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Monthly Climate Report - August 2015

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Monthly Climate Summary - August 2015

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Monthly Climate Overview

August of 2015 was one of the coolest Augusts on record across the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas, with 2 of the official ASOS stations in the top 10 coolest. It was also fairly wet across all but portions of central MO with the wettest area over a portion of southwest MO. Joplin wound up with the 4th wettest August on record.

Here are a couple of events from the month of August 2015...

Severe storms of August 8th, 2015

Severe Storms of August 23rd, 2015

 

 
Springfield
Joplin
West Plains
Vichy
Highest Temperature of the Month
96
100
92
92
Average High Temperature
84.7
86.9
84.1
83.9
Lowest Temperature of the Month
52
54
53
49
Average Low Temperature
65.0
65.3
63.2
62.1
Average Mean Temperature
74.8
76.1
73.6
73.0
Depart from Normal
- 3.0
- 3.6
- 3.6
- 3.3
Rank
28th coolest / 128
12th coolest / 84
6th coolest / 67
5th coolest / 69
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer
5
10
5
5
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)
6.13
8.23
4.52
2.39
Depart from Normal
+ 2.58
+ 3.35
+ 1.29
- 1.28
Rank
17th wettest / 128
4th wettest / 100
16th wettest / 67
23rd driest / 71
days of 0.01 or greater
9
8
9
9
days of 0.10 or greater
9
6
6
6
days of 0.50 or greater
4
6
3
1
days of 1.00 or greater
2
3
2
1
Monthly Snowfall
0.0
 
 
 

 
Climate Graphs for August 2015

 

Monthly Climate Maps

August 2015 Precipitation Departure from Normal

 

August 2015 Precipitation Departure from Normal


August 2015 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

August 2015 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

 

Monthly Climate Records

 

List of August 2015 Records
Date
Station
Record
 
Aug 18th
Joplin
Record rainfall of 1.33 inches breaks previous record of 1.00 inch set back in 1965.
Aug 19th
 
 
Vichy
Record low temperature of 54 degrees breaks previous record of 55 set in 1953.
Joplin
Record lowest maximum temperature of 71 breaks the old record of 73 set in 1977.
West Plains
Record lowest maximum temperature of 75 tied the previous record set in 1963.
Aug 24th
Vichy
Record low of 49 degrees breaks the old record of 52 set in 1952.
Aug 25th
Vichy
Record low of 49 degrees breaks the old record of 51 set in 1958.
Aug 26th
Vichy
Record low of 50 degrees breaks the old record of 55 set in 2010.

 

Monthly Climate Normals

 

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
 Springfield
 
High
Low
Precip.
Snowfall
September
80.3
57.7
4.61
0.0
October
69.0
46.5
3.59
0.0
November
56.7
35.4
4.22
0.7
Joplin 
 
High
Low
Precip.
Snowfall
September
82.3
59.3
4.95
0.0
October
71.3
48.3
4.03
0.0
November
58.9
37.9
3.78
0.4
 
West Plains
 
High
Low
Precip.
 
September
80.8
56.9
4.09
October
69.6
45.1
3.84
November
57.0
36.5
4.58
Vichy
 
High
Low
Precip.
 
September
78.6
56.7
4.04
October
67.4
45.8
3.51
November
55.3
35.1
3.87

 

Precipitation Report

 

 

Monthly Data for August 2015 for Springfield MO NWS CWA
State
Name
Station Type
Total Precipitation
MO IRON GATES 0.9 S CoCoRaHS 11.94
MO CARL JUNCTION 3.4 WSW CoCoRaHS 10.70
MO LOCKWOOD COOP 10.49
MO HURLEY 3.5 NNE CoCoRaHS 10.21
MO CARTHAGE 0.8 S CoCoRaHS 10.03
MO CARTHAGE 1.5 S CoCoRaHS 9.75
MO AVA 6W COOP 9.60
MO CARTHAGE 3.8 SW CoCoRaHS 9.57
MO AVA 6.0 NW CoCoRaHS 9.27
MO SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE CoCoRaHS 8.89
MO NIXA 2.7 SSW CoCoRaHS 8.59
MO OZARK 1.6 SE CoCoRaHS 8.30
MO JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT WBAN 8.23
MO MOUNT VERNON 0.2 E CoCoRaHS 8.18
MO STOCKTON 2.5 NNE CoCoRaHS 8.13
MO MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW CoCoRaHS 8.07
MO GOLDEN CITY 6 S COOP 8.06
MO MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE CoCoRaHS 7.92
MO JOPLIN 4.2 SW CoCoRaHS 7.79
MO SPARTA 6.3 E CoCoRaHS 7.70
MO FT LEONARD WOOD COOP 7.70
MO HALLTOWN 1.6 SSE CoCoRaHS 7.67
MO MILLER 6.2 WNW CoCoRaHS 7.50
MO SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE CoCoRaHS 7.50
MO CLEVER 3.9 ENE CoCoRaHS 7.39
MO DIAMOND 2 W COOP 7.34
MO NEOSHO 3.9 WNW CoCoRaHS 7.20
MO ROLLA 8.2 SSE CoCoRaHS 7.12
MO ASH GROVE 4S COOP 7.10
MO PURDY 4.8 SSW CoCoRaHS 7.02
MO CLEVER 4.0 ENE CoCoRaHS 6.99
MO MONTAUK SP COOP 6.99
MO SALEM 4.3 S CoCoRaHS 6.94
KS COLUMBUS COOP 6.93
MO MILLER 9.2 WNW CoCoRaHS 6.92
MO MORRISVILLE 2SW COOP 6.92
MO MILLER 1 E COOP 6.73
KS GIRARD COOP 6.69
MO GREENFIELD 0.8 SSW CoCoRaHS 6.69
MO NEOSHO COOP 6.66
MO ANDERSON 3W COOP 6.65
MO LAMAR 0.3 ESE CoCoRaHS 6.63
MO WILLARD 5.8 NNE CoCoRaHS 6.63
MO BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW CoCoRaHS 6.62
MO WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE CoCoRaHS 6.46
KS MCCUNE 1.6 NW CoCoRaHS 6.45
KS CHEROKEE 0.3 N CoCoRaHS 6.45
MO HORTON COOP 6.44
MO OZARK COOP 6.43
MO SARCOXIE 1.0 W CoCoRaHS 6.39
MO FAIR PLAY 1.3 E CoCoRaHS 6.39
MO AURORA 2.7 S CoCoRaHS 6.35
MO STARK CITY 5.5 ENE CoCoRaHS 6.31
MO SALEM 1.8 NW CoCoRaHS 6.31
MO MONETT 1.8 N CoCoRaHS 6.30
MO LICKING 4N COOP 6.29
MO MANSFIELD COOP 6.15
MO NOEL 3.7 NNW CoCoRaHS 6.13
MO FAIR GROVE 4.7 SSW CoCoRaHS 6.13
MO SPRINGFIELD RGNL AP WBAN 6.13
MO ROLLA 8.1 S CoCoRaHS 6.11
MO ROLLA 6.4 SE CoCoRaHS 6.11
MO ROLLA 1.3 NE CoCoRaHS 6.05
MO MARSHFIELD 3.6 S CoCoRaHS 6.00
MO HOUSTON 0.3 SE CoCoRaHS 5.98
MO BATTLEFIELD 3.3 E CoCoRaHS 5.96
MO ROLLA 1.3 S CoCoRaHS 5.94
KS PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW CoCoRaHS 5.85
MO SPRINGFIELD 4.0 SW CoCoRaHS 5.85
MO HOUSTON COOP 5.85
MO BRANSON 3.8 E CoCoRaHS 5.83
MO SPRINGFIELD WFO COOP 5.82
MO JERICO SPRINGS 3 S COOP 5.80
MO MOUNTAIN GROVE 13.0 NNW CoCoRaHS 5.73
MO STRAFFORD 2.4 SSW CoCoRaHS 5.71
MO MARSHFIELD 0.9 SE CoCoRaHS 5.68
MO WINONA FOREST RS COOP 5.68
MO PROTEM 4 NE COOP 5.66
MO ROLLA UNI OF MISSOURI COOP 5.55
MO NOEL 3.8 NNE CoCoRaHS 5.54
MO ELDORADO SPRINGS COOP 5.54
MO HOUSTON 2.0 S CoCoRaHS 5.54
MO CASSVILLE 4.8 SSE CoCoRaHS 5.47
MO JOPLIN 24 N WBAN 5.41
MO ROLLA 0.9 SE CoCoRaHS 5.40
MO SALEM 14.9 E CoCoRaHS 5.40
KS UNIONTOWN COOP 5.34
KS PITTSBURG COOP 5.30
KS WALNUT 3 S COOP 5.28
MO GALENA COOP 5.28
MO ROUND SPRING COOP 5.27
MO HOUSTON 6.3 ESE CoCoRaHS 5.27
MO ANDERSON 6.8 W CoCoRaHS 5.26
MO AVA 0.8 NNW CoCoRaHS 5.25
MO STOCKTON 0.2 NW CoCoRaHS 5.20
MO MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S CoCoRaHS 5.20
MO EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW CoCoRaHS 5.09
MO BRANSON AP COOP 5.08
MO SALEM 10 W WBAN 5.08
MO HOUSTON 4.5 ESE CoCoRaHS 5.03
KS FARLINGTON 0.8 NNE CoCoRaHS 5.00
MO MANSFIELD 5.4 NNE CoCoRaHS 5.00
MO WASHBURN 5 W COOP 4.94
MO MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.9 W CoCoRaHS 4.92
MO EDGAR SPRINGS 2.2 SSW CoCoRaHS 4.92
MO MARSHFIELD 2E COOP 4.89
MO FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE CoCoRaHS 4.89
MO ISABELLA 2.0 NNW CoCoRaHS 4.86
MO LIBERAL 0.7 SSE CoCoRaHS 4.84
MO MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE CoCoRaHS 4.84
MO VERONA 4.0 WNW CoCoRaHS 4.82
MO FORSYTH 0.9 S CoCoRaHS 4.80
MO RAYMONDVILLE 3.5 SE CoCoRaHS 4.74
KS DEVON 0.1 SE CoCoRaHS 4.73
MO NEVADA 0.2 W CoCoRaHS 4.65
MO SPRINGFIELD 5.5 SSW CoCoRaHS 4.57
MO UMBER VIEW HEIGHTS 0.1 WSW CoCoRaHS 4.54
MO SELIGMAN 3.0 N CoCoRaHS 4.53
MO WEST PLAINS MUNI AP WBAN 4.52
MO NEVADA WTP COOP 4.50
MO MARSHFIELD 1.4 W CoCoRaHS 4.48
MO SPRINGFIELD 4.8 WSW CoCoRaHS 4.42
MO HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE CoCoRaHS 4.39
MO BOLIVAR 1.0 ENE CoCoRaHS 4.37
MO ISABELLA COOP 4.37
KS PITTSBURG 4.9 WSW CoCoRaHS 4.34
KS GIRARD 3.1 SSW CoCoRaHS 4.32
MO NEVADA 3.4 NE CoCoRaHS 4.30
MO BOLIVAR 1 NE COOP 4.29
MO LINN CREEK 9.4 SE CoCoRaHS 4.26
MO LEBANON 7.5 WNW CoCoRaHS 4.26
MO CONWAY 8.9 SW CoCoRaHS 4.25
MO MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.7 SSW CoCoRaHS 4.25
MO DUNNEGAN 2.4 NNW CoCoRaHS 4.21
MO BOLIVAR 2.7 E CoCoRaHS 4.19
MO EMINENCE 1 N COOP 4.17
MO LEBANON 0.6 N CoCoRaHS 4.09
MO BIRCH TREE 10.1 SSW CoCoRaHS 4.07
MO WILLARD 2.6 W CoCoRaHS 4.06
MO OSCEOLA 0.3 SW CoCoRaHS 4.03
MO SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE CoCoRaHS 4.01
MO COLE CAMP 3NW COOP 4.00
KS FORT SCOTT 9.3 NNE CoCoRaHS 3.99
MO CASSVILLE 0.5 SW CoCoRaHS 3.98
MO NEWBURG 9.6 SSW CoCoRaHS 3.95
MO LEBANON 1.3 E CoCoRaHS 3.93
MO BUFFALO 1.0 SW CoCoRaHS 3.90
MO HAZELGREEN 1 W COOP 3.90
MO MTN GROVE 2 N COOP 3.85
MO STOCKTON DAM COOP 3.80
MO CONWAY 5.7 W CoCoRaHS 3.74
MO LEBANON 2 W COOP 3.68
MO LEBANON 2.4 SE CoCoRaHS 3.62
KS FT SCOTT COOP 3.59
KS GARLAND 2.7 SW CoCoRaHS 3.57
MO WEST PLAINS 10.6 S CoCoRaHS 3.52
MO VERSAILLES 0.2 SE CoCoRaHS 3.51
MO LINCOLN 0.4 NNE CoCoRaHS 3.41
MO EMINENCE 0.1 SSE CoCoRaHS 3.40
MO BUFFALO COOP 3.36
MO GOLDEN 1.7 NE CoCoRaHS 3.32
MO EMERALD BEACH 3.0 S CoCoRaHS 3.21
MO BOLIVAR 2.7 NE CoCoRaHS 3.20
KS FORT SCOTT 8.2 SW CoCoRaHS 3.19
MO DORA 1N COOP 3.19
MO REPUBLIC 0.8 ESE CoCoRaHS 3.18
MO GAINESVILLE 6.2 ENE CoCoRaHS 3.17
MO WAYNESVILLE 2 W COOP 3.13
MO PROTEM CoCoRaHS 3.04
KS FORT SCOTT 3.7 ENE CoCoRaHS 3.03
MO GOODSON 0.5 NNW CoCoRaHS 3.03
MO EL DORADO SPRINGS 12.0 NE CoCoRaHS 3.00
MO HOLLISTER 3.8 SW CoCoRaHS 3.00
MO TABLE ROCK DAM COOP 2.98
MO WEST PLAINS 1.3 SE CoCoRaHS 2.92
KS FORT SCOTT 0.6 SW CoCoRaHS 2.85
MO WAYNESVILLE 3.9 NNW CoCoRaHS 2.85
MO POTTERSVILLE 0.7 NNW CoCoRaHS 2.85
MO SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE CoCoRaHS 2.78
MO HOLLISTER 3.5 SW CoCoRaHS 2.75
MO ROLLA 6.4 NNW CoCoRaHS 2.73
MO APPLETON CITY COOP 2.72
MO ST. JAMES 1.2 SE CoCoRaHS 2.72
MO DORA 2.6 NNW CoCoRaHS 2.71
MO LOWRY CITY 3.8 ESE CoCoRaHS 2.69
MO ALTON 1.7 NNW CoCoRaHS 2.66
MO BOLIVAR 9.0 N CoCoRaHS 2.64
MO ELDON COOP 2.60
MO ALDRICH 5.0 ESE CoCoRaHS 2.58
MO IBERIA 5.6 NE CoCoRaHS 2.57
MO EMERALD BEACH 5.5 E CoCoRaHS 2.55
MO WHEATLAND 2.7 S CoCoRaHS 2.54
MO STOCKTON 5.6 S CoCoRaHS 2.49
MO SENECA 5.8 SSE CoCoRaHS 2.46
MO HOUSTON 4.5 WSW CoCoRaHS 2.42
MO SPRINGFIELD 5.2 SW CoCoRaHS 2.39
MO VICHY ROLLA NATIONAL AP WBAN 2.39
MO POMONA 2.4 NW CoCoRaHS 2.36
MO FLEMINGTON COOP 2.34
MO HERMITAGE 0.5 ESE CoCoRaHS 2.33
MO TECUMSEH COOP 2.32
MO IBERIA COOP 2.17
MO KIMBERLING CITY 1.5 WNW CoCoRaHS 2.17
MO WEST PLAINS 2.2 NNW CoCoRaHS 2.15
MO LAKESIDE COOP 2.11
MO RICHLAND 3.6 NNE CoCoRaHS 1.99
MO LAURIE 4.2 SSW CoCoRaHS 1.95
KS HEPLER 4.5 SSE CoCoRaHS 1.90
MO VIENNA 4.3 NNW CoCoRaHS 1.88
MO WEST PLAINS 1.0 W CoCoRaHS 1.87
MO WEST PLAINS 8.3 NNE CoCoRaHS 1.85
MO HARTVILLE COOP 1.76
MO HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW CoCoRaHS 1.76
MO HARTVILLE 0.9 WSW CoCoRaHS 1.72
MO HALLTOWN 5 NW COOP 1.68
MO WHEATLAND 5.0 SE CoCoRaHS 1.63
MO BRUMLEY 5.6 SW CoCoRaHS 1.59
MO POMME DE TERRE DAM COOP 1.37
MO ELDON 3.8 NW CoCoRaHS 1.31
MO WASOLA COOP 1.14
MO THAYER 1.9 NNW CoCoRaHS 0.89
MO VERSAILLES COOP 0.83
MO SALEM 5.9 ESE CoCoRaHS 0.50
MO CONWAY 9.0 E CoCoRaHS 0.19
MO GRAVOIS MILLS 3.7 SE CoCoRaHS 0.19
MO MYRTLE 0.3 E CoCoRaHS 0.05
MO SPRINGFIELD 5.3 SSW CoCoRaHS 0.00
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