OLATHE NEW CENTURY AIRPORT PICKED UP A STAGGERING 5.66 INCHES OF RAIN
IN A 4 HOUR PERIOD BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM. THIS REPRESENTS NEARLY 1.5
INCHES ABOVE THE AVERAGE AMOUNT OF RAIN FOR OLATHE FOR THE ENTIRE
MONTH OF JULY. IN ADDITION...THE 5.66 INCHES IS MORE RAIN THAN OLATHE
HAS SEEN IN THE WHOLE MAY 1 THROUGH JULY 10 PERIOD THIS YEAR. THIS IS
ALSO LIKELY ONE OF THE TOP 10 WETTEST DAYS ON RECORD FOR THE OLATHE
AREA...ALTHOUGH RECORDS FOR THIS LOCATION ARE LIMITED. TO PUT THIS IN
PERSPECTIVE...ONLY 5 DAYS SINCE 1889 IN KANSAS CITY (DOWNTOWN AND
KCI) HAVE RECORDED MORE RAINFALL.

TOP 5 WETTEST DAYS IN KANSAS CITY SINCE 1889 (ONLY DOWNTOWN AND KCI LOCATIONS)

09/12/1977 - 8.82 INCHES
08/15/1969 - 7.45 INCHES
09/07/1914 - 6.12 INCHES
08/23/1906 - 5.93 INCHES
11/16/1928 - 5.70 INCHES

HERE ARE A FEW OTHER IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL TOTALS FROM AROUND THE AREA YESTERDAY.

OLATHE JOHNSON CO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT - 3.65 INCHES
OSAWATOMIE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER- 3.15 INCHES
HARRISONVILLE COOPERATIVE OBSERVER- 2.68 INCHES
EDGERTON COOPERATIVE OBSERVER- 2.93 INCHES

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE OFFICIAL STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OBSERVATIONS ACROSS
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS...VALID
FROM FRIDAY AUGUST 25TH THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY AUGUST 28TH. APPRECIATION
IS EXTENDED TO NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS FOR THESE REPORTS.

IN ADDITION...THE DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL OF 3.33 INCHES RECORDED
ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 27TH AT THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...BROKE THE DAILY
RAINFALL RECORD FOR THAT DAY. LISTED BELOW ARE THE TOP 10 RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR AUGUST 27
SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1888...AS WELL AS THE TOP 10 3-DAY RAINFALL TOTALS IN
KANSAS CITY FOR THE AUGUST 25-27 TIME PERIOD. ALSO...TO PUT SUNDAY'S RAINFALL RECORD IN
PERSPECTIVE...LISTED BELOW ARE THE ALL-TIME ONE DAY RAINFALL TOTALS
FOR KANSAS CITY SINCE 1888.

AUGUST 27 DAILY RAINFALL RECORD                3-DAY AUG 25-27 RAINFALL RECORDS
Rank  Value  Ending Date                       Rank  Value  Ending Date
1    3.33  8/27/2006                             1    4.80  8/25-27/2006
2    2.43  8/27/1989                             2    3.88  8/25-27/1975
3    1.60  8/27/1919                             3    2.56  8/25-27/1989
4    1.49  8/27/2004                             4    2.53  8/25-27/1942
5    1.36  8/27/1938                             5    2.48  8/25-27/1951
6    1.27  8/27/1948                             6    2.15  8/25-27/1944
7    1.22  8/27/1998                             7    2.12  8/25-27/1940
8    1.18  8/27/1933                             8    2.12  8/25-27/1899
9    1.09  8/27/1899                             9    2.08  8/25-27/1919
10   1.06  8/27/1951                            10    1.96  8/25-27/1932

ALL-TIME ONE DAY RAINFALL TOTALS
Rank  Value  Ending Date
1    8.82  9/12/1977
2    7.45  8/15/1969
3    6.12  9/7/1914
4    5.93  8/23/1906
5    5.70  11/16/1928
6    5.08  7/6/1986
7    4.93  9/9/1903
8    4.74  9/13/1961
9    4.66  4/15/1939
10   4.63  8/12/1982
44   3.33  8/27/2006

 

********************** STORM TOTAL RAINFALL ************************ ************** ALL DATA VALID FROM BEGINNING OF EVENT ************* ************ AUGUST 25TH THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY AUGUST 28TH ***********
LOCATION STORM TOTAL(IN.) COMMENTS
============ == KANSAS == ============
...ATCHISON COUNTY... ATCHISON 3.06 CO-OP OBSERVER EFFINGHAM 3.28 CO-OP OBSERVER MUSCOTAH 3.70 DCP GAUGE POTTER 2.65 DCP GAUGE
...DONIPHAN COUNTY... TROY 3N 1.37 CO-OP OBSERVER
...JOHNSON COUNTY.... OLATHE/JOHNSON COUNTY EXEC ARPT 6.53 OJC ASOS OLATHE NEW CENTURY AIRPORT 4.64 IXD ASOS DESOTO 3.77 CO-OP OBSERVER LEAWOOD 3.50 CO-OP OBSERVER LENEXA 3.09 CO-OP OBSERVER OLATHE 3E 6.00 CO-OP OBSERVER OLATHE 1SE 2.25 CO-OP OBSERVER OLATHE 2W 4.94 CO-OP OBSERVER OVERLAND PARK S OF 87TH 5.96 CO-OP OBSERVER STANLEY 1E 3.91 CO-OP OBSERVER STILLWELL 1.50 CO-OP OBSERVER 95TH ST / DESOTO 3.11 DCP GAUGE DE SOTO 3.31 DCP GAUGE EDGERTON 6.82 DCP GAUGE JOHNSON DRIVE / SHAWNEE 3.63 DCP GAUGE LEAWOOD / STATE LINE RD 6.97 DCP GAUGE OVERLAND PARK 6.25 DCP GAUGE OVERLAND PARK KENNETH RD. 4.00 DCP GAUGE SPRING HILL 5.48 DCP GAUGE STANLEY 4.63 DCP GAUGE OVERLAND PARK CITY HALL 6.18 ALERT GAUGE CORPORATE WOODS 6.38 ALERT GAUGE OLATHE 6.22 ALERT GAUGE ROE AT TOMAHAWK CREEK 5.31 ALERT GAUGE METCALF AT TOMAHAWK CREEK 5.07 ALERT GAUGE QUIVER AT TOMAHAWK CREEK 7.08 ALERT GAUGE MORSE 7.48 ALERT GAUGE 135TH ST AND PFLUMM 6.54 ALERT GAUGE WILSHIRE WOODS 6.30 ALERT GAUGE JOHNSON CO COMMUNITY COLLEGE 5.74 ALERT GAUGE 103RD ST AT INDIAN CREEK 6.66 ALERT GAUGE 199TH ST AND PADBURY 5.82 ALERT GAUGE BONITA 5.63 ALERT GAUGE 199TH ST AND RIDGEVIEW 5.63 ALERT GAUGE STILLWELL 5.94 ALERT GAUGE 191ST ST AND MISSION 5.16 ALERT GAUGE 191ST ST AT EAST WOLF CREEK 6.15 ALERT GAUGE PFLUMM AT COFFEE CREEK 5.79 ALERT GAUGE SWITZER AT COFFEE CREEK 5.12 ALERT GAUGE METCALF AT NEGRO CREEK 4.02 ALERT GAUGE MISSION AT NEGRO CREEK 3.66 ALERT GAUGE LACKMAN AT WOLF CREEK 5.04 ALERT GAUGE 179TH ST AT WOLF CREEK 4.64 ALERT GAUGE KENNETH AT BLUE RIVER 4.09 ALERT GAUGE RED BRIDGE AT BLUE RIVER 3.39 ALERT GAUGE JOHNSON DRIVE AT TURKEY CREEK 5.60 ALERT GAUGE 69TH ST AT TURKEY CREEK 4.72 ALERT GAUGE 111TH ST AT MILL CREEK 5.35 ALERT GAUGE 87TH ST AT MILL CREEK 4.92 ALERT GAUGE SHAWNEE MISSION PKWY AT MILL CK 4.37 ALERT GAUGE LACKMAN AT LITTLE MILL CREEK 4.76 ALERT GAUGE WOODLAND AT COON CREEK 5.27 ALERT GAUGE WOODLAND AT CLEAR CREEK 4.29 ALERT GAUGE 87TH ST AND CAENEN RD 5.35 ALERT GAUGE JOHNSON DR AND K-7 3.15 ALERT GAUGE K-10 AND K-7 4.09 ALERT GAUGE OLD HWY 56 AND HARRISON 6.30 ALERT GAUGE OLATHE LAKE DISCHARGE 5.39 ALERT GAUGE 119TH ST AT CEDAR CREEK 4.29 ALERT GAUGE K-10 AT CEDAR CREEK 3.42 ALERT GAUGE 119TH AT LITTLE CEDAR CREEK 4.49 ALERT GAUGE 95TH ST AT CAMP CREEK 3.23 ALERT GAUGE 127TH ST AT CEDAR CREEK 4.37 ALERT GAUGE DESOTO STREAMWAY PARK 3.90 ALERT GAUGE 75TH ST AT K-7 3.74 ALERT GAUGE GARDNER LAKE DISCHARGE 4.05 ALERT GAUGE 143RD ST AT KILL CREEK 3.34 ALERT GAUGE 127TH ST AT KILL CREEK 3.66 ALERT GAUGE 95TH ST AT KILL CREEK 3.03 ALERT GAUGE 151ST ST AT SPOON CREEK 3.74 ALERT GAUGE LEXINGTON AND SUNSHINE 2.48 ALERT GAUGE 127TH ST AND EVENING STAR 2.40 ALERT GAUGE 159TH ST AND EDGERTON RD. 4.49 ALERT GAUGE 191ST ST AND DILLIE RD. 5.39 ALERT GAUGE NEW CENTURY AIRPORT 4.57 ALERT GAUGE JOHNSON CO TRANSIT BUILDING 4.84 ALERT GAUGE 75TH ST AT BRUSH CREEK 5.83 ALERT GAUGE 74TH ST AT BRUSH CREEK 5.71 ALERT GAUGE BROOKLYN POLICE STATION 6.18 ALERT GAUGE LINWOOD 5.94 ALERT GAUGE KC COLLEGE 4.48 ALERT GAUGE PASEO HS 5.51 ALERT GAUGE JOHNSON CO WASTEWATER 4.79 ALERT GAUGE ROELAND DR 4.57 ALERT GAUGE
..LEAVENWORTH COUNTY... EASTON 2.47 CO-OP OBSERVER LEAVENWORTH 7.10 CO-OP OBSERVER LEAVENWORTH 3SSW 6.35 CO-OP OBSERVER TONGANOXIE 5.38 DCP GAUGE
...LINN COUNTY... CENTERVILLE 4SW 0.90 CO-OP OBSERVER LA CYGNE 1.81 CO-OP OBSERVER LA CYGNE 1.64 DCP GAUGE MOUND CITY 2.91 CO-OP OBSERVER TRADING POST 2.31 DCP GAUGE
...MIAMI COUNTY... PAOLA 2.88 CO-OP OBSERVER OSAWATOMIE 0.60 CO-OP OBSERVER
...WYANDOTTE COUNTY... BONNER SPRINGS 5.08 CO-OP OBSERVER SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD 4.45 ALERT GAUGE
============== == MISSOURI == ==============
...ADAIR COUNTY... MILLARD 0.50 KIRKSVILLE ASOS KIRKSVILLE 2.37 CO-OP OBSERVER NOVINGER 3.00 DCP GAUGE
...ANDREW COUNTY... COSBY 2W 2.94 CO-OP OBSERVER
...ATCHISON COUNTY... FAIRFAX 0.42 CO-OP OBSERVER TARKIO 1.01 CO-OP OBSERVER
...BATES COUNTY... BUTLER 4W 2.65 CO-OP OBSERVER
...BUCHANAN COUNTY... AGENCY 2.70 DCP GAUGE ST. JOSEPH 2.74 STJ ASOS
...CALDWELL COUNTY... HAMILTON 2W 1.53 CO-OP OBSERVER POLO 1.66 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CARROLL COUNTY... COLOMA 1.01 CO-OP OBSERVER CARROLLTON 1.65 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CASS COUNTY... HARRISONVILLE 3.23 CO-OP OBSERVER PLEASANT HILL 2.38 NWS OFFICE RAYMORE 2.01 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CHARITON COUNTY... PRAIRIE HILL 1.72 DCP GAUGE MUSSELFORK 1.43 DCP GAUGE SALISBURY 2.32 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CLAY COUNTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS 2.98 CO-OP OBSERVER KEARNEY 3E 3.02 CO-OP OBSERVER KEARNEY 2E 2.90 CO-OP OBSERVER SMITHVILLE LAKE 2.47 CO-OP OBSERVER
...CLINTON COUNTY... PLATTSBURG 2.04 CO-OP OBSERVER
...COOPER COUNTY... BOONVILLE 2.40 CO-OP OBSERVER OTTERVILLE 1.42 DCP GAUGE
...DAVIESS COUNTY... GALLATIN 1.34 DCP GAUGE GALLATIN 1W 1.03 CO-OP OBSERVER PATTONSBURG 2S 1.40 CO-OP OBSERVER TRENTON 0.55 CO-OP OBSERVER
...DEKALB COUNTY... AMITY 4NE 2.59 CO-OP OBSERVER CAMERON 0.71 CO-OP OBSERVER
...GENTRY COUNTY... ALBANY 1.53 CO-OP OBSERVER STANBERRY 3.14 CO-OP OBSERVER
...GRUNDY COUNTY... SPICKARD 7W 1.66 CO-OP OBSERVER TRENTON 0.98 CO-OP OBSERVER
...HARRISON COUNTY... BETHANY 2.03 CO-OP OBSERVER RIDGEWAY 8NW 0.88 CO-OP OBSERVER
...HENRY COUNTY... CLINTON 5.09 CO-OP OBSERVER URICH 2SW 4.53 CO-OP OBSERVER WINDSOR 1.20 CO-OP OBSERVER CLINTON (CIXM7) 3.14 DCP GAUGE CLINTON (CIZM7) 3.27 DCP GAUGE CLINTON (CITM7) 2.44 DCP GAUGE
...HOLT COUNTY... NO OBSERVATIONS
...HOWARD COUNTY... GLASGOW 3.41 DCP GAUGE FAYETTE 6 ESE 1.11 DCP GAUGE FAYETTE 7 ESE 1.41 CO-OP OBSERVER HIGBEE 4S 2.30 CO-OP OBSERVER NEW FRANKLIN 1W 2.23 CO-OP OBSERVER
...JACKSON COUNTY... LEES SUMMIT AIRPORT 3.60 LXT ASOS DOWNTOWN KC AIRPORT 5.01 MKC ASOS GRAIN VALLEY 3.89 CO-OP OBSERVER INDEPENDENCE 5.08 CO-OP OBSERVER KANSAS CITY 1SE 4.90 CO-OP OBSERVER KANSAS CITY 8N 5.30 CO-OP OBSERVER KANSAS CITY WATTS MILL 7.16 CO-OP OBSERVER LAKE CITY 5.62 CO-OP OBSERVER LEES SUMMIT 2E 2.39 CO-OP OBSERVER LEES SUMMIT 3E 1.93 CO-OP OBSERVER LEES SUMMIT 1SE 1.35 CO-OP OBSERVER LEES SUMMIT 4S 2.08 CO-OP OBSERVER LEES SUMMIT 2SW 2.35 CO-OP OBSERVER LEES SUMMIT WILD LIFE REFUGE 1.75 CO-OP OBSERVER RAYTOWN 4.37 CO-OP OBSERVER 39TH ST - INDEPENDENCE 4.43 DCP GAUGE SELSA RD - INDEPENDENCE 5.05 DCP GAUGE KENTUCKY RD - INDEPENDENCE 6.35 DCP GAUGE HOLKE ROAD - INDEPENDENCE 6.88 DCP GAUGE LAKE CITY - INDEPENDENCE 5.62 DCP GAUGE BLUE RIDGE BLVD -KANSAS CITY 3.86 DCP GAUGE WARD PARKWAY - KANSAS CITY 5.55 DCP GAUGE STADIUM DRIVE - KANSAS CITY 7.04 DCP GAUGE GRAIN VALLEY 3.94 DCP GAUGE 63RD ST. - KANSAS CITY 5.31 ALERT GAUGE MAIN ST. BROOKSIDE 4.61 ALERT GAUGE ELMWOOD AVE. - KANSAS CITY 5.67 ALERT GAUGE 71 HIGHWAY AT HICKMAN MILLS 5.87 ALERT GAUGE 17TH ST. - KANSAS CITY 5.82 ALERT GAUGE
...JOHNSON COUNTY... ELM 2.39 CO-OP OBSERVER KINGSVILLE 3.45 CO-OP OBSERVER VALLEY CITY 4.30 CO-OP OBSERVER WARRENSBURG 4NW 3.86 CO-OP OBSERVER
...LAFAYETTE COUNTY... HIGGINSVILLE 3.54 CO-OP OBSERVER LEXINGTON 3E 4.55 CO-OP OBSERVER NAPOLEAN 5.63 DCP GAUGE BATES CITY 3NW 3.15 DCP GAUGE
...LINN COUNTY... BROOKFIELD 0.86 CO-OP OBSERVER LINNEUS 3SE 0.09 CO-OP OBSERVER
...LIVINGSTON COUNTY... CHILLICOTHE AIRPORT 1.43 CDJ ASOS CHILLICOTHE 1.44 CO-OP OBSERVER CHILLICOTHE 2S 0.55 CO-OP OBSERVER CHILLICOTHE 1.69 DCP GAUGE SUMNER 3SW 1.22 CO-OP OBSERVER
...MACON COUNTY... ATLANTA 1.20 DCP GAUGE LONG BRANCH RESERVOIR 1.44 CO-OP OBSERVER MACON 1.23 DCP GAUGE
...MERCER COUNTY... PRINCETON 2.21 CO-OP OBSERVER
...NODAWAY COUNTY... CONCEPTION 1.87 CO-OP OBSERVER MARYVILLE 4.34 CO-OP OBSERVER GRAHAM 2.30 DCP GAUGE
...PETTIS COUNTY... SEDALIA 2.31 DMO ASOS SEDALIA WATER PLANT 2.07 CO-OP OBSERVER WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE 2.53 SZL OBSERVATIONS
...PLATTE COUNTY... KANSAS CITY INTL AIRPORT 4.80 MCI ASOS SHARPS STATION 4.66 DCP GAUGE
...PUTNAM COUNTY... UNIONVILLE 0.74 CO-OP OBSERVER
...RANDOLPH COUNTY... ETHEL 1.12 CO-OP OBSERVER HUNTSVILLE 2.91 DCP GAUGE
...RAY COUNTY... KNOXVILLE 1.92 CO-OP OBSERVER RICHMOND 3S 4.50 CO-OP OBSERVER
...SALINE COUNTY... BLUE LICK 5.70 CO-OP OBSERVER BLUE LICK 7.60 DCP GAUGE MARSHALL 5.98 CO-OP OBSERVER SWEET SPRINGS 5.29 CO-OP OBSERVER
...SCHUYLER COUNTY... DOWNING 0.48 CO-OP OBSERVER LIVONIA 0.30 DCP GAUGE
...SULLIVAN COUNTY... GREEN CITY 0.09 CO-OP OBSERVER MILAN 2.25 CO-OP OBSERVER
...WORTH COUNTY... GRANT CITY 1.56 CO-OP OBSERVER WORTH 4W 2.10 CO-OP OBSERVER