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RSS Feeds...December 2010 Climate Summary...
Much of December was within a northwest flow in the upper atmosphere which kept generally dry cold fronts moving through the region every couple of days or so. This also led to much below normal temperatures and precipitation for the month.
A few strong systems did affect the region during the month, one in the middle of the month and 2 at the end of the month. The following are links to summaries for these events.
...Strong Winds and Light Snow Affect the Region December 11th-12th...
...A White Christmas (for some)...
...Deadly Storms Impact the Ozarks December 31st...
Springfield |
Joplin |
West Plains |
Vichy |
|
Avg. Max |
41.8 |
45.8 |
41.7 |
37.8 |
Avg. Min |
22.9 |
25.4 |
23.4 |
21.0 |
Avg. Mean |
32.4 |
35.6 |
32.5 |
29.4 |
Depart from Normal |
-3.3 |
-1.1 |
-2.8 |
-4.6 |
Rank |
17th coldest/106 |
19th coldest/81 |
7th coldest/63 |
3rd coldest/57 |
Days with lows of 32 deg F or Lower |
27 |
26 |
27 |
29 |
Days with lows of 0 deg F or Lower |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower |
5 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Precipitation (Inches) |
0.77 |
1.52 |
0.83 |
1.56 |
Depart from Normal |
-2.40 |
-1.44 |
-3.14 |
-1.32 |
Rank |
13th driest / 122 |
37th driest / 99 |
5th driest / 63 |
22nd driest / 61 |
days of 0.01 or greater |
7 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
days of 0.10 or greater |
2 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
days of 0.50 or greater |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
days of 1.00 or greater |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
December 2010 Precipitation Departure from Normal
December 2010 Average Temperature Departure from Normal
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Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
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Springfield
|
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|
High
|
Low
|
Precip.
|
Snowfall
|
|
| January | 41.6 | 21.8 | 2.11 | 6.6 |
| February | 47.7 | 26.4 | 2.28 | 4.4 |
| March | 57.8 | 34.9 | 3.82 | 2.9 |
|
Joplin
|
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|
High
|
Low
|
Precip.
|
Snowfall
|
|
| January | 42.4 | 23.7 | 1.84 | 4.5 |
| February | 49.0 | 28.8 | 2.25 | 3.4 |
| March | 58.9 | 37.5 | 3.52 | 1.2 |
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West Plains
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|
High
|
Low
|
Precip.
|
Snowfall
|
|
| January | 42.8 | 20.0 | 2.60 | 3.1 |
| February | 49.3 | 24.4 | 3.00 | 3.4 |
| March | 58.6 | 32.4 | 4.80 | 4.0 |
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Vichy
|
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|
High
|
Low
|
Precip.
|
Snowfall
|
|
| January | 39.0 | 20.8 | 1.69 | 5.6 |
| February | 45.3 | 25.8 | 1.93 | 3.8 |
| March | 55.6 | 34.3 | 3.51 | 2.0 |
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