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Snow in the Rockies; Showers and Thunderstorms Along the Gulf Coast; Potential Winter Storm for Northern Mid-Atlantic and Interior New England

A winter-like pattern will continue over much of the Lower 48 over the next few days, with snow stretching from the Rockies today into the Middle Mississippi Valley on Monday. Showers and thunderstorms will develop along the Gulf Coast and Southeast on Monday. As the storm moves northward late Monday into Tuesday, winter weather is possible from the Central Appalachians to Interior New England. Read More >

May 2019 was a month with well above normal precipitation for much of the area including some records and in the top 3 wettest. Temperatures were mostly above normal with the exception being far western Missouri and extreme southeast Kansas which had some of the highest precipitation totals.

May 20th-22nd Tornadoes and Flooding

Climate Graphs

 

Springfield Temperature Plot for May 2019
Springfield Precipitation Plot for May 2019
Joplin Temperature Plot for May 2019
Joplin Precipitation Plot for May 2019
West Plains Temperature Plot for May 2019
West Plains Precipitation Plot for May 2019
Vichy Temperature Plot for May 2019
Vichy Precipitation Plot for May 2019

Monthly Climate Maps

May 2019 Precipitation Departure from Normal

May 2019 Precipitation Departure from Normal


May 2019 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

May 2019 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

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