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Monthly Climate Summary - March 2014

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

Overview

Normal Departure Maps

Records

Upcoming Normals

Precipitation Report

Monthly Climate Overview

March 2014 was another month with below normal temperatures and precipitation throughout much of the Missouri Ozarks and into southeast Kansas. A good portion of the month remained in northwesterly flow aloft which kept cooler air masses in the area and Gulf moisture from reaching the region.

Sleet and Snow from March 1st-2nd, 2014

Winds, rain and snow from March 16th-17th, 2014

Severe storms on March 27th, 2014

	Springfield	Joplin	West Plains	Vichy
Highest Temperature of the Month	79	79	77	79
Average High Temperature	56.4	56.3	55.5	53.7
Lowest Temperature of the Month	2	1	2	1
Average Low Temperature	29.2	30.5	28.7	27.3
Average Mean Temperature	42.8	43.4	42.1	40.5
Depart from Normal	-3.5	-5.5	-5.4	-4.8
Rank	38th coldest / 127	15th coldest / 86	13th coldest / 66	15th coldest / 66
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer	0	0	0	0
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower	2	2	1	2
Days with lows of 32 deg F or lower	19	16	18	21
Days with lows of 0 deg F or lower	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (Inches)	2.33	1.88	3.22	0.71
Depart from Normal	-1.29	-1.54	-1.07	-2.74
Rank	40th driest / 127	31st driest / 103	23rd driest / 66	Driest / 67
days of 0.01 or greater	8	7	8	7
days of 0.10 or greater	4	4	6	3
days of 0.50 or greater	1	1	2	0
days of 1.00 or greater	1	1	1	0
Monthly Snowfall	4.8

Monthly Climate Maps

March 2014 Precipitation Departure from Normal

March 2014 Precipitation Departure from Normal

March 2014 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

March 2014 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Monthly Climate Records

List of March 2014 Records
Date	Station	Record
March 3rd	West Plains	A record low of 2 degrees breaks the old record of 7 set in 2002.
March 3rd	Vichy-Rolla	A record low of 1 degree breaks the old record of 2 set in 2002.
March 4th	West Plains	A record low of 4 degrees breaks the old record of 5 degrees set in 1978.
March 16th	Springfield	A record rainfall of 1.63 inches breaks the old record of 1.30 in 1970.
March 16th	West Plains	A record rainfall of 1.48 inches breaks the old record of 1.12 inches set in 1970.
March 17th	Joplin	A record low temperature of 19 breaks the old record of 22 set in 1960.

Monthly Climate Normals

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
Springfield
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
April	67.2	44.3	4.32	0.0
May	75.3	54.4	5.10	0.0
June	83.8	63.1	4.85	0.0
Joplin
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
April	70.0	46.9	4.47	0.0
May	77.7	56.2	5.71	0.0
June	85.8	65.1	5.86	0.0
West Plains
	High	Low	Precip.
April	69.7	45.1	4.48
May	76.7	54.2	4.94
June	84.2	63.2	4.02
Vichy
	High	Low	Precip.
April	66.7	43.8	4.22
May	74.5	53.2	5.04
June	82.6	62.1	4.63

Precipitation Report

Monthly Data for March 2014 for Springfield, MO NWS CWA
State	Name	Total Precipitation
MO	BRANSON AP	10.33
MO	NIXA 2.7 SSW	4.83
MO	WEST PLAINS 10.6 S	4.38
MO	PROTEM 4 NE	4.35
MO	TECUMSEH	4.33
MO	PROTEM	4.07
MO	ISABELLA	3.95
MO	POTTERSVILLE 0.7 NNW	3.90
MO	EMERALD BEACH 5.5 E	3.76
MO	DORA 2.6 NNW	3.74
MO	HOLLISTER 3.5 SW	3.49
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 13.0 NNW	3.39
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.0 W	3.37
MO	SPRINGFIELD 9.5 NNW	3.35
MO	CAULFIELD 0.9 NNE	3.35
MO	HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW	3.33
MO	EMERALD BEACH 3.0 S	3.31
MO	SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE	3.27
MO	SELIGMAN 3.0 N	3.24
MO	HOUSTON 0.3 SE	3.24
MO	WEST PLAINS MUNI AP	3.22
MO	HOLLISTER 3.8 SW	3.19
MO	OZARK 1.6 SE	3.12
MO	NOEL 3.8 NNE	3.11
MO	MONTAUK SP	3.09
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.3 SE	3.08
MO	BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW	3.07
MO	PURDY 4.8 SSW	3.04
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 ESE	3.02
MO	ANDERSON 3W	3.02
MO	HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE	2.99
MO	MANSFIELD	2.97
MO	WEST PLAINS 2.2 NNW	2.93
MO	AVA 10.5 SSW	2.92
MO	POMONA 2.4 NW	2.91
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.9 W	2.90
MO	THEODOSIA 6.2 SW	2.90
MO	AVA 6.0 NW	2.88
MO	HARTVILLE	2.86
MO	EDGAR SPRINGS 2.2 SSW	2.84
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S	2.82
MO	BATTLEFIELD 3.3 E	2.80
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.7 SSW	2.80
MO	WINONA FOREST RS	2.78
MO	EMINENCE 1 N	2.77
MO	SPRINGFIELD WFO	2.74
MO	SALEM 1.8 NW	2.72
MO	CASSVILLE RS	2.69
MO	WEST PLAINS	2.68
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE	2.66
MO	ALTON 1.7 NNW	2.65
MO	NEOSHO	2.65
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE	2.60
MO	HOUSTON 6.3 ESE	2.60
MO	ALTON 3.0 NNE	2.60
MO	SALEM 10 W	2.59
KS	CHEROKEE 0.3 N	2.59
MO	ALTON 7.2 E	2.58
KS	FARLINGTON 0.8 NNE	2.58
MO	CLEVER 4.0 ENE	2.57
MO	OZARK BEACH	2.56
MO	WILLARD 2.6 W	2.56
KS	PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW	2.55
MO	EMINENCE 0.1 SSE	2.54
KS	PITTSBURG 4.9 WSW	2.51
KS	COLUMBUS	2.47
MO	CASSVILLE 0.5 SW	2.46
MO	VERONA 4.0 WNW	2.46
KS	WALNUT 3 S	2.42
MO	AVA 0.8 NNW	2.38
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 9.3 S	2.37
MO	GAINESVILLE 6.2 ENE	2.35
MO	SPRINGFIELD RGNL AP	2.33
MO	MANSFIELD 5.4 NNE	2.30
KS	PITTSBURG	2.27
MO	MARSHFIELD 2E	2.24
MO	SALEM 4.3 S	2.24
MO	SALEM 14.9 E	2.22
MO	DORA 1N	2.22
MO	MARSHFIELD 3.6 S	2.21
MO	NORWOOD 0.2 ENE	2.20
MO	MOUNT VERNON 0.2 E	2.16
KS	GIRARD	2.16
MO	WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE	2.15
MO	JOPLIN 2.8 SSW	2.14
MO	GREENFIELD 0.8 SSW	2.12
MO	NEOSHO 3.9 WNW	2.12
MO	NEVADA 0.2 W	2.12
MO	SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE	2.10
MO	SENECA 5.8 SSE	2.10
MO	SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE	2.10
MO	CARL JUNCTION 1.6 SE	2.10
MO	ROUND SPRING	2.08
MO	CONWAY 9.0 E	2.06
MO	CARTHAGE 3.8 SW	2.06
MO	LOCKWOOD	2.05
MO	CARL JUNCTION 3.4 WSW	2.04
MO	HOUSTON	1.99
MO	AVA 6W	1.98
MO	HOUSTON 2.0 S	1.94
MO	BOLIVAR 9.0 N	1.88
MO	JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT	1.88
MO	FAIR GROVE 4.7 SSW	1.87
MO	IRON GATES 0.9 S	1.87
MO	ROLLA 8.1 S	1.85
MO	APPLETON CITY	1.83
MO	CARTHAGE 1.5 S	1.83
MO	BOLIVAR 1 NE	1.81
MO	WHITE CHURCH	1.80
MO	MORRISVILLE 2SW	1.79
MO	JOPLIN 4.2 SW	1.79
MO	DIAMOND 2 W	1.77
KS	FORT SCOTT 3.7 ENE	1.75
MO	KIMBERLING CITY 1.5 WNW	1.74
MO	BIRCH TREE 10.1 SSW	1.73
MO	LAMAR 0.3 ESE	1.73
MO	ROLLA 8.2 SSE	1.71
MO	CONWAY 8.9 SW	1.71
MO	LEBANON 2.4 SE	1.70
MO	LICKING 4N	1.70
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE	1.70
MO	MARSHFIELD 0.9 SE	1.70
MO	AVA 13.6 SSE	1.68
MO	MARSHFIELD 1.4 W	1.65
MO	FAIR PLAY 1.3 E	1.61
MO	WAYNESVILLE 2 W	1.57
MO	GOODSON 0.5 NNW	1.56
MO	ROLLA UNI OF MISSOURI	1.55
MO	JOPLIN 24 N	1.55
MO	BOLIVAR 1.0 ENE	1.54
MO	LEBANON 7.5 WNW	1.54
MO	UMBER VIEW HEIGHTS 0.1 WSW	1.54
MO	ASH GROVE 4S	1.52
MO	MILLER 9.2 WNW	1.51
KS	UNIONTOWN 4.7 WSW	1.51
MO	NEOSHO 3.2 SSW	1.50
MO	FT LEONARD WOOD	1.49
KS	GARLAND 2.7 SW	1.49
MO	ELDON	1.48
MO	ELDORADO SPRINGS	1.45
MO	BUFFALO 1.0 SW	1.44
MO	STOCKTON 5.6 S	1.39
MO	LIBERAL 0.7 SSE	1.39
MO	RICHLAND 3.6 NNE	1.37
MO	SPRINGFIELD 0.8 S	1.35
MO	PLATO 5.7 NE	1.35
KS	DEVON 0.1 SE	1.35
MO	NEVADA 3.4 NE	1.34
MO	WHEATLAND 5.0 SE	1.33
MO	LEBANON 0.6 N	1.31
KS	FORT SCOTT 0.6 SW	1.31
MO	BUFFALO	1.30
MO	STOCKTON DAM	1.30
MO	STOCKTON 2.5 NNE	1.27
KS	MCCUNE 1.6 NW	1.27
MO	MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW	1.26
MO	LEBANON 1.3 E	1.23
MO	HERMITAGE 0.5 ESE	1.20
KS	FT SCOTT	1.20
MO	DUNNEGAN 2.4 NNW	1.19
MO	ROLLA 0.7 NNE	1.19
MO	HURLEY 3.5 NNE	1.15
MO	VIENNA 4.3 NNW	1.14
KS	FORT SCOTT 9.3 NNE	1.14
MO	ALDRICH 5.0 ESE	1.11
MO	POMME DE TERRE DAM	1.09
MO	FLEMINGTON	1.08
MO	MTN GROVE 2 N	1.07
MO	LINN CREEK 9.4 SE	1.07
MO	EDWARDS 7.1 NW	1.05
MO	LAKESIDE	0.99
MO	BRUMLEY 5.6 SW	0.99
MO	STOCKTON 0.2 NW	0.99
MO	TABLE ROCK DAM	0.99
KS	UNIONTOWN	0.98
MO	IBERIA 5.6 NE	0.97
MO	WASHBURN 5 W	0.94
MO	ROLLA 0.9 SE	0.93
MO	NEVADA WTP	0.92
MO	ROLLA 1.3 S	0.90
MO	NIXA 4.6 SW	0.89
MO	ROLLA 1.3 NE	0.87
MO	HAZELGREEN 1 W	0.87
MO	WHEATLAND 2.7 S	0.85
MO	MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE	0.83
MO	COLE CAMP 3NW	0.82
MO	ELDON 3.8 NW	0.81
MO	SEYMOUR 0.9 SSW	0.80
MO	JOPLIN 5.2 SSW	0.78
MO	STOCKTON 4.0 ESE	0.77
MO	LINCOLN 0.4 NNE	0.77
MO	VERSAILLES	0.75
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.9 SSW	0.71
MO	VICHY ROLLA NATIONAL AP	0.71
MO	LOWRY CITY 3.8 ESE	0.68
MO	LAMAR	0.65
MO	OSCEOLA 0.3 SW	0.64
MO	VERSAILLES 0.2 SE	0.60
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 12.0 NE	0.59
MO	LAURIE 4.2 SSW	0.54
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.0 SW	0.53
MO	ROLLA 6.4 NNW	0.52
MO	GOLDEN 1.7 NE	0.50
MO	CARTHAGE 0.8 S	0.50
MO	BOLIVAR 2.7 E	0.49
MO	JERICO SPRINGS 3 S	0.45
KS	FORT SCOTT 8.2 SW	0.40
MO	HALLTOWN 5 NW	0.35
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.5 SSW	0.25
KS	HEPLER 4.5 SSE	0.24
MO	DADEVILLE	0.23
MO	GALENA	0.20
MO	LEBANON 2 W	0.14
MO	BRANSON 3.8 E	0.08
MO	SALEM 5.9 ESE	0.00
MO	MYRTLE 0.3 E	0.00
MO	HARTVILLE 0.9 WSW	0.00