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freezing for the entire period. Daily temperatures were 10 to 20 degrees below normal
through the period. Average highs were in the teens and twenties with average lows in the
single digits. Olathe dropped to 10 below zero on the 22nd. Snow cover persisted across the
area from the 13th through the end of the month. Numerous water pipes and water mains
were broken, especially in the Kansas City area.
• October 6-10, 2000--Unusually strong Arctic high pressure built southward into the central
Plains in early October, bringing 4 days of record breaking cold to northeast Kansas. High
temperatures did not break the 50 degree mark on October 6th through 8th, and low
temperatures dropped into the 20s each day from the 7th through the 9th. After starting the
day near freezing on October 10, temperatures finally rebounded into the 60s that afternoon.
• August 2000: This August will be remembered as one of the hotter Augusts on record for
north-central and northeastern Kansas. The last half of the month was especially hot with
nearly all of the monthly highest temperatures reached during this time period. At least 14
people were treated for heat-related illnesses.
• July 1999: Excessive heat occurred over north-central and northeastern Kansas throughout
the month, but during a two-week period at the end of the month, temperatures exceeded
100 °F in many areas on many days. Two deaths were attributed to the heat.
• February 1996: Record setting to near record setting cold covered northeast and northcentral
Kansas from the 1st through the 4th. Daytime highs in some areas failed to reach
zero. These readings were quite extreme and rare for the local area where little if any snow
was on the ground during the coldest time. Low temperatures plunged to between 10 below
and 20 below zero with wind chills of 40 below to 60 below zero. These extreme readings
caused water pipes to burst, water meters to freeze, inoperative vehicles, overworked
heating systems and a host of other problems associated with prolonged extreme cold. Most
schools, especially rural areas, cancelled classes while many businesses and activities were
curtailed or cancelled.
• September 1995: The earliest freeze on record hit most of north-central and northeast
Kansas causing widespread and heavy damage to immature crops. Damage likely
exceeded $25 million.
Extent
The magnitude of extreme temperatures in the Planning area is limited. Injuries and illnesses
do not normally result in permanent disability and complete shutdown of critical facilities for
more than one week. Property is not expected to be affected.
According the National Climatic Data Center, out of the past 12 years (2000 – 2012), Region L
experienced the following extreme temperatures:
Johnson County: 3 events of excessive heat were reported; one in 2007 and two in 2012. 2
events of extreme cold were reported, both of them in 2000.
Leavenworth County: 3 events of excessive heat were reported; one in 2007 and two in 2012.
2 events of extreme cold were reported; both in the year 2000.
Wyandotte County: 3 events of excessive heat were reported; one in 2007, and two in 2012. 2
events of extreme cold were reported, both in 2000.
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