Is this weather normal in Clay County?

Missouri · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Clay County just had its warmest September ever recorded, +8° against the usual. 10 of the last 12 months ran warmer than usual there.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 60°, lows near 39°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Clay County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +6.1°OctNov: +2.8°NovDec: +2.2°DecJan 2026: -1.3°JanFeb: +8.6°FebMar: +6.8°MarApr: +5.6°AprMay: -0.6°MayJun: +0.2°JunJul: +1.8°JulAug: +1.5°AugSep: +7.7°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -2.2 inOctNov: +0.8 inNovDec: -1.1 inDecJan 2026: +0.3 inJanFeb: -0.8 inFebMar: +0.6 inMarApr: +4.3 inAprMay: +0.4 inMayJun: +1.9 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: -1.8 inAugSep: +1.0 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Clay County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January38° / 20°1.2 in40.2° 20069.9° 1940
February44° / 24°1.5 in44.6° 202416.7° 1936
March55° / 34°2.4 in58.0° 201226.7° 1960
April65° / 43°4.0 in62.4° 198146.3° 1907
May75° / 54°5.3 in73.0° 201856.6° 1917
June84° / 64°5.0 in81.0° 195266.4° 1903
July88° / 68°4.7 in86.1° 190170.5° 1950
August87° / 66°4.3 in84.6° 193668.7° 1915
September79° / 57°4.0 in75.8° 202661.1° 1902
October67° / 45°3.3 in67.5° 196345.7° 1925
November53° / 34°2.1 in51.6° 199935.2° 1976
December42° / 24°1.7 in42.4° 202114.2° 1983

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Clay County

Crime Radar: Kansas City, Liberty, Smithville, Kearney, Sugar Creek, Excelsior Springs, Gladstone, Riverside

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