CXUS53 KSGF 010641 CLMJLN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 141 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1902 TO 2026 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 93 03/21 58 35 83 LOWEST 15 03/16 37 -22 24 AVG. MAXIMUM 71.7 59.8 11.9 67.6 AVG. MINIMUM 45.5 37.4 8.1 MEAN 58.6 48.6 10.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 3 0.0 3.0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 DAYS MIN <= 32 5 9.9 -4.9 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.1 -0.1 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 9.04 1973 MINIMUM 0.37 1956 TOTALS 2.96 3.29 -0.33 2.56 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.11 -0.01 DAYS >= .01 7 10.1 -3.1 DAYS >= .10 4 6.0 -2.0 DAYS >= .50 2 2.1 -0.1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.03 03/06 TO 03/07 1.33 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 272 517 -245 338 SINCE 7/1 2993 3787 -794 MM COOLING TOTAL 80 9 71 31 SINCE 1/1 80 10 70 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 05/03/1976 LATEST 09/24/1989 EARLIEST 11/02 LATEST 04/08 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 6/200 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 40/310 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/310 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.29 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 19 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 60 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0 FOG 11 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. $$