Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Kennett, MO. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5 in Kennett runs mild, with average highs of 67° and lows of 46° across 114 years of records. The date has seen wild swings though — a scorching 89° back in 1921 and a bitter 28° just a year earlier in 1920. There's a 29% chance of rain today, but snow is off the table entirely.
Kennett plays no games in the extremes — it's hit 111° in August and plunged to -22° in February, a 133-degree spread that defines true continental Midwest climate. A single July 4th in 1976 dropped 6.78 inches of rain, and a January snowstorm in 1918 buried the town under 11 inches in one day.
Summers in Kennett are genuinely hot, with the peak week in mid-July averaging a high of 92° and the broader summer stretch from June through August rarely dipping below 88°. Winters are cold but not punishing, with January and February highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Spring is the wet season — late March into early April is the rainiest stretch of the year, averaging over an inch a week.