March 2013 had much below normal temperatures across the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas. In fact, West Plains and Vichy were around 6.5 to 7 degrees below normal and ranked in the top 10 coldest March's on record. A large swath of the Missouri Ozarks had above normal precipitation for the month, however areas along the Missouri / Arkansas border had below normal precipitation for the month.
Here are links to some of the events from the month of March 2013.
March 21st Snow Event
March 24th Snow Event
Severe Storms Impact Parts of the Missouri Ozarks and Southeast Kansas with Large Hail on March 30th
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Springfield |
Joplin |
West Plains |
Vichy |
Highest Temperature of the Month |
81 |
79 |
80 |
78 |
Average High Temperature |
51.7 |
53.7 |
50.9 |
47.9 |
Lowest Temperature of the Month |
19 |
19 |
16 |
9 |
Average Low Temperature |
31.5 |
33.2 |
31.3 |
28.7 |
Average Mean Temperature |
41.6 |
43.5 |
41.1 |
38.3 |
Depart from Normal |
-4.7 |
-5.4 |
-6.4 |
-7.0 |
Rank |
29th coldest / 126 |
16th coldest / 85 |
7th coldest / 65 |
5th coldest / 65 |
Days with lows of 32 deg F or Lower |
19 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
Days with lows of 0 deg F or Lower |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower |
3 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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Precipitation (Inches) |
4.77 |
2.70 |
3.75 |
3.26 |
Depart from Normal |
+ 1.15 |
-0.72 |
-0.54 |
-0.19 |
Rank |
28th wettest / 126 |
50th driest / 102 |
30th driest / 65 |
32 wettest / 66 |
days of 0.01 or greater |
14 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
days of 0.10 or greater |
9 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
days of 0.50 or greater |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
days of 1.00 or greater |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Monthly Snowfall |
4.3 |
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