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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
233 AM CST SUN NOV 1 2009
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...THE SPRINGFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2009...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 10/05/1981
10/02/1976
LOW 18 10/31/1993
HIGHEST 77 10/01 70 7
LOWEST 30 10/18 46 -16
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.5 70.6 -10.1
AVG. MINIMUM 43.4 46.1 -2.7
MEAN 52.0 58.4 -6.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.2 -0.2
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 3 1.6 1.4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 11.94 1919
MINIMUM 0.31 1917
TOTALS 9.97 3.47 6.50
DAILY AVG. 0.32 0.11 0.21
DAYS >= .01 17 8.1 8.9
DAYS >= .10 10 5.5 4.5
DAYS >= .50 4 2.4 1.6
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.1 1.9
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 4.50 10/08 TO 10/08
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0
DAYS >= TRACE 0
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 399 248 151
SINCE 7/1 439 312 127
COOLING TOTAL 0 28 -28
SINCE 1/1 1110 1365 -255
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/310 DATE 10/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/240 DATE 10/02
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 13
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 10
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 0
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
REMARKS...
MONTHLY SUMMARY FOR OCT 2009...
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
REGION FOR OCT 2009 INCLUDE (DATA PRELIMINARY)...
TEMPERATURE (DEG F)
AVERAGE/DEPARTURE BASED ON 30-YEAR MEAN 1971-2000
SPRINGFIELD 52.0/6.4 DEG BELOW NORMAL (3RD COOLEST SINCE 1888)
JOPLIN 52.9/6.6 DEG BELOW NORMAL (2ND COOLEST SINCE 1902)
WEST PLAINS 53.7/3.3 DEG BELOW NORMAL (TIED 3RD COOLEST SINCE 1948)
VICHY/ROLLA 51.5/5.8 DEG BELOW NORMAL (1ST COOLEST SINCE 1948)
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
AMOUNT/DEPARTURE
SPRINGFIELD 9.97/6.50 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL(2ND WETTEST SINCE 1888)
JOPLIN 8.88/4.94 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL(4TH WETTEST SINCE 1902)
WEST PLAINS 10.77/7.37 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL(3RD WETTEST SINCE 1948)
VICHY/ROLLA 12.56/9.30 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL(1ST WETTEST SINCE 1948)
NOTE...THE OBSERVING EQUIPMENT AT WEST PLAINS DID NOT REPORT ON
OCTOBER 12-13.
DAILY RECORDS...
RECORD RAINFALLS WERE RECORDED AT SPRINGFIELD...JOPLIN...WEST PLAINS
AND VICHY ROLLA ON THE 8TH...AT VICHY/ROLLA ON THE 9TH AND AT
SPRINGFIELD AND VICHY/ROLLA ON THE 29TH.
MONTHLY RECORDS...
A RECORD MONTHLY RAINFALL WAS REACHED AT VICHY/ROLLA FOR THE MONTH
OF OCTOBER WITH A MONTHLY RAINFALL OF 12.56 INCHES.
6-10 AND 8-14 DAY CLIMATE OUTLOOK...
THE 6-10 DAY...AND 8-14 DAY CLIMATE OUTLOOKS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS
AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS INDICATE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE 8-14
DAY PERIOD WITH A SHIFT TOWARDS BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION IN THE
6-10 AND 8-14 DAY PERIODS.
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BELOW ARE THE 30 YEAR AVERAGES (1971-2000) FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS IN
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR NOVEMBER - JANUARY FOR SPRINGFIELD...
HIGH/LOW (DEG F) PRECIP (IN) SNOWFALL (IN)
NOV 56.4/35.3 4.46 1.7
DEC 45.5/25.9 3.17 4.0
JAN 41.6/21.8 2.11 6.6
NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR NOVEMBER - JANUARY FOR JOPLIN...
HIGH/LOW (DEG F) PRECIP (IN) SNOWFALL (IN)
NOV 56.6/36.9 4.06 0.6
DEC 46.0/27.4 2.96 2.8
JAN 42.4/23.7 1.84 3.0
NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR NOVEMBER - JANUARY FOR WEST PLAINS...
HIGH/LOW (DEG F) PRECIP (IN) SNOWFALL (IN)
NOV 57.0/33.3 4.91 0.7
DEC 46.2/24.3 3.97 2.0
JAN 42.8/20.0 2.60 3.1
NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR NOVEMBER - JANUARY FOR VICHY/ROLLA...
HIGH/LOW (DEG F) PRECIP (IN) SNOWFALL (IN)
NOV 53.9/35.8 4.10 1.7
DEC 42.9/25.1 2.88 2.7
JAN 39.0/20.8 1.69 3.5
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