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Monthly Climate Summary - September 2014

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

Overview

Normal Departure Maps

Records

Upcoming Normals

Precipitation Report

Monthly Climate Overview

September 2014 was near normal on temperatures across the area with above normal precipitation in the western part of the area and below normal precipitation in the east.

Severe storms September 1st-2nd 2014

	Springfield	Joplin	West Plains	Vichy
Highest Temperature of the Month	92	93	93	91
Average High Temperature	79.9	81.0	79.4	77.7
Lowest Temperature of the Month	45	48	42	42
Average Low Temperature	59.5	59.7	56.7	56.0
Average Mean Temperature	69.7	70.3	68.1	66.8
Depart from Normal	+ 0.7	- 0.5	- 0.8	- 0.8
Rank	58th warmest / 127	36th coldest / 85	30th coldest / 67	20th coldest / 67
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer	4	4	4	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)	5.00	4.53	2.20	1.91
Depart from Normal	+ 0.39	- 0.42	- 1.89	- 2.13
Rank	36th wettest / 127	41st wettest / 102	19th driest / 67	21st driest / 70
days of 0.01 or greater	8	9	9	11
days of 0.10 or greater	4	6	6	4
days of 0.50 or greater	3	4	2	2
days of 1.00 or greater	1	2	0	0
Monthly Snowfall	0.0

Monthly Climate Maps

September 2014 Precipitation Departure from Normal

September 2014 Precipitation Departure from Normal

September 2014 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

September 2014 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Monthly Climate Records

List of September 2014 Records
Date	Station	Record
Sept 12	Springfield	lowest maximum temperature tied the old record of 60 set in 1892.
	Joplin	lowest maximum temperature of 61 breaks the old record of 64 set in 1975.
	West Plains	lowest maximum temperature of 61 breaks the old record of 65 set in 1975.
	Vichy	lowest maximum temperature of 56 breaks the old record of 62 set in 1975.
Sep 14	West Plains	record low of 45 tied the old record set in 1999.
Sep 17	Springfield	Record rainfall of 3.23 inches breaks the old record of 2.13 set in 2006.

Monthly Climate Normals

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
Springfield
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
October	69.0	46.5	3.59	0.0
November	56.7	35.4	4.22	0.7
December	44.9	25.0	3.04	4.9
Joplin
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
October	71.3	48.3	4.03	0.0
November	58.9	37.9	3.78	0.4
December	47.0	27.5	2.82	2.8
West Plains
	High	Low	Precip.
October	69.6	45.1	3.84
November	57.0	36.5	4.58
December	46.4	26.0	3.64
Vichy
	High	Low	Precip.
October	67.4	45.8	3.51
November	55.3	35.1	3.87
December	43.0	24.4	2.64

Precipitation Report

Monthly Data for September 2014 for Springfield, MO NWS CWA
State	Name	Station Type	Total Precipitation
MO	BOLIVAR 9.0 N	CoCoRaHS	9.07
MO	HORTON	COOP	9.00
MO	LOWRY CITY 3.8 ESE	CoCoRaHS	8.73
MO	ALTON 3.4 W	CoCoRaHS	8.39
MO	ALTON 1.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	8.33
MO	OSCEOLA 0.3 SW	CoCoRaHS	8.27
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW	CoCoRaHS	8.05
KS	FORT SCOTT 9.3 NNE	CoCoRaHS	7.89
MO	ELDORADO SPRINGS	COOP	7.67
MO	ALTON 7.2 E	CoCoRaHS	7.40
MO	NEVADA 3.4 NE	CoCoRaHS	7.36
KS	DEVON 0.1 SE	CoCoRaHS	7.30
MO	NEVADA 0.2 W	CoCoRaHS	6.94
MO	NEVADA WTP	COOP	6.81
KS	CHEROKEE 0.3 N	CoCoRaHS	6.68
MO	POTTERSVILLE 0.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	6.61
MO	BOLIVAR 1.0 ENE	CoCoRaHS	6.50
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	6.48
MO	WEST PLAINS 10.6 S	CoCoRaHS	6.47
KS	COLUMBUS	COOP	6.43
MO	WHEATLAND 5.0 SE	CoCoRaHS	6.37
KS	MCCUNE 1.6 NW	CoCoRaHS	6.36
KS	FARLINGTON 0.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	6.34
MO	FLEMINGTON	COOP	6.33
MO	FAIR PLAY 1.3 E	CoCoRaHS	6.31
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.0 W	CoCoRaHS	6.28
KS	UNIONTOWN 4.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	6.22
MO	WILLARD 2.6 W	CoCoRaHS	6.20
MO	STOCKTON 2.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	6.17
MO	WHEATLAND 2.7 S	CoCoRaHS	6.17
MO	STOCKTON 0.2 NW	CoCoRaHS	6.16
MO	APPLETON CITY	COOP	6.08
MO	DUNNEGAN 2.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	6.06
MO	ALDRICH 5.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	5.92
MO	GOLDEN 1.7 NE	CoCoRaHS	5.89
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.0 SW	CoCoRaHS	5.89
MO	BOLIVAR 1 NE	COOP	5.87
MO	SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE	CoCoRaHS	5.80
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	5.75
MO	HERMITAGE 0.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	5.74
MO	ASH GROVE 4S	COOP	5.72
MO	JOPLIN 24 N	WBAN	5.72
MO	BOLIVAR 2.7 E	CoCoRaHS	5.70
MO	PURDY 4.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	5.67
MO	SELIGMAN 3.0 N	CoCoRaHS	5.66
MO	CLEVER 4.0 ENE	CoCoRaHS	5.62
MO	BUFFALO 1.0 SW	CoCoRaHS	5.60
MO	POMME DE TERRE DAM	COOP	5.56
MO	WASHBURN 5 W	COOP	5.53
MO	NEOSHO 3.9 WNW	CoCoRaHS	5.50
MO	MOUNT VERNON 0.2 E	CoCoRaHS	5.39
MO	MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	5.38
MO	WEST PLAINS 2.2 NNW	CoCoRaHS	5.38
MO	BUFFALO	COOP	5.38
MO	NEOSHO	COOP	5.35
MO	NEOSHO 3.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	5.29
KS	FORT SCOTT 3.7 ENE	CoCoRaHS	5.29
MO	DIAMOND 2 W	COOP	5.25
KS	PITTSBURG 4.9 WSW	CoCoRaHS	5.22
MO	SPRINGFIELD 9.5 NNW	CoCoRaHS	5.20
MO	IRON GATES 0.9 S	CoCoRaHS	5.20
KS	PITTSBURG	COOP	5.19
MO	EMERALD BEACH 3.0 S	CoCoRaHS	5.14
MO	SPRINGFIELD WFO	COOP	5.14
MO	SARCOXIE 1.0 W	CoCoRaHS	5.13
MO	AVA 6.0 NW	CoCoRaHS	5.13
KS	FT SCOTT	COOP	5.10
MO	GREENFIELD 0.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	5.09
MO	BATTLEFIELD 3.3 E	CoCoRaHS	5.03
MO	BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	5.01
MO	FAIR GROVE 4.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	5.00
MO	SPRINGFIELD RGNL AP	WBAN	5.00
MO	NIXA 2.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	5.00
MO	SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	4.98
MO	AURORA 2.7 S	CoCoRaHS	4.97
KS	FORT SCOTT 8.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.97
MO	JOPLIN 2.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	4.95
KS	FORT SCOTT 0.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.91
MO	STOCKTON DAM	COOP	4.84
MO	OZARK 1.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	4.83
MO	NIXA 4.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.78
KS	WALNUT 3 S	COOP	4.78
KS	GARLAND 2.7 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.76
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.5 SSW	CoCoRaHS	4.75
MO	MARSHFIELD 3.6 S	CoCoRaHS	4.73
MO	SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE	CoCoRaHS	4.71
MO	ANDERSON 3W	COOP	4.69
MO	NOEL 3.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	4.66
MO	WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	4.64
MO	UMBER VIEW HEIGHTS 0.1 WSW	CoCoRaHS	4.63
MO	LEBANON 1.3 E	CoCoRaHS	4.61
MO	EDWARDS 7.1 NW	CoCoRaHS	4.58
KS	GIRARD 3.1 SSW	CoCoRaHS	4.57
MO	HAZELGREEN 1 W	COOP	4.55
MO	JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	4.53
MO	DORA 2.6 NNW	CoCoRaHS	4.50
MO	MARSHFIELD 1.4 W	CoCoRaHS	4.47
MO	TECUMSEH	COOP	4.45
MO	CARTHAGE 3.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.39
MO	CARTHAGE 1.5 S	CoCoRaHS	4.34
MO	CARTHAGE 0.8 S	CoCoRaHS	4.34
MO	VIENNA 4.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	4.32
MO	STOCKTON 4.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	4.29
MO	CONWAY 8.9 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.26
MO	MANSFIELD	COOP	4.25
MO	STRAFFORD 2.4 SSW	CoCoRaHS	4.22
MO	LEBANON 7.5 WNW	CoCoRaHS	4.19
KS	GIRARD	COOP	4.14
MO	DORA 1N	COOP	4.13
KS	PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	4.13
MO	EMERALD BEACH 5.5 E	CoCoRaHS	4.08
MO	NOEL 3.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	4.08
MO	JOPLIN 4.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.08
MO	STOCKTON 5.6 S	CoCoRaHS	4.06
MO	MYRTLE 0.3 E	CoCoRaHS	4.04
MO	MARSHFIELD 2E	COOP	4.03
MO	MARSHFIELD 0.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	4.01
KS	HEPLER 4.5 SSE	CoCoRaHS	4.01
MO	GOODSON 0.5 NNW	CoCoRaHS	3.97
MO	EMINENCE 1 N	COOP	3.94
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S	CoCoRaHS	3.90
MO	LOCKWOOD	COOP	3.89
MO	LINCOLN 0.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	3.88
MO	LEBANON 0.6 N	CoCoRaHS	3.87
MO	CARL JUNCTION 1.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	3.83
MO	SPARTA 6.3 E	CoCoRaHS	3.81
KS	UNIONTOWN	COOP	3.77
MO	VERSAILLES 0.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	3.76
MO	WAYNESVILLE 2 W	COOP	3.76
MO	BIRCH TREE 10.1 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.74
MO	AVA 10.5 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.68
MO	GALENA	COOP	3.66
MO	SENECA 5.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	3.63
MO	HURLEY 3.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	3.62
MO	JOPLIN 5.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.60
MO	NORWOOD 0.2 ENE	CoCoRaHS	3.51
MO	LIBERAL 0.7 SSE	CoCoRaHS	3.50
MO	BRANSON AP	COOP	3.44
MO	LAURIE 4.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.42
MO	IBERIA 5.6 NE	CoCoRaHS	3.40
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.9 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.38
MO	HOLLISTER 3.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	3.38
MO	LEBANON 2.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	3.31
MO	GOLDEN CITY 6 S	COOP	3.30
MO	PROTEM 4 NE	COOP	3.27
MO	TABLE ROCK DAM	COOP	3.25
MO	RICHLAND 3.6 NNE	CoCoRaHS	3.24
MO	AVA 13.6 SSE	CoCoRaHS	3.23
MO	LAMAR 0.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	3.19
MO	LINN CREEK 9.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	3.18
MO	BRUMLEY 5.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	3.17
MO	LAKESIDE	COOP	3.16
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 9.3 S	CoCoRaHS	3.14
MO	KIMBERLING CITY 1.5 WNW	CoCoRaHS	3.11
MO	MILLER 1 E	COOP	3.10
MO	HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE	CoCoRaHS	3.07
MO	EMINENCE 0.1 SSE	CoCoRaHS	3.06
MO	BRANSON 3.8 E	CoCoRaHS	3.06
MO	JERICO SPRINGS 3 S	COOP	3.05
MO	COLE CAMP 3NW	COOP	3.05
MO	HARTVILLE	COOP	3.03
MO	HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW	CoCoRaHS	3.03
MO	CARL JUNCTION 3.4 WSW	CoCoRaHS	3.02
MO	OZARK BEACH	COOP	2.99
MO	FT LEONARD WOOD	COOP	2.91
MO	VERSAILLES	COOP	2.86
MO	GOLDEN CITY 0.6 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.85
MO	ISABELLA	COOP	2.82
MO	POMONA 2.4 NW	CoCoRaHS	2.81
MO	LICKING 4N	COOP	2.81
MO	LEBANON 2 W	COOP	2.80
MO	ELDON 3.8 NW	CoCoRaHS	2.79
MO	HOUSTON 6.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	2.73
MO	SALEM 14.9 E	CoCoRaHS	2.71
MO	CASSVILLE 0.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.68
MO	ELDON	COOP	2.66
MO	EDGAR SPRINGS 2.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.54
MO	IBERIA	COOP	2.50
MO	ROLLA UNI OF MISSOURI	COOP	2.48
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.45
MO	PROTEM	CoCoRaHS	2.43
MO	HOUSTON 2.0 S	CoCoRaHS	2.41
MO	VERONA 4.0 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.40
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.9 W	CoCoRaHS	2.38
MO	LAMAR	COOP	2.34
MO	AVA 0.8 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.28
MO	SALEM 1.8 NW	CoCoRaHS	2.23
MO	ROLLA 6.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.23
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.23
MO	WEST PLAINS MUNI AP	WBAN	2.20
MO	HOUSTON 0.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.19
MO	MTN GROVE 2 N	COOP	2.18
MO	ROLLA 1.3 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.17
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	2.16
MO	MILLER 9.2 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.15
MO	ROLLA 1.3 S	CoCoRaHS	2.13
MO	SALEM 4.3 S	CoCoRaHS	2.11
MO	ROLLA 0.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.10
MO	ROUND SPRING	COOP	2.07
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 13.0 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.06
MO	MONTAUK SP	COOP	2.02
MO	SEYMOUR 0.9 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.95
MO	ROLLA 8.1 S	CoCoRaHS	1.94
MO	HOLLISTER 3.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.94
MO	VICHY ROLLA NATIONAL AP	WBAN	1.91
MO	SALEM 10 W	WBAN	1.69
MO	ROLLA 8.2 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.61
MO	MORRISVILLE 2SW	COOP	1.57
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.47
MO	SALEM	COOP	1.46
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 12.0 NE	CoCoRaHS	1.41
MO	CONWAY 9.0 E	CoCoRaHS	1.38
MO	WINONA FOREST RS	COOP	1.35
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.8 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.35
MO	MANSFIELD 5.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.33
MO	NEVADA 2.3 WNW	CoCoRaHS	1.28
MO	AVA 6W	COOP	1.25
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.07
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.3 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.06
MO	MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.05
MO	HOUSTON	COOP	1.00
KS	FORT SCOTT 4.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.80
MO	GAINESVILLE 6.2 ENE	CoCoRaHS	0.03
MO	HARTVILLE 0.9 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.00