National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

...June 2007 Monthly Climate Summary...

The month of June was record setting as torrential rains fell across the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. Many locations experienced flooding as nearly a foot of rain fell in some locations. Several locations saw significant rises on area rivers due to excessive runoff which impacted roads and flooded homes and businesses , especially in western Missouri and southeast Kansas. 

Station	Temperature	Precipitation
Springfield	75.4	8.11 inches
	2.0 above normal (Tied 18th warmest). Note: This is first time the temperature did not reach 90 degrees in June since 2000.	3.09 inches above normal (14th wettest)
Joplin	75.2	17.12 inches
	0.3 degrees above normal (24th warmest). Note: This is the first time the temperature did not reach 90 degrees in June since 1976	11.70 inches above normal (1st wettest)
West Plains	73.3	3.93 inches
	1.4 degrees above normal (Tied 17th warmest)	0.40 inches below normal (26th wettest)
Vichy	72.4	6.93 inches
	0.4 degrees below normal (16th coolest)	3.28 inches above normal (14th wettest)

The majority of rainfall occurred across southeast Kansas and western and central Missouri during the month of June. Most locations across the Ozarks received well above normal precipitation for the month. In fact for portions of western Missouri, monthly totals ranged from a foot to nearly two feet of rainfall.

List of June 2007 Records for (Springfield, Joplin, West Plains and Vichy)
Date	Station	Record
Springfield	6/11/07	Daily rainfall record of 2.34 inches.
Joplin	6/01/07	Daily rainfall record of 1.92 inches.
	6/02/07	Daily rainfall record of 2.39 inches.
	6/10/07	Daily rainfall record of 3.86 inches.
	6/11/07	Daily rainfall record of 3.60 inches
	June	Monthly rainfall record of 17.12 inches
Vichy/Rolla	6/10/07	Daily rainfall record of 2.52 inches.
West Plains	6/30/07	Daily rainfall record of 1.35 inches.

(Image below shows departure from normal - June 2007 precipitation).



For more information, look at the June Climate Summary.

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Here is a selection of rainfall total from across the Ozarks for June.

• Lamar, Mo. 21.79"
• Pittsburg, Ks. 18.43"
• Lockwood, Mo. 13.19"
• Carthage,Mo. 14.26"
• Columbus, Ks. 17.77"
• Waco, Mo. 19.08
• Appleton City, Mo. 12.05"
• Diamond, Mo. 8.87"
  

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How about the Summer Season as a whole?

A look graphically at the summer season temperatures including the top 5 warmest months on record compared to the current seasons.



A look graphically at the summer season precipitation including the top 5 wettest months on record compared to the current seasons.

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What can be expected for the next 30 days?

The 30 day forecast for July from the Climate Prediction Center indicated a shift towards Below normal temperatures and Above normal precipitation.

 

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Summer- Monthly Normals for Springfield

	June	July	August
Precipitation	5.02"	3.56"	3.37"
Avg High	84.6	89.9	89.5
Avg Low	62.2	67.1	65.6

Summer- Monthly records for Springfield

	June	July	August
Precipitation	12.27" in 1928	18.75" in 1958	10.81" in 1915
Record Avg High	81.1 in 1952	85.5 in 1934	84.4 in 1936
Record Avg Low	66.8 in 1972	71.7 in 1950	68.7 in 1915

Summer- Average Wind Direction for Springfield

              
    June                                       July                                      August

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What can be expected this summer? The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has issued their latest forecast for the summer season.


                      Temperature                                                      Precipitation

For information about local climate forecasts, the National Weather Service issues Local 3-Month Temperature Outlooks based off of the CPC forecasts.

For the latest local climate outlook go to the Springfield L3MTO outlook page.

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For information concerning Ag weather in Missouri go to the Missouri Ag Weather web page from the University of Missouri.

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For additional information concerning:

The Summer Solstice visit the U.S. Naval Observatory.

Upcoming monthly normals and records: Local Climatology for the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas

This months Climate Calendar from the Midwest Regional Climate Center.



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