There is an Enhanced Risk (Level 3 of 5) for severe thunderstorms today with threats for significant severe hail and tornado potential over southern Iowa into northern Missouri and west-central Illinois. Elevated to critical fire weather is possible today due to gusty winds and dry conditions over parts of the southern High Plains and northeastern Montana. Read More >
| Average Temperature - 63.8 F | 33rd-35th Warmest ; Average = 63.4 F |
| Precipitation - 16.05 In | 30th-31st Wettest Year ; Wettest = 32.13" 1986 |
| Highest Sea Level Pressure : 30.62 In - Jan 8th | Highest: 31.04 inches (sea level) on Dec 24th, 1983 |
| Lowest Sea Level Pressure : 29.31 In - Dec 30th | Lowest: 29.09 inches (sea level) on Feb. 9, 1960 |
| Growing Season : 210 Days | Rank: 11th-12th least ; Least season 191 days 1989 |
| # Days Thunderstorms Occurred - 27 Days | Rank: 16th-19th Least |
| # Days Severe Thunderstorms Occurred - 0 Days | |
| # Days Hail Occurred - 0 Day | |
| # Days with Fog - 63 Days | Fog - Prevailing Visibility reduced to 6 miles or less |
| # Days with Freezing Fog - 8 Days | Visibility a half mile or less with Temp 32 F or less |
| # Days with Dense Fog - 14 Days | Dense Fog - Visibility 1/4 mile or less ; Average 16 |
| # Days with Freezing Rain/Freezing Drizzle - 0 | |
| # Days with Blowing Dust - 7 Days | |
| # Days with Dust storm - 1 Days | Dust storm - Prevailing Visibility 1/2 mile or less |
| # Days 90 F - 107 Days | Rank: 37th-39th Highest ; Average = 103.9 Days |
| Longest Consecutive Days 90 F - 31, 26 , 13 Days | 31 Days: May 28th - June 27th; 60 days ranked 10th |
| # Days 100 F - 21 Days | Rank: 22nd-24th Highest ; Normal = 14.41 Days |
| Longest Consecutive Days 100 F - 4, 3, 3 Days | Comparison: 9 days ranked 9th-12th Highest |
| # Days 105 F - 1 Days | 109 F - June 5th |
| Longest Consecutive Days 105 F - 1 Days | |
| # Days Max 32 F or less - 1 Days | Comparison: 6 days ranked 7th-10th most |
| # Days Min 32 F or less - 74 Days | Rank: 10th-13th Most |
| Consecutive Mins 32 F or less - 21, 10, 6 Days | 21 Days ranked 5th Longest |
| # Days Min 20 F or Less - 13 Days | Rank: 18th Highest ; Avg = 8.66 |
| # Days Consecutive Min 20 F or less - 6 , 2, 2 | 6 days ranked 5th-9th Most |
| # Days Max 20 F or less - 0 Days | |
| First Freeze : November 5th - 32 F | Earliest freeze 10/19/89 |
| First Moderate Freeze: November 13th - 24 F | Average First Moderate Freeze - November 24th |
| First Severe Freeze: November 13th - 24 F | Average First Severe Freeze - December 4th |
| Last Freeze : April 8th - 27 F | Average Last Freeze - March 29th |
| Last Moderate Freeze: April 8th - 27 F | Average Last Moderate Freeze - March 19th |
| Last Severe Freeze: March 24th - 20 F | Average Last Severe Freeze - March 2nd |
| # Days Minimum 5 F or less - 0 Days | |
| Most Consecutive Dry Days - 60, 18, 17 | 60 Days: Oct 24th - Dec 22nd ranked 5th |
| Most Consecutive Days Trace or Dry - 88, 28, 20 | 88 Days: Sep 26th - Dec 22nd Rank: 3rd-4th Longest |
| Most Consecutive Days Trace or more Precip- 9, 6, | 9 Days: Jun 26th - July 4th Rank: 15th-20th Longest |
| Most Consecutive Days .01 or more Precip - 6, 3, 3 | 6 Days: Jun 29th - July 4th Rank: 8th-15th Longest |
| Most Consecutive Days Trace or more Snowfall - 2 | February 22nd : 0.1" February 23rd: 4.4" |
| Most Consecutive Days .1 or more Snowfall - 2 | Feb 22nd : 0.1" Feb 23rd: 4.4" ; Rank: 5th-46th |
| 7 Record or tie high Maximum temperature | |
| 1 Record or tie cold Maximum temperature | |
| 5 Record or tie warm Minimum temperature | |
| 1 Record cold minimum temperature | |
| 6 Daily precipitation records | |
| 1 Record daily snowfall record | February 23rd: 4.4" |
| 6th Wettest January - 1.64 " | Record = 4.99" 1939 |
| 4th Wettest February - 1.86" | Record = 3.53" 1932 |
| 8th-10th Coolest February - 42.4 F | Record = 42.4 F 1939 |
| 1st Snowiest February - 4.5" | Normal = 0.7" |
| 8th Wettest April - 2.03" | Record = 3.59" 1931 |
| 5th Wettest June - 3.97" | Record = 5.10" 1940 |
| 6th Warmest June - 84.1 F | Record = 86.5 F 1990 |
| 10th Warmest August - 83.7F | Record = 87.2 F 1964 |
| 2nd-4th Driest October - Trace | Record = 0.00" 1952 |
| 1st-6th Driest November - 0.00" | |
| 1st-2nd Driest November - 0.00" | |
| 5th Wettest Winter - 4.33" | Record = 5.98" 1991-1992 |
| 2nd Coldest High Temperature July 4th - 81 F | Coolest: 76 F 1972 |
| 4th Wettest July 4th : 0.27" | Wettest: 0.86" 1956 |
| January 2nd - 1.45" | 2nd-3rd Greatest January precipiation ever |
| February 3rd - 1.23" | Greatest February rainfall ever |
| April 15th - 1.32" | 5th Greatest April precipitation ever |
| June 3rd - 2.61" | 4th Greatest June precipitation ever |
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