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Monthly Climate Summary - February 2015

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

Overview

Climate Graphs

Normal Departure Maps

Records

Upcoming Normals

Precipitation Report

Monthly Climate Overview

February 2015 was one of the coldest February's on record across the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas, despite a couple of days early in the month with record warmth. Precipitation was also below normal across the area, although there was a couple of snowstorms in the middle to later portion of the month.

Winter storm impacts the area Feb 15-16

Ice Accumulations from Feb 20-21

	Springfield	Joplin	West Plains	Vichy
Highest Temperature of the Month	74	73	69	68
Average High Temperature	39.8	41.7	39.2	36.2
Lowest Temperature of the Month	-5	8	-5	-1
Average Low Temperature	18.4	20.8	17.8	15.7
Average Mean Temperature	29.1	31.2	28.5	25.9
Depart from Normal	- 8.1	- 8.6	- 9.4	- 9.8
Rank	13th coldest / 128	7th coldest / 86	2nd coldest / 67	4th coldest / 66
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer	0	0	0	0
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower	10	9	12	13
Days with lows of 32 deg F or lower	25	26	27	26
Days with lows of 0 deg F or lower	1	0	1	1

Precipitation (Inches)	1.79	0.82	2.66	1.35
Departure from normal	- 0.73	- 1.50	- 0.18	- 0.58
Rank	58th driest / 128	19th driest / 105	33rd wettest / 67	24th driest / 67
days of 0.01 or greater	8	5	8	8
days of 0.10 or greater	5	2	6	4
days of 0.50 or greater	0	0	2	1
days of 1.00 or greater	0	0	0	0
Monthly Snowfall	12.1

Monthly Climate Graphs

Climate Graphs for February 2015

Monthly Climate Maps

February 2015 Precipitation Departure from Normal

February 2015 Precipitation Departure from Normal

February 2015 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

February 2015 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Monthly Climate Records

List of February 2015 Records
Date	Station	Record
Feb 7	Joplin	Record high of 72 breaks the old record of 71 set in1969.
	Springfield	Record high of 74 degrees breaks the old record of 70 set back in 1937.
	Vichy	Record high of 68 degrees breaks the old record of 67 set in 2009.
	West Plains	Record high of 68 breaks the old record of 66 set in 1965.
Feb 8	Joplin	Record high of 73 tied the old record in 1999.
	West Plains	Record high of 69 breaks the old record of 68 set in 1949.
	Vichy	Record high of 65 tied the old record set in 2001.
Feb 16	Springfield	Record daily snowfall of 4.8 inches breaks the old record of 1.5 inches set in 1967.
Feb 19	Springfield	Record low of -5 degrees breaks the old record of -4 set in 1978.
Feb 27	Joplin	Record low of 8 degrees breaks the old record of 11 set in 2002.
	Vichy	Record low of 2 degrees breaks the old record of 12 set in 1976.
	West Plains	Record low of 5 degrees breaks the old record of 12 set in 2002.

Monthly Climate Normals

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
Springfield
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
March	57.5	35.2	3.62	2.4
April	67.2	44.3	4.32	0.0
May	75.3	54.4	5.10	0.0
Joplin
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
March	60.1	37.7	3.42	1.1
April	70.0	46.9	4.47	0.0
May	77.7	56.2	5.71	0.0
West Plains
	High	Low	Precip.
March	59.5	35.5	4.29
April	69.7	45.1	4.48
May	76.7	54.2	4.94
Vichy
	High	Low	Precip.
March	56.3	34.3	3.45
April	66.7	43.8	4.22
May	74.5	53.2	5.04

Precipitation Report

Monthly Data for February 2015 for Springfield, MO
State	Name	Station Type	Total Precipitation
MO	WASHBURN 5 W	COOP	2.97
MO	EDGAR SPRINGS 2.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.94
MO	WEST PLAINS 8.3 NNE	CoCoRaHS	2.82
MO	AVA 0.8 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.72
MO	WEST PLAINS 10.6 S	CoCoRaHS	2.70
MO	WINONA FOREST RS	COOP	2.69
MO	AVA 10.5 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.65
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.43
MO	SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE	CoCoRaHS	2.42
MO	NEVADA WTP	COOP	2.41
MO	SENECA 5.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	2.40
MO	DORA 2.6 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.40
MO	SALEM 10 W	WBAN	2.39
MO	EMINENCE 1 N	COOP	2.39
MO	WEST PLAINS MUNI AP	WBAN	2.36
MO	EMINENCE 0.1 SSE	CoCoRaHS	2.36
MO	GOLDEN 1.7 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.24
MO	PURDY 4.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.21
MO	MARSHFIELD 3.6 S	CoCoRaHS	2.21
MO	MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE	CoCoRaHS	2.17
MO	CASSVILLE 4.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	2.14
MO	THEODOSIA 6.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.12
MO	NEOSHO 3.9 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.11
MO	ROLLA 6.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.11
MO	ROLLA 8.2 SSE	CoCoRaHS	2.08
MO	ROLLA 8.1 S	CoCoRaHS	2.06
MO	BRANSON AP	COOP	2.05
MO	GAINESVILLE 6.2 ENE	CoCoRaHS	2.04
MO	PROTEM 4 NE	COOP	2.03
MO	STARK CITY 5.5 ENE	CoCoRaHS	2.03
MO	AVA 6W	COOP	2.03
MO	SALEM 1.8 NW	CoCoRaHS	2.01
MO	WEST PLAINS 2.2 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.99
MO	BATTLEFIELD 3.3 E	CoCoRaHS	1.98
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.98
MO	CASSVILLE 0.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.96
MO	HOUSTON 0.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.95
MO	TECUMSEH	COOP	1.94
MO	SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.93
MO	OZARK 1.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.93
MO	EMERALD BEACH 3.0 S	CoCoRaHS	1.93
MO	ANDERSON 3W	COOP	1.91
MO	NOEL 3.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.88
MO	HURLEY 3.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.87
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.86
MO	IRON GATES 0.9 S	CoCoRaHS	1.85
MO	NEWBURG 9.6 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.85
MO	MANSFIELD	COOP	1.84
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.0 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.83
MO	HOLLISTER 3.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.83
MO	HOLLISTER 3.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.82
MO	NEOSHO	COOP	1.81
MO	CARTHAGE 0.8 S	CoCoRaHS	1.80
MO	HARTVILLE	COOP	1.80
MO	HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.78
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	1.76
MO	RAYMONDVILLE 3.5 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.74
MO	ROLLA 1.3 S	CoCoRaHS	1.73
MO	AVA 6.0 NW	CoCoRaHS	1.73
MO	MILLER 6.2 WNW	CoCoRaHS	1.72
MO	CONWAY 9.0 E	CoCoRaHS	1.71
MO	MONETT 1.8 N	CoCoRaHS	1.68
MO	SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE	CoCoRaHS	1.67
MO	ST. JAMES 1.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.67
MO	SELIGMAN 3.0 N	CoCoRaHS	1.63
MO	WAYNESVILLE 2 W	COOP	1.62
MO	HOUSTON	COOP	1.62
MO	MILLER 9.2 WNW	CoCoRaHS	1.61
MO	FAIR GROVE 4.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.61
MO	CARTHAGE 3.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.58
MO	ROLLA 6.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.57
MO	PROTEM	CoCoRaHS	1.55
MO	LEBANON 7.5 WNW	CoCoRaHS	1.54
MO	LEBANON 0.6 N	CoCoRaHS	1.54
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.54
MO	CLEVER 4.0 ENE	CoCoRaHS	1.53
MO	LEBANON 1.3 E	CoCoRaHS	1.52
MO	ROLLA UNI OF MISSOURI	COOP	1.51
MO	MARSHFIELD 2E	COOP	1.50
MO	MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.50
MO	CARL JUNCTION 3.4 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.49
MO	CARTHAGE 1.5 S	CoCoRaHS	1.45
MO	LAKESIDE	COOP	1.45
MO	SPRINGFIELD RGNL AP	WBAN	1.44
MO	ALTON 1.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.44
MO	MORRISVILLE 2SW	COOP	1.43
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.43
MO	LOCKWOOD	COOP	1.39
MO	SPRINGFIELD 9.5 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.37
MO	HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.37
MO	GREENFIELD 0.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.33
MO	WAYNESVILLE 3.9 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.31
MO	HOUSTON 2.0 S	CoCoRaHS	1.31
MO	EMERALD BEACH 5.5 E	CoCoRaHS	1.31
MO	ELDORADO SPRINGS	COOP	1.31
MO	BUFFALO 1.0 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.31
MO	GOLDEN CITY 6 S	COOP	1.30
MO	WHEATLAND 5.0 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.30
MO	GOODSON 0.5 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.28
MO	ROUND SPRING	COOP	1.27
MO	BOLIVAR 1 NE	COOP	1.26
MO	ANDERSON 6.8 W	CoCoRaHS	1.25
MO	HALLTOWN 5 NW	COOP	1.25
MO	NIXA 2.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.24
MO	HOUSTON 6.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	1.24
MO	BOLIVAR 2.7 NE	CoCoRaHS	1.24
MO	SPRINGFIELD WFO	COOP	1.23
MO	OSCEOLA 0.3 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.21
MO	MARSHFIELD 0.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.20
KS	COLUMBUS	COOP	1.19
KS	FORT SCOTT 3.7 ENE	CoCoRaHS	1.17
MO	IBERIA 5.6 NE	CoCoRaHS	1.17
MO	DUNNEGAN 2.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.17
MO	WHEATLAND 2.7 S	CoCoRaHS	1.17
MO	FLEMINGTON	COOP	1.15
MO	MONTAUK SP	COOP	1.15
MO	MARSHFIELD 1.4 W	CoCoRaHS	1.15
MO	COLE CAMP 3NW	COOP	1.15
MO	BOLIVAR 1.0 ENE	CoCoRaHS	1.14
MO	BOLIVAR 9.0 N	CoCoRaHS	1.14
MO	MANSFIELD 5.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.12
KS	DEVON 0.1 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.10
MO	LIBERAL 0.7 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.10
MO	MOUNT VERNON 0.2 E	CoCoRaHS	1.09
MO	VICHY ROLLA NATIONAL AP	WBAN	1.08
MO	LEBANON 2.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.07
MO	WILLARD 2.6 W	CoCoRaHS	1.06
MO	BRUMLEY 5.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.04
MO	WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.04
MO	VIENNA 4.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.03
KS	FORT SCOTT 9.3 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.02
MO	ALDRICH 5.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	1.02
MO	FAIR PLAY 1.3 E	CoCoRaHS	1.01
KS	PITTSBURG	COOP	0.99
MO	NEVADA 0.2 W	CoCoRaHS	0.98
MO	BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	0.98
KS	GARLAND 2.7 SW	CoCoRaHS	0.96
MO	CONWAY 8.9 SW	CoCoRaHS	0.96
KS	GIRARD	COOP	0.95
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S	CoCoRaHS	0.95
MO	DIAMOND 2 W	COOP	0.94
MO	STOCKTON 2.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	0.94
MO	APPLETON CITY	COOP	0.93
MO	HORTON	COOP	0.91
MO	RICHLAND 3.6 NNE	CoCoRaHS	0.91
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 13.0 NNW	CoCoRaHS	0.91
MO	LOWRY CITY 3.8 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.91
KS	PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.86
MO	STOCKTON DAM	COOP	0.86
KS	CHEROKEE 0.3 N	CoCoRaHS	0.85
MO	LEBANON 2 W	COOP	0.85
KS	FORT SCOTT 8.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	0.84
MO	HAZELGREEN 1 W	COOP	0.84
MO	VERSAILLES 0.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.84
KS	FT SCOTT	COOP	0.83
MO	MTN GROVE 2 N	COOP	0.80
KS	FORT SCOTT 0.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	0.79
MO	FT LEONARD WOOD	COOP	0.79
MO	LICKING 4N	COOP	0.74
MO	JOPLIN 24 N	WBAN	0.73
MO	JOPLIN 2.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.72
KS	FARLINGTON 0.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	0.72
MO	UMBER VIEW HEIGHTS 0.1 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.72
MO	VERONA 4.0 WNW	CoCoRaHS	0.70
KS	MCCUNE 1.6 NW	CoCoRaHS	0.69
MO	ELDON 3.8 NW	CoCoRaHS	0.69
MO	STOCKTON 4.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.67
MO	LINN CREEK 9.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.66
KS	WALNUT 3 S	COOP	0.65
MO	IBERIA	COOP	0.65
MO	NIXA 4.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	0.64
MO	KIMBERLING CITY 1.5 WNW	CoCoRaHS	0.64
MO	EDWARDS 7.1 NW	CoCoRaHS	0.62
MO	SALEM 4.3 S	CoCoRaHS	0.61
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 12.0 NE	CoCoRaHS	0.59
MO	CONWAY 5.7 W	CoCoRaHS	0.57
KS	PITTSBURG 4.9 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.56
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.5 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.56
MO	FORSYTH 0.9 S	CoCoRaHS	0.54
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.0 W	CoCoRaHS	0.54
MO	POMONA 2.4 NW	CoCoRaHS	0.53
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.9 W	CoCoRaHS	0.51
MO	JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	0.50
MO	BRANSON 3.8 E	CoCoRaHS	0.50
MO	DORA 1N	COOP	0.50
MO	ISABELLA 2.0 NNW	CoCoRaHS	0.50
MO	CLEVER 3.9 ENE	CoCoRaHS	0.48
MO	TABLE ROCK DAM	COOP	0.47
KS	UNIONTOWN	COOP	0.45
MO	VERSAILLES	COOP	0.44
MO	AVA 13.6 SSE	CoCoRaHS	0.44
MO	HARTVILLE 0.9 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.41
MO	JOPLIN 4.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	0.40
MO	BUFFALO	COOP	0.40
MO	WILLARD 5.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	0.40
MO	HERMITAGE 0.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.39
MO	STOCKTON 0.2 NW	CoCoRaHS	0.38
MO	ASH GROVE 4S	COOP	0.37
MO	ROLLA 0.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.36
MO	LINCOLN 0.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	0.32
MO	LAMAR 0.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.21
MO	POMME DE TERRE DAM	COOP	0.05
MO	STOCKTON 5.6 S	CoCoRaHS	0.03
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.8 WSW	CoCoRaHS	T
MO	CARL JUNCTION 1.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.00
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.3 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.00
MO	ELDON	COOP	0.00
MO	MYRTLE 0.3 E	CoCoRaHS	0.00