Today’s snowfall tied the record @ 3rd for earliest recorded snowfall in the Metro.

However, 2020 is also the third straight year for an unusually early, October snowfall. Guess this weather may now be the new normal.
Just 4 days ago, it was 85 degrees and sunny.

Below is a list of the only times (in recorded history) that Kansas City had October snows: including the Season's first snowfall in October. Plus also the for the years rankings for having the most snow in October. This year was tied for the area's 3rd Earliest Snow in recorded history; plus one ranked tied for #5 for the most October snow ever.

1898
#1 earliest snowfall year: 1898 date: 10-17 amount: 0.2 (18 years after the US Weather Service officially started to keep records.)
#2 Most snowfall Total snowfall for October 5.8 inches

1912
#6 earliest snowfall year: 1912 date: 10-31 amount: 1.0 (14 years between events)
#5 tie Most snowfall Total snowfall for October 1.0 inches

1913
Tie #3 earliest snowfall year: 1913 date: 10-26 amount 1.0 (1 year between events)
#3 Most snowfall Total snowfall for October 3.0 inches

1925
#4 earliest snowfall year: 1925 date: 10-27 amount:0.5 (12 years between events)
#6 Most snowfall Total snowfall for October 0.5 inches

1951
#6 earliest snowfall year: 1951 date: 10-31 amount: 0.1 (26 years between events)
#8 Most snowfall Total snowfall for October 0.1 inches

1996
#2 earliest snowfall year: 1996 date: 10-22 amount: 6.5 (35 years between events)
#1 Most snowfall Total snowfall for October 6.5 inches

1997
#3 earliest snowfall year: 1997 date: 10-26 amount: 1.0 (1 year between events)
#5 tie Most snowfall Total snowfall for October 1.0 inches

2018
#1 earliest snowfall year: 2018 date: 10-15 amount: 0.2 (21 years between events)
#7 Most snowfall Total snowfall for October that year 0.3 inches

2019
#5 earliest snowfall year: 2019 date: 10-28 amount: .03 (1 year between events)
#4 Most snowfall Total snowfall for October that year 2.8 inches (higher amounts in the suburbs)

2020
Tie #3 earliest snowfall year: 2020 date: 10-26 amount 1.0 (1 year between events)
#5 Most snowfall Total snowfall for October 1.0 inches

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Monday US COVID News

“Fauci on current surge in US Covid-19 cases: ‘No matter how you look at it, it's not good news’"

“More than half of US states reported their highest single-day of new Covid-19 cases in October”

“What the White House is saying: White House chief of staff Mark Meadows outright said yesterday, "We are not going to control the pandemic."

“Ultrasounds point to potentially deadly heart damage in Covid-19 patients”

“Stocks tumble as Covid-19 cases surge and stimulus is nowhere to be found.” CNN

“Vice President ‘Pence put others at risk by campaigning after coronavirus exposure’, experts say. Despite his possible exposure to the coronavirus, Vice President Pence crisscrossed the country in recent days, keeping up a campaign schedule. ” Washington Post

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