782 CXUS53 KSGF 011901 CCA CLMSGF STLCLMSGF 000 TTAA00 KSGF 010651 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 100 PM CST MON DEC 1 2008 ................................... ...THE SPRINGFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER 2008... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2008 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 83 11/09/2006 LOW 4 11/17/1959 HIGHEST 76 11/03 57 19 LOWEST 15 11/21 36 -21 AVG. MAXIMUM 54.2 56.4 -2.2 AVG. MINIMUM 34.7 35.3 -0.6 MEAN 44.5 45.9 -1.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.4 -0.4 DAYS MIN <= 32 14 10.8 3.2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 12.24 1985 MINIMUM 0.14 1910 TOTALS 1.13 4.46 -3.33 DAILY AVG. 0.04 0.15 -0.11 DAYS >= .01 7 8.4 -1.4 DAYS >= .10 3 5.7 -2.7 DAYS >= .50 0 2.8 -2.8 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.2 -1.2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.44 11/06 TO 11/06 11/05 TO 11/06 11/06 TO 11/06 SNOWFALL (INCHES) TOTALS 0.5 SINCE 7/1 0.5 DAYS >= TRACE 3 DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 608 578 30 SINCE 7/1 902 890 12 COOLING TOTAL 1 1 0 SINCE 1/1 1259 1366 -107 ................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/200 DATE 11/06 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 58/200 DATE 11/06 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 54 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0 FOG 13 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. REMARKS... MONTHLY SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2008... AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION FOR NOVEMBER 2008 INCLUDE (DATA PRELIMINARY)... TEMPERATURE (DEG F) AVERAGE/DEPARTURE BASED ON 30-YEAR MEAN 1971-2000 SPRINGFIELD 44.5/1.4 DEG BELOW NORMAL (TIED 31ST COOLEST SINCE 1888) JOPLIN 46.7/0.1 DEG BELOW NORMAL (TIED 24TH COOLEST SINCE 1902) WEST PLAINS 44.0/1.2 DEG BELOW NORMAL (18TH COOLEST SINCE 1948) VICHY/ROLLA 43.9/1.0 DEG BELOW NORMAL (21ST COOLEST SINCE 1948) PRECIPITATION (INCHES) AMOUNT/DEPARTURE SPRINGFIELD 1.13/3.33 INCHES BELOW NORMAL(20TH DRIEST SINCE 1888) JOPLIN 1.39/2.67 INCHES BELOW NORMAL(25TH DRIEST SINCE 1902) WEST PLAINS 1.77/3.14 INCHES BELOW NORMAL(11TH DRIEST SINCE 1948) VICHY/ROLLA 1.00/3.10 INCHES BELOW NORMAL( 8TH DRIEST SINCE 1948) DAILY RECORDS... NO MONTHLY OR DAILY RECORDS WERE SET OR TIED DURING THE MONTH. 6-10 AND 8-14 DAY CLIMATE OUTLOOK... THE 6-10 DAY...AND 8-14 DAY CLIMATE OUTLOOKS FOR THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS INDICATE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSOURI AND NEAR NORMAL FOR THE REMAINDER OF MISSOURI THROUGH DAY 14. ..................................................................... BELOW ARE THE 30 YEAR AVERAGES (1971-2000) FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI... NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR DECEMBER - FEBRUARY FOR SPRINGFIELD... HIGH/LOW (DEG F) PRECIP (IN) SNOWFALL (IN) DEC 45.5/25.9 3.17 4.0 JAN 41.6/21.8 2.11 6.6 FEB 47.7/26.4 2.28 4.4 NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR DECEMBER - FEBRUARY FOR JOPLIN... HIGH/LOW (DEG F) PRECIP (IN) SNOWFALL (IN) DEC 46.0/27.4 2.96 2.3 JAN 42.4/23.7 1.84 3.9 FEB 49.0/28.8 2.25 3.0 NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR DECEMBER - FEBRUARY FOR WEST PLAINS... HIGH/LOW (DEG F) PRECIP (IN) SNOWFALL (IN) DEC 46.2/24.3 3.97 2.1 JAN 42.8/20.0 2.60 3.1 FEB 49.3/24.4 3.00 3.1 NORMAL CONDITIONS FOR DECEMBER - FEBRUARY FOR VICHY/ROLLA... HIGH/LOW (DEG F) PRECIP (IN) SNOWFALL (IN) DEC 42.9/25.1 2.88 2.4 JAN 39.0/20.8 1.69 4.6 FEB 45.3/25.8 1.93 3.5 $$ HATCH