December 2009 will be remembered as a snowy, cold month. But is it the snowiest December ever? No, but it is close.
December 2009 ranks as the 3rd snowiest on record. Below is a list of the top 5 snowiest Decembers. The snowfall totals were recorded at KCI.
1. December 1961-------16.6
2. December 1918-------16.4
3. December 2009-------15.1
4. December 1945-------14.8
5. December 1983-------13.2
Here are a couple of other facts about Kansas City's snowy month:
- It has snowed at least a trace 13 days this month.
- The most snow recorded on any one day at KCI was 3.7 inches of snow on Christmas Eve.
- During the Christmas blizzard we also set a "daily snowfall record for Christmas Day" - 3.3 inches of snow fell on Christmas, shattering a record that stood since 1895!
