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Monthly Climate Summary - January 2015

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

 
 
 
 
 

Monthly Climate Overview

 

January 2015 had temperatures slightly above normal and fairly dry conditions across most of the Missouri Ozarks region into extreme southeast Kansas. The most precipitation fell across the southeastern sections of the region.

Band of snow and sleet over portions of the Missouri Ozarks January 14th-15th, 2015

 
Springfield
Joplin
West Plains
Vichy
Highest Temperature of the Month
68
76
66
61
Average High Temperature
45.7
46.4
44.6
41.7
Lowest Temperature of the Month
2
2
1
-1
Average Low Temperature
23.5
24.1
24.3
22.2
Average Mean Temperature
34.6
35.2
34.4
31.9
Depart from Normal
+ 2.0
+ 0.3
+ 0.4
+ 0.8
Rank
49th warmest / 128
43rd warmest / 87
25th warmest / 67
26th warmest / 67
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer
0
0
0
0
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower
3
4
4
7
Days with lows of 32 deg F or lower
24
25
25
27
Days with lows of 0 deg F or lower
0
0
0
1
 
 
 
 
 
Precipitation (Inches)
0.81
0.70
2.02
0.93
Depart from Normal
-1.66
-1.33
-0.70
-1.24
Rank
23rd driest / 128
20th driest / 105
30th driest / 67
22nd driest / 68
days of 0.01 or greater
8
7
9
6
days of 0.10 or greater
2
3
3
2
days of 0.50 or greater
0
0
1
0
days of 1.00 or greater
0
0
1
0
Monthly Snowfall
0.3
 
 
 

Monthly Climate Graphs

 

 

Climate Graphs for January 2015

Monthly Climate Maps

 


January 2015 Precipitation Departure from Normal

January 2015 Precipitation Departure from Normal


January 2015 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

January 2015 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Monthly Climate Records

 

 

List of January 2015 Records
Date
Station
Record
 
Jan 28th
Joplin
Record high temperature of 76 degrees breaks the old record of 73 set in 2013.

Monthly Climate Normals

 

 

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
 
Springfield
 
High
Low
Precip.
Snowfall
February
48.2
26.1
2.52
3.6
March
57.5
35.2
3.62
2.4
April
67.2
44.3
4.32
0.0
Joplin 
 
High
Low
Precip.
Snowfall
February
50.5
29.2
2.32
3.5
March
60.1
37.7
3.42
1.1
April
70.0
46.9
4.47
0.0
 
West Plains
 
High
Low
Precip.
 
February
49.2
26.5
2.84
March
59.5
35.5
4.29
April
69.7
45.1
4.48
Vichy
 
High
Low
Precip.
February
45.8
25.5
1.93
March
56.3
34.3
3.45
April
66.7
43.8
4.22

Precipitation Report

 

 

Monthly Data for January 2015 for Springfield, MO NWS CWA
State
Name
Station Type
Total Precipitation
MO WEST PLAINS 1.3 SE CoCoRaHS 3.53
MO WEST PLAINS 10.6 S CoCoRaHS 3.38
MO WEST PLAINS 1.0 W CoCoRaHS 3.05
MO ALTON 1.7 NNW CoCoRaHS 3.02
MO WEST PLAINS 8.3 NNE CoCoRaHS 2.83
MO WEST PLAINS 2.2 NNW CoCoRaHS 2.82
MO BIRCH TREE 10.1 SSW CoCoRaHS 2.82
MO TECUMSEH COOP 2.69
MO WINONA FOREST RS COOP 2.63
MO ALTON 3.4 W CoCoRaHS 2.47
MO GAINESVILLE 6.2 ENE CoCoRaHS 2.36
MO MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE CoCoRaHS 2.22
MO EMINENCE 1 N COOP 2.20
MO HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE CoCoRaHS 2.13
MO EMINENCE 0.1 SSE CoCoRaHS 2.12
MO MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.9 W CoCoRaHS 2.09
MO PROTEM 4 NE COOP 2.06
MO AVA 0.8 NNW CoCoRaHS 2.03
MO WEST PLAINS MUNI AP WBAN 2.02
MO MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S CoCoRaHS 1.99
MO PROTEM CoCoRaHS 1.97
MO DORA 1N COOP 1.94
MO ROUND SPRING COOP 1.90
MO MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.7 SSW CoCoRaHS 1.86
MO HOUSTON 0.3 SE CoCoRaHS 1.77
MO AVA 10.5 SSW CoCoRaHS 1.76
MO EDGAR SPRINGS 2.2 SSW CoCoRaHS 1.76
MO RICHLAND 3.6 NNE CoCoRaHS 1.66
MO DORA 2.6 NNW CoCoRaHS 1.65
MO ROLLA 6.4 SE CoCoRaHS 1.63
MO HOUSTON COOP 1.61
MO HOUSTON 2.0 S CoCoRaHS 1.61
MO ROLLA 8.2 SSE CoCoRaHS 1.60
MO MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE CoCoRaHS 1.58
MO AVA 13.6 SSE CoCoRaHS 1.57
MO HOUSTON 6.3 ESE CoCoRaHS 1.57
MO ISABELLA 2.0 NNW CoCoRaHS 1.55
MO MTN GROVE 2 N COOP 1.54
MO ROLLA 0.9 SE CoCoRaHS 1.54
MO ROLLA 8.1 S CoCoRaHS 1.54
MO FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE CoCoRaHS 1.53
MO HOUSTON 4.5 ESE CoCoRaHS 1.52
MO NORWOOD 0.2 ENE CoCoRaHS 1.46
MO ROLLA 1.3 S CoCoRaHS 1.46
MO FORSYTH 0.9 S CoCoRaHS 1.45
MO HOLLISTER 3.8 SW CoCoRaHS 1.44
MO BRANSON AP COOP 1.43
MO LEBANON 0.6 N CoCoRaHS 1.42
MO BRANSON 3.8 E CoCoRaHS 1.41
MO AVA 6.0 NW CoCoRaHS 1.41
MO LEBANON 2.4 SE CoCoRaHS 1.40
MO ST. JAMES 1.2 SE CoCoRaHS 1.40
MO HARTVILLE COOP 1.34
MO HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW CoCoRaHS 1.34
MO MONTAUK SP COOP 1.34
MO NEWBURG 9.6 SSW CoCoRaHS 1.34
MO WAYNESVILLE 3.9 NNW CoCoRaHS 1.33
MO ROLLA UNI OF MISSOURI COOP 1.33
MO HOLLISTER 3.5 SW CoCoRaHS 1.32
MO MANSFIELD COOP 1.32
MO WAYNESVILLE 2 W COOP 1.30
MO LICKING 4N COOP 1.29
MO KIMBERLING CITY 1.5 WNW CoCoRaHS 1.27
MO GOLDEN 1.7 NE CoCoRaHS 1.21
MO SALEM 1.8 NW CoCoRaHS 1.21
MO SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE CoCoRaHS 1.20
MO AVA 6W COOP 1.19
MO LEBANON 1.3 E CoCoRaHS 1.19
MO SALEM 10 W WBAN 1.19
MO FT LEONARD WOOD COOP 1.18
MO SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE CoCoRaHS 1.17
MO MANSFIELD 5.4 NNE CoCoRaHS 1.14
MO ROLLA 6.4 NNW CoCoRaHS 1.14
MO EMERALD BEACH 3.0 S CoCoRaHS 1.13
MO LINN CREEK 9.4 SE CoCoRaHS 1.13
MO OZARK 1.6 SE CoCoRaHS 1.11
MO BATTLEFIELD 3.3 E CoCoRaHS 1.10
MO EMERALD BEACH 5.5 E CoCoRaHS 1.09
MO HAZELGREEN 1 W COOP 1.09
MO SPRINGFIELD 4.0 SW CoCoRaHS 1.08
MO MARSHFIELD 3.6 S CoCoRaHS 1.07
MO HURLEY 3.5 NNE CoCoRaHS 1.05
MO LEBANON 2 W COOP 1.03
MO IBERIA 5.6 NE CoCoRaHS 1.03
KS UNIONTOWN COOP 1.03
MO CASSVILLE 4.8 SSE CoCoRaHS 1.02
MO SPRINGFIELD 5.5 SSW CoCoRaHS 1.02
MO SENECA 5.8 SSE CoCoRaHS 1.02
MO NIXA 2.7 SSW CoCoRaHS 1.00
MO MOUNT VERNON 0.2 E CoCoRaHS 0.99
MO MARSHFIELD 1.4 W CoCoRaHS 0.98
MO STARK CITY 5.5 ENE CoCoRaHS 0.96
MO BRUMLEY 5.6 SW CoCoRaHS 0.96
MO SELIGMAN 3.0 N CoCoRaHS 0.95
MO SALEM 4.3 S CoCoRaHS 0.95
MO VICHY ROLLA NATIONAL AP WBAN 0.93
MO CLEVER 3.9 ENE CoCoRaHS 0.92
MO IBERIA COOP 0.92
MO FAIR GROVE 4.7 SSW CoCoRaHS 0.91
MO VERSAILLES COOP 0.90
MO MOUNTAIN GROVE 13.0 NNW CoCoRaHS 0.90
MO CLEVER 4.0 ENE CoCoRaHS 0.88
MO CONWAY 5.7 W CoCoRaHS 0.88
MO LEBANON 7.5 WNW CoCoRaHS 0.88
MO MONETT 1.8 N CoCoRaHS 0.87
MO MARSHFIELD 2E COOP 0.86
MO ANDERSON 3W COOP 0.86
MO SPRINGFIELD WFO COOP 0.84
MO SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE CoCoRaHS 0.83
MO BUFFALO COOP 0.83
MO MARSHFIELD 0.9 SE CoCoRaHS 0.83
MO VIENNA 4.3 NNW CoCoRaHS 0.83
MO NOEL 3.8 NNE CoCoRaHS 0.83
MO ANDERSON 6.8 W CoCoRaHS 0.83
MO SPRINGFIELD RGNL AP WBAN 0.81
MO BOLIVAR 1 NE COOP 0.78
MO PURDY 4.8 SSW CoCoRaHS 0.77
MO NEOSHO 3.9 WNW CoCoRaHS 0.77
MO WILLARD 2.6 W CoCoRaHS 0.76
MO WASHBURN 5 W COOP 0.74
MO SPRINGFIELD 9.5 NNW CoCoRaHS 0.74
MO STOCKTON 0.2 NW CoCoRaHS 0.72
MO GOODSON 0.5 NNW CoCoRaHS 0.72
MO BOLIVAR 1.0 ENE CoCoRaHS 0.72
MO MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW CoCoRaHS 0.71
MO BUFFALO 1.0 SW CoCoRaHS 0.71
MO MORRISVILLE 2SW COOP 0.70
MO JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT WBAN 0.70
MO ASH GROVE 4S COOP 0.68
MO ST. JAMES 1.3 NE CoCoRaHS 0.67
KS COLUMBUS COOP 0.67
MO FAIR PLAY 1.3 E CoCoRaHS 0.66
MO WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE CoCoRaHS 0.66
MO NEOSHO COOP 0.66
MO CARTHAGE 1.5 S CoCoRaHS 0.65
MO MILLER 9.2 WNW CoCoRaHS 0.64
MO GOLDEN CITY 6 S COOP 0.64
MO ELDORADO SPRINGS COOP 0.62
MO WHEATLAND 2.7 S CoCoRaHS 0.61
MO ALDRICH 5.0 ESE CoCoRaHS 0.60
MO BOLIVAR 9.0 N CoCoRaHS 0.60
MO HERMITAGE 0.5 ESE CoCoRaHS 0.59
MO LOCKWOOD COOP 0.58
MO UMBER VIEW HEIGHTS 0.1 WSW CoCoRaHS 0.58
MO CONWAY 9.0 E CoCoRaHS 0.58
MO ELDON COOP 0.58
MO WHEATLAND 5.0 SE CoCoRaHS 0.56
MO FLEMINGTON COOP 0.55
MO DUNNEGAN 2.4 NNW CoCoRaHS 0.54
MO COLE CAMP 3NW COOP 0.54
MO SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE CoCoRaHS 0.54
KS PITTSBURG COOP 0.54
MO LOWRY CITY 3.8 ESE CoCoRaHS 0.53
MO STOCKTON 2.5 NNE CoCoRaHS 0.52
MO STOCKTON 5.6 S CoCoRaHS 0.52
MO OSCEOLA 0.3 SW CoCoRaHS 0.51
MO JOPLIN 2.8 SSW CoCoRaHS 0.50
MO SALEM 14.9 E CoCoRaHS 0.48
MO EDWARDS 7.1 NW CoCoRaHS 0.46
MO GREENFIELD 0.8 SSW CoCoRaHS 0.45
MO RAYMONDVILLE 3.5 SE CoCoRaHS 0.44
MO BOLIVAR 2.7 NE CoCoRaHS 0.43
KS CHEROKEE 0.3 N CoCoRaHS 0.43
MO LAMAR COOP 0.40
MO JOPLIN 24 N WBAN 0.40
KS PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW CoCoRaHS 0.39
MO APPLETON CITY COOP 0.38
KS FORT SCOTT 3.7 ENE CoCoRaHS 0.38
MO VERSAILLES 0.2 SE CoCoRaHS 0.37
KS MCCUNE 1.6 NW CoCoRaHS 0.37
KS FORT SCOTT 8.2 SW CoCoRaHS 0.37
MO STOCKTON 4.0 ESE CoCoRaHS 0.36
MO JERICO SPRINGS 3 S COOP 0.35
MO LIBERAL 0.7 SSE CoCoRaHS 0.35
MO LAMAR 0.3 ESE CoCoRaHS 0.32
MO EL DORADO SPRINGS 12.0 NE CoCoRaHS 0.31
MO IRON GATES 0.9 S CoCoRaHS 0.31
KS FARLINGTON 0.8 NNE CoCoRaHS 0.30
KS GIRARD COOP 0.29
KS FORT SCOTT 9.3 NNE CoCoRaHS 0.29
KS DEVON 0.1 SE CoCoRaHS 0.29
MO NEVADA 0.2 W CoCoRaHS 0.29
MO CARL JUNCTION 3.4 WSW CoCoRaHS 0.28
MO JOPLIN 4.2 SW CoCoRaHS 0.26
KS PITTSBURG 4.9 WSW CoCoRaHS 0.26
MO CARTHAGE 0.8 S CoCoRaHS 0.24
MO CASSVILLE 0.5 SW CoCoRaHS 0.23
MO CARTHAGE 3.8 SW CoCoRaHS 0.23
MO TABLE ROCK DAM COOP 0.21
MO STOCKTON DAM COOP 0.19
MO SPRINGFIELD 5.3 SSW CoCoRaHS 0.18
MO LAKESIDE COOP 0.18
MO DIAMOND 2 W COOP 0.17
KS GARLAND 2.7 SW CoCoRaHS 0.15
MO ELDON 3.8 NW CoCoRaHS 0.14
KS WALNUT 3 S COOP 0.11
MO BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW CoCoRaHS 0.10
MO NEVADA WTP COOP 0.10
MO CARL JUNCTION 1.6 SE CoCoRaHS 0.09
MO THEODOSIA 6.2 SW CoCoRaHS 0.08
MO LINCOLN 0.4 NNE CoCoRaHS 0.04
MO WILLARD 5.8 NNE CoCoRaHS 0.03
MO POMME DE TERRE DAM COOP 0.01
MO SPRINGFIELD 4.8 WSW CoCoRaHS T
MO HALLTOWN 5 NW COOP 0.00
MO CONWAY 8.9 SW CoCoRaHS 0.00
MO HARTVILLE 0.9 WSW CoCoRaHS 0.00
MO ROLLA 1.3 NE CoCoRaHS 0.00
MO MYRTLE 0.3 E CoCoRaHS 0.00
MO JOPLIN RIVER COOP 0.00
MO NEOSHO 3.2 SSW CoCoRaHS 0.00
KS FT SCOTT COOP 0.00