365 Days of Weather

May 31 – June 6, 2010: Goodbye May, hello June

May 31, 2010: Several layers of clouds were visible in this photograph. You can even see a bird sitting on top of a tree. Here is a closer view of the bird. June 1, 2010: A few storms in the distance, taken outside the 49 ABC News studio in Topeka, Kansas. A bird on ...

May 27-30, 2010: What happened to spring?

A lot of people spent time outside, as hot and sunny weather settled into Northeast Kansas. With the summer-like weather, I spent a lot of time taking my dog to West Lake at Gage Park. I wasn't the only one with this idea, in fact a lot of people were spending time fishing by the lake on May ...

May 25-26, 2010: Hit or miss rain

Showers and storms were expected to move through the area on May 25, 2010, but most of the rain "skipped" over our area. Although most of the rain stayed away, you could see storms in the distance by the evening. Spotty showers moved through the area during the morning on May 26, ...

May 24, 2010: Near 90 degrees

It was another hot and humid day on May 24, 2010, in fact, several locations missed hitting 90 degrees by just one degree. Billard Airport (Topeka), Manhattan and Lawrence all hit a high of 89. Some other high temperatures for Northeast Kansas include 88 at Forbes Field (Topeka), 84 in ...

May 20-23, 2010: Goodbye rain, hello humidity

May 20, 2010 turned into another wet, gloomy day with even more rain sliding through the area. The pictures below show rain drops hanging off a rose and leaf at Gage Park. Overall, we did see less rain on the 20th. Here are a few rainfall totals for Northeast Kansas: Billard Airport ...

May 19, 2010: Over one inch of rain for some

Cloudy skies moved into the area during the morning on May 19, 2010, still the sunrise was very colorful. It didn't take long for grey skies to replace the color, with on and off rain all day long. Several areas saw over one inch of rain, with localized flooding in Shawnee and ...