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2018 was a year with above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation.
Year End Summary
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Year End Summary - Climatology
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January 14th-15th |
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January 21st |
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February 18th - 25th |
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April 13th |
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May 3rd |
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May 19th-20th |
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May 31st |
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June 26th
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July 19th |
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August 19th |
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November 1st |
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November 30th - December 1st |
January
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March
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April
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June
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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List of January 2018 Records | ||
Date |
Station |
Record |
January 1st
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Joplin |
Record low of -2 tied the old record set in 1974. |
West Plains |
Record low of -1 broke the old record of 0 set in 1974. | |
January 2nd
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Vichy |
Record low of -8 broke the old record of -6 set in 1979. |
West Plains |
Record low of -2 tied the old record set in 1979. | |
January 15th |
Springfield |
Record snowfall of 2.2 inches broke the old daily record of 2.0 inches set in 1895. |
January 16th
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Joplin
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Record low of -6 broke the old record of -1 set in 1997. |
Record lowest Maximum temperature of 8 degrees tied the old recrod set in 1977. | ||
January 21st |
Springfield |
Record high of 72 degrees broke the old record of 71 set in 1957. |
List of February 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
Feb 20th
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Vichy |
Daily Rainfall of 1.10 inches broke the old record of 0.69 inches set back in 1951. |
West Plains |
Daily rainfall of 2.82 inches broke the old record of 1.31 inches set back in 2017. |
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Feb 24th |
Springfield |
Daily rainfall of 2.86 inches broke the old record of 2.20 inches set in 2001. |
Monthly
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Springfield |
Monthly rainfall of 7.57 inches broke the old record of 6.41 inches set in 2008. |
Vichy |
Monthly rainfall of 5.39 inches broke the old record of 4.36 inches set back in 2008. |
List of March 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
March 27th |
Vichy |
1.22 inches of rain breaks the old record of 1.06 in 1995. |
List of April 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
April 7th |
Joplin |
A record low temperature of 23 degrees tied the old record set in 2007. |
April 13th |
West Plains |
A record rainfall of 1.92 inches broke the old record of 1.72 inches set in 1983. |
April 15th
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Springfield |
A record minimum high temperature of 35 degrees broke the old record of 42 set in 1993. |
Joplin |
A record minimum high temperature of 40 degrees broke the old record of 45 set in 1993. |
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West Plains |
A record minimum high temperature of 39 degrees broke the old record of 49 set in 1949. |
List of May 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
May 7th |
Joplin |
Record high of 88 degrees tied the old record set in 1962. |
May 9th |
West Plains |
Record high of 88 broke the old record of 85 set back in 1963. |
May 13th |
Springfield |
Record high of 88 degrees tied the old record set in 1974. |
May 14th |
Springfield |
Record high of 88 degrees tied the old record set in 1947. |
May 27th |
Springfield |
Record high of 93 degrees broke the old record of 91 set in 2012. |
May 28th |
Joplin |
Record high of 92 tied the old record set in 1983. |
Springfield |
Record high temperature of 91 degrees broke the old record of 90 set back in 2012. |
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May 29th |
Springfield |
Record high of 91 broke the old record of 90 set in 2012. |
May 2018 |
Springfield |
Record highest average temperature for the month of May with 73.3 degrees. This broke the old record of 72.3 set back in 1962. |
May 2018 |
West Plains |
Record highest average temperature for the month of May with 72.8 degrees. This broke the old record of 71.2 set back in 1962. |
List of June 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
June 1st |
Joplin |
Record high temperature of 94 broke the old record of 92 set in 2010. |
List of July 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
July 16th
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West Plains |
Record rainfall of 1.20 inches broke the old record of 1.16 inches set in 1981. |
July 31st |
Vichy |
Record rainfall of 2.31 inches breaks the old record of 2.23 inches set in 1958. |
List of August 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
August 1st |
Vichy |
Record low of 55 degrees breaks the old record of 56 set in 1992. |
August 30th |
Springfield |
Record rainfall of 2.60 inches breaks the old record of 1.66 inches in 1888. |
List of September 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
Sep 27th |
Joplin |
Record low of 40 degrees breaks the old record of 41 set in 1967. |
List of October 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
October 15th
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Springfield |
A record lowest Maximum Temperature of 47 broke the old record of 48 degrees set in 1943. |
Joplin |
A record lowest Maximum temperature of 49 degrees broke the old record of 50 set in 2009. |
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Vichy |
A record lowest Maximum Temperature of 48 degrees tied the old record set in 2009. |
List of November 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
Nov 10th
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Springfield |
Record low of 15 degrees breaks the old record of 17 set in 1960. |
Vichy |
Record low of 15 degrees breaks the old record of 17 set in 1960. |
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Joplin |
Record low of 14 degrees breaks the old record of 19 set in 1960. |
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Nov 13th |
Vichy |
Record lowest maximum temperature of 26 degrees breaks the old record of 30 set in 2014. |
Nov 14th
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Vichy |
Record low of 11 degrees breaks the old record of 14 set in 2014. |
Joplin |
Record low of 9 degrees breaks the old record of 14 set in 2014. |
List of December 2018 Records |
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Date |
Station |
Record |
December 1st
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Vichy |
Record rainfall of 0.75 inches breaks the old record of 0.46 inches set in 1968. |
West Plains |
Record rainfall of 0.78 inches breaks the old record of 0.70 inches set in 1985. |
Springfield Temperature Plot for 2018 |
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Springfield Precipitation Plot for 2018 |
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Joplin Temperature Plot for 2018 |
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Joplin Precipitation Plot for 2018 |
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West Plains Temperature Plot for 2018 |
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West Plains Precipitation Plot for 2018 |
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Vichy Temperature Plot for 2018 |
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Vichy Precipitation Plot for 2018 |
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