History of Snow Fall

History of Snow Fall in Kansas City, MO

Article from Fox4KC

The first day of winter came on December 21, 2021. With that comes greater potential to see snow on our doorsteps. On average, we can expect temperatures to change around October to welcome in the early winter season. Have you ever been curious about what the average first day of snow is for Kansas City?

November 27th is the average first day that Kansas City has welcomed its first snowfall of the year. Let’s look at more statistics to see if we can guess how much snow will be arriving this year.

How many inches of snow do YOU think Kansas City will get this year?

Last season: 15.5 inches Earliest first snow: Oct. 14, 2018 Latest first snow: Jan. 21, 1980 Average first snow: Nov. 27 Average amount of snowfall in a KC winter season: 18.2 inches (below average last year)

Snowfall Totals over the last five years

2020-2021 — 15.5 inches 2019-2020 — 17.2 inches 2018-2019 — 29.1 inches 2017-2018 — 7.7 inches 2016-2017 — 4.9 inches