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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

March 2019 was a month with above normal precipitation for much of the area, however far southern Missouri did have below normal precipitation.  Temperatures were below normal across the entire area.

Here are some events from March 2019:

Accumulating snow on March 3rd

Severe Weather on March 24th

Climate Graphs

 

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

Monthly Climate Maps

March 2019 Precipitation Departure from Normal

March 2019 Precipitation Departure from Normal


March 2019 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

March 2019 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Monthly Climate Normals

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
 Springfield
 
High
Low
Precip.
Snowfall
April
67.2
44.3
4.32
0.0
May
75.3
54.4
5.10
0.0
June
83.8
63.1
4.85
0.0
Joplin 
 
High
Low
Precip.
Snowfall
April
70.0
46.9
4.47
0.0
May
77.7
56.2
5.71
0.0
June
85.8
65.1
5.86
0.0
 West Plains
 
High
Low
Precip.
April
69.7
45.1
4.48
May
76.7
54.2
4.94
June
84.2
63.2
4.02
Vichy
 
High
Low
Precip.
April
66.7
43.8
4.22
May
74.5
53.2
5.04
June
82.6
62.1
4.63