How much snow fell in Kansas City? Here are early totals from late-winter storm
The powerful storm that moved through the Kansas City area dusted the metro with around an inch of snow. But it might have been the winds that stole the show, according to preliminary snowfall totals.
The storm packed strong, sustained winds, averaging 20.8 mph, peaking at 32 mph at Kansas City International Airport (MCI), according to the daily climate report from the National Weather Service, which includes observed weather conditions for Sunday. Wind gusts topped 51 mph.
About 1.1 inches of snow fell at KCI during a 24-hour period that ended at midnight Sunday.
Other preliminary snowfall totals reported to the weather service included 1.5 inches in the Brookside area of Kansas City, 1.3 inches in Liberty and 1.2 inches in Grain Valley.
Several areas saw 1 inch of snow, including Gladstone, Independence, Prairie Village, and Lee’s Summit.
Parts of Wyandotte County saw .8 of an inch of snow, while .7 of an inch of snow was reported in the Pleasant Hill area.
The heaviest snowfall in the region was northeast of Kansas City, where 2.5 inches was reported in Wood Heights, Ray County, and Carrollton, Carroll County. Two inches of snow was reported in Novinger in Adair County and 1.8 inches in Trenton in Grundy County.
It’s not unusual to see a March snowstorm in Kansas City. The months of January, at 4.9 inches, and February, at 5.9 inches, and December, at 4 inches, are typically Kansas City’s snowiest.
March ranks fourth, typically seeing around 1.7 inches of snow, according to data from 1991 to 2020 used to compute climate normals. The last snowfall of .1 inch or more typically falls around March 17, according to the 30-year period. The latest was on May 2, 2013, when 0.5 inches of snow fell.
Looking at Kansas City’s weather history dating back to 1889, the latest snowfall of the season occurred on May 3, 1907, when 1.7 inches of snow were reported.
Kansas City typically sees 18.2 inches of snow. So far this year, 10.1 inches of snow have fallen.
This story was originally published March 16, 2026 at 10:35 AM.
