This past winter was the second-warmest on record in Kansas; that's according to temperature statistics that date back to 1895.
Kansas had an average temperature of nearly 38 degrees during the meteorological winter, which ran from Dec. 1 to Feb. 28 (the three coldest months of the year); those numbers came from the Kansas state climatologist's office at Kansas State University.
The only higher figure on record was a 38.1-degree average temp recorded in 1991-1992.
The 37.9-degree average the state recorded this past winter is nearly five degrees higher than the average of 33 degrees recorded between 1991-2020.
Statewide, 64 of the 90 days between Dec. 1 and Feb. 28 brought above-average temperatures in Kansas.
More than two-thirds of Kansas’ 105 counties (71) had a Top-5 warmest winter.
Kansas saw a statewide average precipitation of 1.66 inches, 1.09 below its average of 2.75"; all nine divisions of the state saw below-normal precipitation this winter.
