CXUS53 KSGF 010631 CLMUNO CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 131 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE WEST PLAINS MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1947 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 03/20/2017 03/13/1967 03/12/1967 LOW -3 03/05/1960 HIGHEST 82 03/14 MM MM 77 LOWEST 24 03/19 MM MM 16 AVG. MAXIMUM 65.7 59.0 6.7 56.9 AVG. MINIMUM 41.1 36.1 5.0 MEAN 53.4 47.6 5.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.3 -0.3 DAYS MIN <= 32 8 10.7 -2.7 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.83 2008 MINIMUM 0.77 2001 TOTALS 4.31 4.41 -0.10 9.14 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.14 -0.00 DAYS >= .01 8 11.3 -3.3 DAYS >= .10 4 7.2 -3.2 DAYS >= .50 2 3.4 -1.4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.1 -0.1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.76 03/25 TO 03/25 3.33 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 361 545 -184 566 SINCE 7/1 3024 3921 -897 MM COOLING TOTAL 8 4 4 0 SINCE 1/1 14 4 10 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST MM LATEST MM EARLIEST 10/30 LATEST 04/24 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/200 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/280 DATE 03/14 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/280 DATE 03/14 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 6 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 58 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 10 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. $$