| Quick facts | Answer |
|---|---|
| Station | Kansas City International Airport |
| Period | winter 2000-01 - 2026-10-16 |
| Average nights ≤ 20°F per winter | 41.4 |
| Most in one winter | 72 nights (2013-14) |
| Last winter (2025-26) | 38 nights |
| Peak month | Jan |
Nights at or below 20°F, winter by winter
| Winter | Nights ≤ 20°F | Coldest low | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 0 | 39°F | partial (108 days of data) |
| 2025-26 | 38 | -6°F | |
| 2024-25 | 45 | -10°F | |
| 2023-24 | 21 | -16°F | |
| 2022-23 | 33 | -4°F | |
| 2021-22 | 42 | 1°F | |
| 2020-21 | 24 | -13°F | |
| 2019-20 | 24 | 0°F | |
| 2018-19 | 58 | -6°F | |
| 2017-18 | 46 | -11°F | |
| 2016-17 | 27 | -9°F | |
| 2015-16 | 28 | -3°F | |
| 2014-15 | 56 | -3°F | |
| 2013-14 | 72 | -11°F | |
| 2012-13 | 44 | 1°F | |
| 2011-12 | 24 | 5°F | |
| 2010-11 | 60 | -12°F | |
| 2009-10 | 46 | -5°F | |
| 2008-09 | 55 | -6°F | |
| 2007-08 | 58 | -4°F | |
| 2006-07 | 43 | -3°F | |
| 2005-06 | 22 | -5°F | |
| 2004-05 | 28 | -4°F | |
| 2003-04 | 39 | -3°F | |
| 2002-03 | 51 | -9°F | |
| 2001-02 | 30 | -4°F | |
| 2000-01 | 63 | -9°F |
Which months bring the hard freezes
Average nights at or below 20°F per month:
| Month | Avg nights |
|---|---|
| Oct | 0.0 |
| Nov | 2.8 |
| Dec | 10.1 |
| Jan | 14.3 |
| Feb | 11.6 |
| Mar | 2.5 |
| Apr | 0.2 |
What it means for plumber in Kansas City
Pipes in unheated walls, crawl spaces and garages are most at risk of freezing and bursting on nights this cold.
How we counted
We downloaded NOAA's daily record for station USW00003947 and counted every night whose official low (TMIN) was 20°F or colder. A winter runs July to June. Winters with fewer than 330 days of data are marked partial and left out of the average.
Use this data
Reporters, bloggers and neighborhood groups are welcome to use these numbers. Please cite NOAA and link to this page. We refresh it from NOAA's files regularly.
