Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley today, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >
Last Updated: 7/13/2020
| Temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) | |
| Highest Temperature | 112 degrees on July 14, 1936 |
| Lowest Temperature | -31 degrees on January 31, 2019 |
| Warmest Month | 80.6 degrees in August 1921 |
| Coldest Month | 4.7 degrees in January 1912 |
| Warmest Season | 76.1 degrees in Summer of 1921 |
| Coldest Season | 14.1 degrees in Winter of 1978-79 |
| Warmest Year | 52.8 degrees in 1921 and 1931 |
| Coldest Year | 44.9 degrees in 1917 |
| Precipitation (in inches) | |
| Wettest Year | 56.48 in 1973 |
| Driest Year | 22.87 in 1910 |
| Wettest Season | 25.76 Summer (Jun – Aug) of 1972 |
| Driest Season | 1.28 Winter (Dec – Feb) of 2002 - 2003 |
| Wettest Month | 14.23 in June 2018 |
| Driest Month | 0.01 in October 1952 |
| Greatest in 24 Hours | 7.43 on July 17 – 18, 1996 |
| Greatest Calendar Day | 5.70 on August 15, 1987 |
| Snowfall (in inches) | |
| Seasonal (Jul – Jun) Greatest | 74.5 in 1978 - 1979 |
| Seasonal (Jul – Jun) Least | 2.8 in 1906 - 1907 |
| Winter (Dec – Feb) Greatest | 65.1 in 2007 – 2008 |
| Winter (Dec – Feb) Least | 1.3 in 1906 - 1907 |
| Greatest Total: | |
| Month | 36.1 in January, 1918 |
| Storm | 16.3 on January 6 – 7, 1918 |
| 24 Hours | 16.3 on January 6 – 7, 1918 |
| Calendar Day | 13.5 on March 31, 1926 |
| Snow Depth | 27 inches in January 1979 |
| Pressure (in inches of Mercury) | |
| Highest | 30.98 on Feb 16, 1989 and Feb 1, 1979 |
| Lowest | 28.78 on April 3, 1982 |
| Wind (in mph) | |
| Coldest Wind Chill | -72 on January 20, 1985 |
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