CXUS53 KSGF 010631 CLMSGF CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 131 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SPRINGFIELD MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1888 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 92 03/20/1907 LOW -8 03/07/1943 HIGHEST 81 03/03 57 24 80 LOWEST 24 03/18 34 -10 17 AVG. MAXIMUM 64.1 58.9 5.2 55.8 AVG. MINIMUM 40.4 36.2 4.2 MEAN 52.2 47.6 4.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.7 -0.7 DAYS MIN <= 32 7 12.0 -5.0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.40 2008 MINIMUM 0.50 1956 TOTALS 2.32 3.51 -1.19 6.78 DAILY AVG. 0.07 0.11 -0.04 DAYS >= .01 6 10.7 -4.7 DAYS >= .10 4 6.7 -2.7 DAYS >= .50 3 2.3 0.7 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.8 -0.8 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.17 03/07 TO 03/08 2.56 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 396 546 -150 594 SINCE 7/1 3370 3917 -547 MM COOLING TOTAL 10 5 5 2 SINCE 1/1 10 6 4 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 05/19/1894 LATEST 09/24/1989 EARLIEST 10/30 LATEST 04/23 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 5/180 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/150 DATE 03/24 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/220 DATE 03/14 47/140 03/24 47/150 03/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.33 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 8 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 64 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$