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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
518 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1902 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78   1:48 PM  95    2006  70      8       84        
  MINIMUM         56   3:59 PM  28    1953  47      9       59        
                                      2020                           
  AVERAGE         67                                               

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.43 2013   0.17  -0.17      T       
  MONTH TO DATE    2.46                      2.49  -0.03     0.17     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.17                      5.78  -1.61     3.26     
  SINCE JAN 1      7.69                      9.68  -1.99     7.70     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         8               0        
  MONTH TO DATE  106                       176             106        
  SINCE MAR 1    466                       693             634        
  SINCE JUL 1   3286                      3963            3575        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY            2                         1               7        
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        18              29        
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        27              33        
  SINCE JAN 1     58                        28              33        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (200)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82                                                        
 LOWEST     63                                                        
 AVERAGE    73                                                        

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THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      1987                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1953                      
                                             1988                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:39 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:56 PM CDT     
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:57 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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