...Climatological Summary for January 2007...
While January wound up near average for temperatures across the region, the daily swings in temperatures were anything but normal. The first 12 days of the month can be categorized as above normal to much above normal with several days from 10 to 17 degrees above normal.
The warm weather led up to one of the worst ice storms in history across the region. Damage estimates so far as of this report were over $40 million dollars for Greene county alone.
From the 13th through the 22nd, temperatures were below normal with much below normal temperatures on the 16th and 17th. Near normal or slightly above normal temperatures occurred from the 23rd through the 27th, with much below normal temperatures for the remainder of the month.
A second snow and ice storm occurred on the 20th which mainly affected southeast Kansas into west central and central Missouri.
January 2007 ended with a quick moving light to moderate snowfall on the afternoon and evening of the 31st. General 1 to 3 inch snow amounts occurred throughout the region, with isolated 4 inch amounts.
Here are some more detailed statistics from the month of January 2007...
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Station
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Temperature
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Precipitation
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Springfield
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32.5
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4.25 inches
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42nd coldest
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12th wettest
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Joplin
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32.6
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2.54 inches
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24th coldest
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20th wettest
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West Plains
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34.6
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3.48 inches
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21st warmest
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17th wettest
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Vichy
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32.0
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3.48 inches
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17th warmest
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16th wettest
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List of January 2007 Records for (Springfield, Joplin, West Plains and Vichy)
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Date
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Station
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Record
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1/12/07
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Springfield
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2.14 inches of rain
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Joplin
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1.08 inches of rain
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...THE SPRINGFIELD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2007...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2006
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 76 01/24/1950
LOW -19 01/12/1918
HIGHEST 58 01/11 42 16
LOWEST 7 01/16 20 -13
AVG. MAXIMUM 41.1 41.6 -0.5
AVG. MINIMUM 23.9 21.8 2.1
MEAN 32.5 31.7 0.8
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 9 8.0 1.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 27 26.0 1.0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 2.0 -2.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 9.31 1916
MINIMUM 0.07 1943
TOTALS 4.25 2.11 2.14
DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.07 0.07
DAYS >= .01 6 8.0 -2.0
DAYS >= .10 4 4.0 0.0
DAYS >= .50 3 1.0 2.0
DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.0 1.0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.14 MM
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS 3.8
SINCE 7/1 16.1
DAYS >= TRACE 9
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 999 1034 -35
SINCE 7/1 2628 2823 -195
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/250 DATE 01/08
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/200 DATE 01/11
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) 47
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 9
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 1
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 7 FREEZING RAIN 3
LT FREEZING RAIN 3 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 7 SLEET 1
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
