Winters in Kansas range from Siberian to mild, and spring generally makes about forty false starts. The only season to approach consistency is summer, which never fails to sizzle and steam. Rain occurs spasmodically three out of the four seasons in every imaginable incarnation: split-second downpours, soft mid-afternoon showers, and interminable, bone-chilling drizzles. Of all the seasons, fall ranks as the most photogenic. The summer heat usually lingers until late October, and the campus, awash in the crimson and gold of high autumn, is nothing short of breathtaking.
What all this means is that you should pack the way you would for a tricontinental tour: wedge the earmuffs behind the sunscreen and underneath the umbrella. Boots, while not a necessity, are nonetheless advisable—particularly in mid-March when the path up to the Derb froths into a stretch of white-water rapids. Anemometers are entirely optional. As extensive as the state’s tornado track record is, the chance of you actually witnessing one in your four years is slim. Still, when the sirens sound, it injects a bolt of drama into the meteorological proceedings—not that they were in need of much to begin with.
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Im from the midwest anyways, so the bi-polar weather doesnt bother me much during the seasons.
May 02, 2012
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there weather isn't really bad here. they always clean off the sidewalks when it snows and all the buildings are really close so no problem
Mar 30, 2012
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