September 2009 was another month of below normal temperatures for much of the area, with many locations having average temperatures 2 to 2.5 degrees below normal. It was also slightly wetter than normal for much of the area with the most significant rainfall occurring along the Missouri Arkansas border, over extreme southeast Kansas into far western Missouri, and an area from Vichy to near Salem. (See map below).
Heavy rain and flooding occur late on the 19th into the 20th of September
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Station
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Temperature (mean)
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Precipitation (total)
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Mean Temp.
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Rank
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Above/Below
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Precip.
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Rank
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Above/Below
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SGF
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67.1
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22nd coolest
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-2.2
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5.63
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28th wettest
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+0.80
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JLN
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67.7
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11th coolest
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-2.4
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6.31
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24th wettest
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+1.09
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UNO
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68.6
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26th coolest
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+0.6
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3.59
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30th wettest
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-0.43
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VIH
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67.6
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20th coolest
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-0.4
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6.62
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9th wettest
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+3.14
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September 2009 Precipitation Departure from Normal

September 2009 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

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List of September 2009 Records
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Date
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Station
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Record
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September 9th
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Springfield
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1.74 inches
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September 20th
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Vichy-Rolla
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1.83 inches
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September 24th
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Vichy-Rolla
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2.59 inches
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Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
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Springfield
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High
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Low
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Precip.
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Snowfall
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October
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70.6
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46.1
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3.47
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0.0
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November
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56.4
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35.3
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4.46
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1.7
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December
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45.5
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25.9
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3.17
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4.0
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Joplin
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High
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Low
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Precip.
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Snowfall
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October
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70.9
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48.1
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3.94
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0.0
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November
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56.6
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36.9
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4.06
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0.6
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December
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46.0
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27.4
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2.96
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2.8
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West Plains
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High
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Low
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Precip.
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Snowfall
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October
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70.8
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43.2
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3.40
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0.1
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November
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57.0
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33.3
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4.91
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0.7
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December
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46.2
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24.3
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3.97
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2.0
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Vichy
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High
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Low
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Precip.
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Snowfall
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October
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67.9
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46.7
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3.26
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0.0
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November
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53.9
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35.8
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4.10
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1.7
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December
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42.9
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25.1
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2.88
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2.7
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