Rain forecast and rainfall this year
Kansas City, KS
No rain expected today.
Updated Thursday 11:08 PM ET.
Forecast
14 percent chance of rain
TodayHigh 51°, low 40°No rain expected
0 percent chance of rain
TomorrowHigh 55°, low 35°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 rank102nd of 363
In Kansas3rd 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 year10 miles
- Overland ParkKS31.05 in this year16 miles
- OlatheKS41.66 in this year17 miles
- IndependenceMO35.62 in this year21 miles
- TopekaKS41.63 in this year51 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.