Blizzard

A strong winter storm Sunday brought many hours of blizzard conditions to Kansas City and about half a foot of snow, the second highest one day day November total. Roads have gradually improved though many areas have melted and refrozen with chilly overnight temperatures. Many flights were canceled at nearby Kansas City International and I lost power at the house for about an hour, luckily with the gas fireplace already lit.

A mid-afternoon KCI observation shows the storm had quite a punch:

KMCI 252001Z 35030G41KT 1/4SM R19R/1200V1400FT BLSN FZFG VV004 M02/M03 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 34041/2001 P0002 T10221033 $

Warm Memorial Day Weekend

Kansas City International Airport reached 93°F today, one degree short of its daily record. Nearby St. Joseph topped out at 99, a new record.

National Hurricane Center on Jeopardy

First Thunderstorms of the Season

Spring is here pic.twitter.com/EmOLc8qUFe

— Austin Cross 🕊️ (@arcticskew) March 7, 2017

March in KC

The weather has bounced around with at one point winter seemingly completely over as the trees started to bud and daytime temperatures reached into the 70s. While there were only one or two occasions of a good amount of measurable snow all season, there were two days that had at least a dusting in the last week of March.