May 2014 Climate Summary

Monthly Climate Summary - May 2014

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

Overview

Normal Departure Maps

Records

Upcoming Normals

Precipitation Report

Monthly Climate Overview

May 2014 was generally below normal for precipitation and slightly above normal on temperatures across the Missouri Ozarks and extreme southeast Kansas.

A couple of tornado's affect the area on May 8th

	Springfield	Joplin	West Plains	Vichy
Highest Temperature of the Month	91	94	90	91
Average High Temperature	77.4	78.7	76.8	76.0
Lowest Temperature of the Month	35	34	35	34
Average Low Temperature	56.2	56.5	55.0	54.1
Average Mean Temperature	66.8	67.6	65.9	65.0
Depart from Normal	+ 2.0	+ 0.6	+ 0.5	+ 1.2
Rank	27th warmest / 127	33rd warmest / 87	24th warmest / 66	31st warmest / 68
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer	2	2	1	2
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower	0	0	0	0
Days with lows of 32 deg F or lower	0	0	0	0
Days with lows of 0 deg F or lower	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (Inches)	5.28	4.77	2.81	3.80
Depart from Normal	+ 0.18	- 0.94	- 2.13	- 1.24
Rank	47th wettest / 127	49th driest / 102	12th driest / 66	27th driest / 70
days of 0.01 or greater	13	9	9	11
days of 0.10 or greater	8	5	6	7
days of 0.50 or greater	5	4	2	2
days of 1.00 or greater	2	2	1	2
Monthly Snowfall	0.0

Monthly Climate Maps

May 2014 Precipitation Departure from Normal

May 2014 Precipitation Departure from Normal

May 2014 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

May 2014 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Monthly Climate Records

List of May 2014 Records
Date	Station	Record
May 5th	Springfield	Record high of 91 breaks the old record of 89 set in 1952.
May 5th	Joplin	Record high of 91 breaks the old record of 89 set in 1962.
May 7th	Springfield	Warmest low temperature of 67 degrees tied the record set in 1993.
May 14th	Springfield	Coldest high temperature of 52 breaks the old record of 53 set in 2011.
	Joplin	Coldest high temperature of 55 degrees breaks the old record of 56 set in 2011.
	Vichy-Rolla	Coldest high temperature of 50 degrees breaks the old record of 52 set in 2011.
	West Plains	Coldest high temperature of 53 degrees tied the old record set in 2011.
May 15th	Vichy-Rolla	Record low of 37 degrees ties the old record set in 1904.
May 16th	Joplin	Record low of 35 degrees breaks the old record of 42 set in 2011.
May 17th	Vichy-Rolla	Record low of 34 degrees breaks the old record of 39 set in 2011.

Monthly Climate Normals

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
Springfield
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
June	83.8	63.1	4.85	0.0
July	88.8	67.6	3.68	0.0
August	89.0	66.6	3.55	0.0
Joplin
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
June	85.8	65.1	5.86	0.0
July	90.6	69.9	3.81	0.0
August	91.0	68.4	3.35	0.0
West Plains
	High	Low	Precip.
June	84.2	63.2	4.02
July	89.5	66.6	3.55
August	89.4	65.0	3.23
Vichy
	High	Low	Precip.
June	82.6	62.1	4.63
July	88.1	66.5	4.44
August	87.6	65.0	3.67

Precipitation Report

Monthly Data for May 2014 for Springfield, MO NWS CWA
State	Name	Total Precipitation
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S	7.36
MO	SPRINGFIELD WFO	7.31
MO	DORA 1N	7.09
MO	BRANSON AP	5.91
MO	MORRISVILLE 2SW	5.81
MO	AVA 12 SW	5.80
MO	BRANSON 3.8 E	5.45
MO	VIENNA 4.3 NNW	5.44
MO	BOLIVAR 2.7 E	5.42
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE	5.35
MO	WEST PLAINS 10.6 S	5.30
MO	SPRINGFIELD RGNL AP	5.28
MO	ROLLA 8.2 SSE	5.19
MO	WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE	5.19
MO	SENECA 5.8 SSE	5.17
MO	VERONA 4.0 WNW	5.17
MO	DORA 2.6 NNW	5.16
MO	CARL JUNCTION 1.6 SE	5.15
MO	WILLARD 2.6 W	5.14
MO	ROLLA 8.1 S	5.11
MO	EDGAR SPRINGS 2.2 SSW	5.09
MO	BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW	5.05
MO	JOPLIN 2.8 SSW	5.04
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.0 SW	4.97
MO	ALTON 7.2 E	4.97
MO	SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE	4.95
MO	NEOSHO 3.2 SSW	4.94
MO	MOUNT VERNON 0.2 E	4.93
MO	WEST PLAINS 2.2 NNW	4.83
MO	BIRCH TREE 10.1 SSW	4.82
MO	WINONA FOREST RS	4.80
MO	JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT	4.77
MO	STRAFFORD 2.4 SSW	4.75
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.3 SE	4.73
MO	LICKING 4N	4.71
MO	JOPLIN 4.2 SW	4.69
MO	SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE	4.64
MO	SEYMOUR 0.9 SSW	4.64
MO	ROLLA 0.9 SE	4.63
MO	PURDY 4.8 SSW	4.63
MO	IRON GATES 0.9 S	4.56
MO	PROTEM 4 NE	4.56
MO	SALEM 10 W	4.55
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 9.3 S	4.54
MO	ALDRICH 5.0 ESE	4.52
MO	POTTERSVILLE 0.7 NNW	4.50
MO	NORWOOD 0.2 ENE	4.50
MO	DIAMOND 2 W	4.49
MO	MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW	4.48
MO	HOLLISTER 3.5 SW	4.46
MO	EMERALD BEACH 5.5 E	4.42
MO	BRUMLEY 5.6 SW	4.39
MO	KIMBERLING CITY 1.5 WNW	4.38
MO	ALTON 1.7 NNW	4.38
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.9 W	4.37
MO	MANSFIELD	4.37
MO	ROLLA 1.3 S	4.36
MO	EMERALD BEACH 3.0 S	4.35
MO	SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE	4.33
MO	HOLLISTER 3.8 SW	4.28
MO	MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE	4.27
MO	AVA 6.0 NW	4.24
MO	GAINESVILLE 6.2 ENE	4.24
MO	BATTLEFIELD 3.3 E	4.20
MO	NEOSHO 3.9 WNW	4.19
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE	4.18
MO	SPRINGFIELD 9.5 NNW	4.17
KS	UNIONTOWN	4.11
MO	AVA 13.6 SSE	4.11
MO	IBERIA 5.6 NE	4.10
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.7 SSW	4.10
MO	EMINENCE 0.1 SSE	4.10
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.5 SSW	4.03
MO	AVA 10.5 SSW	4.03
MO	NIXA 2.7 SSW	4.01
MO	LAKESIDE	3.95
MO	SELIGMAN 3.0 N	3.95
MO	FAIR GROVE 4.7 SSW	3.91
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 WSW	3.83
MO	MYRTLE 0.3 E	3.83
MO	SALEM	3.81
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.0 W	3.80
MO	VICHY ROLLA NATIONAL AP	3.80
MO	RICHLAND 3.6 NNE	3.80
MO	GOLDEN 1.7 NE	3.73
MO	MTN GROVE 2 N	3.72
MO	GOODSON 0.5 NNW	3.71
MO	ROLLA 0.7 NNE	3.67
MO	ROLLA 1.3 NE	3.67
MO	TECUMSEH	3.66
MO	BOLIVAR 9.0 N	3.65
MO	HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW	3.64
MO	AURORA 2.7 S	3.63
MO	AVA 0.8 NNW	3.63
MO	BOLIVAR 1 NE	3.60
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE	3.56
MO	BUFFALO 1.0 SW	3.54
MO	WAYNESVILLE 2 W	3.53
MO	ISABELLA	3.52
MO	TABLE ROCK DAM	3.51
MO	BOLIVAR 1.0 ENE	3.49
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 ESE	3.49
MO	HURLEY 3.5 NNE	3.47
MO	ROLLA UNI OF MISSOURI	3.42
KS	DEVON 0.1 SE	3.41
MO	CONWAY 9.0 E	3.35
MO	MARSHFIELD 3.6 S	3.35
MO	NOEL 3.8 NNE	3.33
MO	MARSHFIELD 0.9 SE	3.33
MO	CLEVER 4.0 ENE	3.31
MO	BUFFALO	3.29
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 13.0 NNW	3.28
MO	LINN CREEK 9.4 SE	3.28
MO	MARSHFIELD 2E	3.24
MO	ROLLA 6.4 NNW	3.24
MO	STOCKTON DAM	3.24
MO	IBERIA	3.22
MO	ROUND SPRING	3.22
MO	EMINENCE 1 N	3.21
MO	HOUSTON 0.3 SE	3.18
MO	CONWAY 8.9 SW	3.17
KS	UNIONTOWN 4.7 WSW	3.15
MO	ELDON 3.8 NW	3.15
MO	LEBANON 7.5 WNW	3.14
MO	LAMAR 0.3 ESE	3.12
MO	SPARTA 6.3 E	3.12
MO	HOUSTON 6.3 ESE	3.11
MO	FAIR PLAY 1.3 E	3.11
MO	ANDERSON 3W	3.10
MO	NOEL 3.7 NNW	3.10
MO	SALEM 1.8 NW	3.10
MO	CASSVILLE 0.5 SW	3.09
MO	GALENA	3.05
MO	MARSHFIELD 1.4 W	3.04
MO	STOCKTON 2.5 NNE	3.04
MO	SARCOXIE 1.0 W	3.02
MO	EDWARDS 7.1 NW	3.02
MO	LINCOLN 0.4 NNE	2.97
MO	VERSAILLES	2.96
MO	CARL JUNCTION 3.4 WSW	2.94
MO	AVA 6W	2.92
MO	DUNNEGAN 2.4 NNW	2.91
MO	POMME DE TERRE DAM	2.90
MO	HOUSTON 2.0 S	2.90
MO	CARTHAGE 1.5 S	2.89
MO	COLE CAMP 3NW	2.88
MO	ASH GROVE 4S	2.85
MO	VERSAILLES 0.2 SE	2.85
MO	JOPLIN 5.2 SSW	2.82
MO	PROTEM	2.82
MO	WEST PLAINS	2.81
MO	WEST PLAINS MUNI AP	2.81
MO	HARTVILLE	2.80
MO	LOCKWOOD	2.78
MO	STOCKTON 0.2 NW	2.77
KS	PITTSBURG	2.76
KS	UNIONTOWN 0.7 NW	2.74
KS	WALNUT 3 S	2.73
MO	OZARK 1.6 SE	2.72
MO	SALEM 4.3 S	2.72
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 12.0 NE	2.71
MO	NEOSHO	2.69
MO	CASSVILLE RS	2.69
MO	CARTHAGE 0.8 S	2.67
MO	STOCKTON 5.6 S	2.63
MO	WHEATLAND 5.0 SE	2.62
MO	MANSFIELD 5.4 NNE	2.60
MO	HERMITAGE 0.5 ESE	2.59
MO	LEBANON 0.6 N	2.54
MO	STOCKTON 4.0 ESE	2.54
MO	FT LEONARD WOOD	2.53
MO	ELDON	2.51
MO	MILLER 1 E	2.50
MO	MONTAUK SP	2.44
MO	LEBANON 2 W	2.37
MO	GOLDEN CITY 6 S	2.31
MO	LEBANON 2.4 SE	2.28
KS	COLUMBUS	2.27
MO	LAMAR	2.20
KS	FORT SCOTT 8.2 SW	2.20
MO	LEBANON 1.3 E	2.16
MO	HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE	2.08
KS	FT SCOTT	2.06
MO	NEVADA 2.3 WNW	2.02
KS	FARLINGTON 0.8 NNE	1.99
MO	UMBER VIEW HEIGHTS 0.1 WSW	1.99
MO	CARTHAGE 3.8 SW	1.97
MO	LAURIE 4.2 SSW	1.94
MO	JOPLIN 24 N	1.93
MO	OZARK BEACH	1.89
MO	PLATO 5.7 NE	1.86
KS	CHEROKEE 0.3 N	1.84
MO	LOWRY CITY 3.8 ESE	1.83
KS	HEPLER 4.5 SSE	1.79
KS	GIRARD	1.79
MO	FLEMINGTON	1.78
MO	NEVADA 3.4 NE	1.72
MO	MILLER 9.2 WNW	1.71
MO	APPLETON CITY	1.66
MO	OSCEOLA 0.3 SW	1.66
MO	LIBERAL 0.7 SSE	1.65
MO	JERICO SPRINGS 3 S	1.65
MO	POMONA 2.4 NW	1.64
MO	NEVADA WTP	1.63
MO	HOUSTON	1.60
KS	FORT SCOTT 9.3 NNE	1.56
MO	NEVADA 0.2 W	1.55
MO	SALEM 14.9 E	1.54
MO	GREENFIELD 0.8 SSW	1.53
KS	GARLAND 2.7 SW	1.49
MO	WHEATLAND 2.7 S	1.49
KS	FORT SCOTT 0.6 SW	1.47
KS	PITTSBURG 4.9 WSW	1.46
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.8 WSW	1.45
MO	ELDORADO SPRINGS	1.39
KS	PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW	1.38
MO	WHITE CHURCH	1.25
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW	1.19
KS	FORT SCOTT 3.7 ENE	1.17
KS	MCCUNE 1.6 NW	1.01
MO	HAZELGREEN 1 W	0.99
KS	GIRARD 3.1 SSW	0.61
MO	HORTON	0.55
MO	SALEM 5.9 ESE	0.20
MO	HARTVILLE 0.9 WSW	0.01