A historical May snowstorm continues to impact the region providing one of the latest measured snows in recorded history. This storm system is due to the development of an anomalously strong storm system which has already brought near to below freezing temperatures and record snows to portions of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest.
Locally, this system has already broken records on May 2nd as the high temperature of 41 degrees in Kansas City not only broke the record lowest high temperature for this date (48 in 1917), but has also temporarily broken the previous month of May lowest high temperature of 43 degrees back on May 5th, 1944.
Why do we say temporarily? Well forecast high temperatures for Friday May 3rd are only in the 30s. This will again break the monthly record for Kansas City.
Regarding snowfall, as of 9am in Kansas City we've received 0.5" of snow, this is only the third time we've experienced snow during the month of May. This is now the second time in recorded history for measurable snow to be reported in Kansas City during May. If we receive a trace or more of snow on May 3rd, this would represent the latest recorded snowfall in Kansas City history.
When is the last time it snowed this late in the year in recent history? A quick check of historical records indicates that the last time is snowed this late in the year was April 21, 1992.
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