Monthly Climate Overview
February of 2014 can be categorized as a well below normal month for both temperatures and precipitation. In fact, 3 of the 4 stations listed below had top 10 lowest temperatures and all had top 10 driest months. The month was dominated by northwest flow aloft which kept Gulf moisture from lifting north into the area for much of the month, and kept a constant shot of colder air entering the area. There was a warmer stretch between the 16th and 22nd where we had above normal temperatures, but for much of the beginning of the month, we were well below normal.
February 2nd snowfall over southern Missouri
February 4th-5th Snowfall
Widespread strong winds on February 20th
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Springfield |
Joplin |
West Plains |
Vichy |
Highest Temperature of the Month |
73 |
69 |
75 |
72 |
Average High Temperature |
43.1 |
42.8 |
42.9 |
37.3 |
Lowest Temperature of the Month |
1 |
4 |
2 |
-5 |
Average Low Temperature |
20.3 |
21.3 |
19.7 |
16.8 |
Average Mean Temperature |
31.7 |
32.1 |
31.3 |
27.1 |
Depart from Normal |
-5.5 |
-7.7 |
-6.6 |
-8.6 |
Rank |
21st coldest / 127 |
9th coldest / 85 |
5th coldest / 66 |
5th coldest / 65 |
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower |
10 |
10 |
10 |
13 |
Days with lows of 32 deg F or lower |
24 |
23 |
26 |
24 |
Days with lows of 0 deg F or lower |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
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Precipitation (Inches) |
0.50 |
0.26 |
0.25 |
0.61 |
Depart from Normal |
-2.02 |
-2.06 |
-2.59 |
-1.32 |
Rank |
7th driest / 127 |
5th driest / 104 |
driest February/ 66 |
10th driest / 66 |
days of 0.01 or greater |
5 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
days of 0.10 or greater |
3 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
days of 0.50 or greater |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
days of 1.00 or greater |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Monthly Snowfall |
4.4 |
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