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Monthly Climate Summary - April 2014

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

Overview

Normal Departure Maps

Records

Upcoming Normals

Precipitation Report

Monthly Climate Overview

April 2014 was a month with near normal temperatures across the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas. Higher precipitation amounts were over the eastern Ozarks and into central Missouri with fairly dry conditions across much of the southwest part of Missouri into extreme southeast Kansas.

Severe Thunderstorms across the area on April 3rd, 2014

Severe Storms on April 13th, 2014

A few strong to severe storms on April 24th, 2014

Strong storm system brings Tornadoes and Severe Storms to the region April 27th, 2014

	Springfield	Joplin	West Plains	Vichy
Highest Temperature of the Month	81	83	83	82
Average High Temperature	68.0	68.9	68.3	66.4
Lowest Temperature of the Month	25	25	27	26
Average Low Temperature	44.3	44.3	45.0	44.3
Average Mean Temperature	56.1	56.6	56.7	55.3
Depart from Normal	+ 0.3	- 1.8	- 0.7	+ 0.1
Rank	58th warmest / 127	27th coldest / 87	33rd warmest / 66	30th coldest / 66
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer	0	0	0	0
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower	0	0	0	0
Days with lows of 32 deg F or lower	4	3	3	4
Days with lows of 0 deg F or lower	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (Inches)	2.08	1.25	4.10	3.65
Depart from Normal	-2.24	-3.22	-0.38	-0.57
Rank	16th driest / 127	4th driest / 103	30th wettest / 66	32nd driest / 67
days of 0.01 or greater	10	12	8	12
days of 0.10 or greater	6	3	4	10
days of 0.50 or greater	2	0	4	2
days of 1.00 or greater	0	0	2	1
Monthly Snowfall	T

Monthly Climate Maps

April 2014 Precipitation Departure from Normal

April 2014 Precipitation Departure from Normal

April 2014 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

April 2014 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Monthly Climate Records

List of April 2014 Records
Date	Station	Record
April 14th	Joplin	A record low temperature of 28 degrees tied the old record set in 2008.
April 15th	Springfield	A record low of 25 degrees tied the old record set in 1928.
	Joplin	A record low of 25 degrees breaks the old record of 26 set in 1983.
	Vichy-Rolla	A record low of 26 degrees breaks the old record of 27 set in 1962.

Monthly Climate Normals

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
Springfield
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
May	75.3	54.4	5.10	0.0
June	83.8	63.1	4.85	0.0
July	88.8	67.6	3.68	0.0
Joplin
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
May	77.7	56.2	5.71	0.0
June	85.8	65.1	5.86	0.0
July	90.6	69.9	3.81	0.0
West Plains
	High	Low	Precip.
May	76.7	54.2	4.94
June	84.2	63.2	4.02
July	89.5	66.6	3.55
Vichy
	High	Low	Precip.
May	74.5	53.2	5.04
June	82.6	62.1	4.63
July	88.1	66.5	4.44

Precipitation Report

Monthly Data for April 2014 for Springfield, MO NWS CWA
State	Name	Station Type	Total Precipitation
MO	ROLLA 0.7 NNE	CoCoRaHS	6.71
MO	ROLLA 1.3 NE	CoCoRaHS	6.27
MO	ELDON 3.8 NW	CoCoRaHS	6.26
MO	EMINENCE 1 N	COOP	6.12
MO	COLE CAMP 3NW	COOP	5.85
MO	ROLLA 0.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	5.82
MO	ELDON	COOP	5.69
MO	APPLETON CITY	COOP	5.61
MO	VERSAILLES 0.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	5.57
MO	ROLLA UNI OF MISSOURI	COOP	5.46
MO	WAYNESVILLE 2 W	COOP	5.46
MO	LAURIE 4.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	5.37
MO	LINCOLN 0.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	5.35
MO	ROLLA 1.3 S	CoCoRaHS	5.21
MO	ALTON 7.2 E	CoCoRaHS	5.16
MO	LOWRY CITY 3.8 ESE	CoCoRaHS	5.13
MO	HAZELGREEN 1 W	COOP	5.13
MO	AVA 6.0 NW	CoCoRaHS	5.12
MO	WINONA FOREST RS	COOP	4.99
MO	VERSAILLES	COOP	4.86
MO	ALTON 1.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	4.67
MO	FT LEONARD WOOD	COOP	4.67
MO	HOUSTON 6.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	4.62
MO	AVA 0.8 NNW	CoCoRaHS	4.55
MO	EDWARDS 7.1 NW	CoCoRaHS	4.51
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	4.47
MO	AVA 6W	COOP	4.47
MO	OSCEOLA 0.3 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.46
MO	WEST PLAINS 10.6 S	CoCoRaHS	4.43
MO	LAKESIDE	COOP	4.40
MO	ELDORADO SPRINGS	COOP	4.40
MO	ROLLA 8.1 S	CoCoRaHS	4.37
MO	POTTERSVILLE 0.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	4.36
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE	CoCoRaHS	4.33
MO	VIENNA 4.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	4.22
MO	MONTAUK SP	COOP	4.19
MO	WHEATLAND 5.0 SE	CoCoRaHS	4.14
MO	AVA 10.5 SSW	CoCoRaHS	4.13
MO	WEST PLAINS MUNI AP	WBAN	4.10
MO	HOUSTON 0.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	4.06
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S	CoCoRaHS	4.04
MO	MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE	CoCoRaHS	4.04
MO	FLEMINGTON	COOP	4.01
MO	BRANSON 3.8 E	CoCoRaHS	3.95
MO	HOUSTON 2.0 S	CoCoRaHS	3.93
MO	LINN CREEK 9.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	3.93
MO	ROUND SPRING	COOP	3.92
MO	ROLLA 8.2 SSE	CoCoRaHS	3.89
MO	PROTEM	CoCoRaHS	3.87
MO	TECUMSEH	COOP	3.86
MO	WEST PLAINS 2.2 NNW	CoCoRaHS	3.82
MO	IBERIA 5.6 NE	CoCoRaHS	3.81
MO	HOLLISTER 3.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	3.80
MO	EMINENCE 0.1 SSE	CoCoRaHS	3.77
MO	HOLLISTER 3.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	3.73
MO	PROTEM 4 NE	COOP	3.71
MO	DORA 1N	COOP	3.71
MO	RICHLAND 3.6 NNE	CoCoRaHS	3.70
MO	VICHY ROLLA NATIONAL AP	WBAN	3.65
MO	SEYMOUR 0.9 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.63
MO	SALEM 14.9 E	CoCoRaHS	3.62
MO	BIRCH TREE 10.1 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.57
MO	WHEATLAND 2.7 S	CoCoRaHS	3.57
MO	LEBANON 1.3 E	CoCoRaHS	3.50
MO	STOCKTON 2.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	3.49
MO	DORA 2.6 NNW	CoCoRaHS	3.48
MO	DUNNEGAN 2.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	3.46
MO	BRUMLEY 5.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	3.43
MO	ROLLA 6.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	3.42
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 12.0 NE	CoCoRaHS	3.35
MO	FAIR PLAY 1.3 E	CoCoRaHS	3.33
MO	ALDRICH 5.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	3.31
MO	SALEM 1.8 NW	CoCoRaHS	3.30
MO	BOLIVAR 9.0 N	CoCoRaHS	3.29
MO	BOLIVAR 2.7 E	CoCoRaHS	3.27
MO	NORWOOD 0.2 ENE	CoCoRaHS	3.26
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.9 W	CoCoRaHS	3.25
MO	HERMITAGE 0.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	3.22
MO	NEVADA WTP	COOP	3.21
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW	CoCoRaHS	3.18
MO	MANSFIELD	COOP	3.18
MO	EDGAR SPRINGS 2.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.17
MO	NEVADA 0.2 W	CoCoRaHS	3.15
MO	STOCKTON DAM	COOP	3.13
MO	BUFFALO	COOP	3.11
MO	BUFFALO 1.0 SW	CoCoRaHS	3.11
MO	MTN GROVE 2 N	COOP	3.07
MO	NIXA 2.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.06
MO	JERICO SPRINGS 3 S	COOP	3.00
MO	GAINESVILLE 6.2 ENE	CoCoRaHS	3.00
MO	POMONA 2.4 NW	CoCoRaHS	2.95
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 9.3 S	CoCoRaHS	2.94
MO	LEBANON 7.5 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.90
MO	AURORA 2.7 S	CoCoRaHS	2.90
MO	CONWAY 9.0 E	CoCoRaHS	2.88
MO	STOCKTON 0.2 NW	CoCoRaHS	2.87
MO	HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE	CoCoRaHS	2.87
MO	OZARK 1.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.86
MO	MARSHFIELD 3.6 S	CoCoRaHS	2.84
MO	LEBANON 2.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.83
MO	LEBANON 0.6 N	CoCoRaHS	2.82
MO	NEVADA 3.4 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.81
MO	MILLER 9.2 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.81
MO	POMME DE TERRE DAM	COOP	2.72
MO	MARSHFIELD 1.4 W	CoCoRaHS	2.71
MO	TABLE ROCK DAM	COOP	2.68
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.0 W	CoCoRaHS	2.67
MO	BOLIVAR 1.0 ENE	CoCoRaHS	2.66
MO	HARTVILLE	COOP	2.66
MO	AVA 13.6 SSE	CoCoRaHS	2.65
MO	STOCKTON 5.6 S	CoCoRaHS	2.61
MO	MOUNT VERNON 0.2 E	CoCoRaHS	2.58
MO	UMBER VIEW HEIGHTS 0.1 WSW	CoCoRaHS	2.58
MO	THEODOSIA 6.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.58
MO	MORRISVILLE 2SW	COOP	2.57
MO	EMERALD BEACH 5.5 E	CoCoRaHS	2.57
MO	CASSVILLE 0.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.55
KS	DEVON 0.1 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.54
MO	BATTLEFIELD 3.3 E	CoCoRaHS	2.54
MO	CLEVER 4.0 ENE	CoCoRaHS	2.53
MO	VERONA 4.0 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.53
MO	BRANSON AP	COOP	2.53
MO	GOLDEN 1.7 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.51
MO	WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.50
MO	LOCKWOOD	COOP	2.47
MO	SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE	CoCoRaHS	2.44
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.5 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.44
KS	HEPLER 4.5 SSE	CoCoRaHS	2.42
MO	HOLLISTER 1.3 S	CoCoRaHS	2.40
MO	PLATO 5.7 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.39
MO	SPRINGFIELD 9.5 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.38
MO	HOUSTON	COOP	2.38
MO	SALEM 4.3 S	CoCoRaHS	2.38
MO	GREENFIELD 0.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.35
KS	PITTSBURG	COOP	2.33
MO	MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.33
MO	GOLDEN CITY 6 S	COOP	2.30
MO	OZARK BEACH	COOP	2.30
MO	BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.27
MO	CONWAY 8.9 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.27
MO	EMERALD BEACH 3.0 S	CoCoRaHS	2.26
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.25
MO	MARSHFIELD 2E	COOP	2.21
MO	PURDY 4.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.19
MO	ASH GROVE 4S	COOP	2.16
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.15
MO	FAIR GROVE 4.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.15
MO	GALENA	COOP	2.13
MO	IBERIA	COOP	2.11
MO	SPRINGFIELD RGNL AP	WBAN	2.08
MO	SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE	CoCoRaHS	2.08
MO	BOLIVAR 1 NE	COOP	2.07
MO	HURLEY 3.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	2.05
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.0 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.04
MO	NEOSHO	COOP	2.01
KS	GARLAND 2.7 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.00
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.00
MO	LIBERAL 0.7 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.97
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.97
MO	MARSHFIELD 0.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.94
MO	KIMBERLING CITY 1.5 WNW	CoCoRaHS	1.93
MO	LICKING 4N	COOP	1.93
MO	SELIGMAN 3.0 N	CoCoRaHS	1.93
MO	DIAMOND 2 W	COOP	1.91
MO	NEOSHO 3.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.91
KS	FORT SCOTT 8.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.91
KS	FARLINGTON 0.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.88
KS	FORT SCOTT 3.7 ENE	CoCoRaHS	1.87
MO	SARCOXIE 1.0 W	CoCoRaHS	1.84
MO	HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.84
MO	SPRINGFIELD WFO	COOP	1.82
MO	CARTHAGE 1.5 S	CoCoRaHS	1.80
MO	NEOSHO 3.9 WNW	CoCoRaHS	1.79
KS	FT SCOTT	COOP	1.79
KS	FORT SCOTT 9.3 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.76
MO	MYRTLE 0.3 E	CoCoRaHS	1.73
MO	MANSFIELD 5.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.73
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 13.0 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.71
MO	ANDERSON 3W	COOP	1.63
KS	FORT SCOTT 0.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.63
MO	LAMAR 0.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	1.61
MO	NOEL 3.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.60
KS	PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.60
MO	CASSVILLE RS	COOP	1.56
KS	COLUMBUS	COOP	1.52
MO	HORTON	COOP	1.52
KS	UNIONTOWN 4.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.50
MO	CARTHAGE 0.8 S	CoCoRaHS	1.50
MO	WHITE CHURCH	COOP	1.50
MO	MILLER 1 E	COOP	1.50
KS	GIRARD	COOP	1.48
MO	ISABELLA	COOP	1.48
KS	WALNUT 3 S	COOP	1.46
MO	SENECA 5.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.46
MO	SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.46
MO	WILLARD 2.6 W	CoCoRaHS	1.46
KS	CHEROKEE 0.3 N	CoCoRaHS	1.40
MO	SALEM 10 W	WBAN	1.39
MO	CARTHAGE 3.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.38
MO	CARL JUNCTION 3.4 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.36
MO	IRON GATES 0.9 S	CoCoRaHS	1.33
MO	JOPLIN 4.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.26
MO	JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	1.25
KS	PITTSBURG 4.9 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.25
MO	HOUSTON 0.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	1.25
MO	AVA 13.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.20
KS	MCCUNE 1.6 NW	CoCoRaHS	1.12
KS	UNIONTOWN	COOP	1.11
MO	GOODSON 0.5 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.11
MO	STRAFFORD 2.4 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.10
MO	SPARTA 6.3 E	CoCoRaHS	1.06
MO	JOPLIN 2.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.97
MO	HARTVILLE 0.9 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.91
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.9 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.89
MO	CARL JUNCTION 1.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.79
MO	JOPLIN 24 N	WBAN	0.74
MO	STOCKTON 4.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.73
MO	DADEVILLE	COOP	0.64
MO	LAMAR	COOP	0.38
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.8 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.36
MO	NOEL 3.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	0.35
MO	HALLTOWN 5 NW	COOP	0.32
MO	SALEM 5.9 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.20
K	UNIONTOWN 0.7 NW	CoCoRaHS	0.13
MO	JOPLIN 5.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.04
MO	CAULFIELD 0.9 NNE	CoCoRaHS	0.00
MO	WASHBURN 5 W	COOP	0.00