CXUS53 KSGF 010631 CLMJLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 131 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1902 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE NORMAL .............................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 03/20/1907 LOW -5 03/12/1948 03/11/1948 HIGHEST 81 03/03 58 23 80 LOWEST 24 03/27 37 -13 17 AVG. MAXIMUM 65.4 59.8 5.6 57.1 AVG. MINIMUM 42.2 37.4 4.8 MEAN 53.8 48.6 5.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 DAYS MIN <= 32 7 9.9 -2.9 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.04 1973 MINIMUM 0.37 1956 TOTALS 1.71 3.29 -1.58 3.09 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.11 -0.05 DAYS >= .01 5 10.1 -5.1 DAYS >= .10 3 6.0 -3.0 DAYS >= .50 2 2.1 -0.1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.01 03/07 TO 03/08 1.39 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 360 517 -157 528 SINCE 7/1 3180 3787 -607 MM COOLING TOTAL 19 9 10 4 SINCE 1/1 19 10 9 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 05/03/1976 LATEST 09/24/1989 EARLIEST 10/30 LATEST 04/23 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 4/190 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/190 DATE 03/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 50/190 DATE 03/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 61 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 7 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 6 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$