33 in).

National rank100th of 363

In Missouri3rd of 5

Biggest day2.10 in, May 18

Last measurable rain0.01 in, Nov 4, 2026

Month by month

Jan1.28

Feb0.73

Mar2.67

Apr8.83

May4.40

Jun5.34

Jul3.82

Aug1.67

Sep3.40

Oct2.18

Nov1.30

Dec–

This yearNormal

Records since 1934

Wettest year60.25 in, 1961

Biggest rain day7.45 in, Aug 15, 1969

Nearby cities

Kansas CityMO35.62 in this year11 miles
Kansas CityKS35.62 in this year21 miles
Overland ParkKS31.05 in this year23 miles
OlatheKS41.66 in this year29 miles
TopekaKS41.63 in this year72 miles

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Forecast based on National Weather Service forecast data. Rainfall records are from NOAA Regional Climate Centers for the Kansas City Downtown Airport station, recorded since 1934; normals are NOAA’s 1991–2020 averages. Totals are preliminary. Records are this station’s own and may differ from official NWS city records, which can include earlier locations. Incomplete years and several-day totals are left out. Rain Scoreboard is not affiliated with the National Weather Service or NOAA.