KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City has received nearly 32 inches of rain this year, making 2019 the wettest year on record so far at this point in the year.
It’s been so rainy, in fact, that Kansas City only needs 6.96 more inches of precipitation to match the yearly average of 38.86 inches — with six months left in the year, according to 41 Action News meteorologists.
In June alone, Kansas City has already recorded 7.64 inches of rain, well above the monthly average of 5.23 inches. Kansas City has seen above-average precipitation in each of the first six months of the year, according to the National Weather Service.
That has only happened twice before in Kansas City’s 131-year record: 1929 and 1964.
The wettest calendar year on record was 1961, when 60.25 inches of rain fell at Kansas City International Airport.
The June precipitation total now stands at 7.64"...normal for all of June is 5.23". Each of the first 6 months of 2019 has had above normal precipitation. Only 2 other years on KC's 131-year record has accomplished that...1929 and 1964. #RainedOut
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) June 24, 2019
On Sunday, another round of rain led to multiple issues across the metro, from overflowing manhole covers at Blue Parkway and Elmwood Avenue to flooded basements in Sugar Creek.
The weather pattern this week should be calmer, according to the 41 Action News weather team, but thunderstorms are still possible later Tuesday into Wednesday.
Stay up-to-date on the latest forecast and radar with the 41 Action News weather team.
