...November 2007 Climate Summary...
...November 2007 Monthly Climate Summary...
November 2007 was rather dry with some locations in the Ozarks receiving as much as 4" below normal precipitation for the month. All of the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas received below normal precipitation for the month of November. (see Missouri departure from normal precipitation map below)
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Station
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Temperature
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Precipitation
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Springfield
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47.0
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1.22
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31st warmest
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21st driest
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Joplin
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49.4
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0.70
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23rd warmest
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15th driest
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West Plains
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47.2
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1.07
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15th warmest
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7th driest
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Vichy
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44.9
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1.21
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26th warmest
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34th driest
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List of November 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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| Nov 6th | Vichy-Rolla | Low |
| Nov 20th | Joplin | High |
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Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
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Springfield
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High
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Low
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Precip.
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Snowfall
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December
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45.5
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25.9
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3.17
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4.0
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January
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41.6
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21.8
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2.11
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6.6 |
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February
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47.7
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26.4 |
2.28
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4.4
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Joplin
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High
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Low
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Precip.
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Snowfall
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December
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46.0
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27.4
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2.96
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2.3
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January
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42.4
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23.7
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1.84
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3.9
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February
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49.0
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28.8
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2.25
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3.0
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West Plains
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High
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Low
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Precip.
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Snowfall
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December
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46.9
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25.4
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3.97
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2.1
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January
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43.9
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21.9
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2.60
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3.1
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February
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49.4
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25.9
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3.00
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3.1
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Vichy
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High
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Low
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Precip.
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Snowfall
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December
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43.7
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25.8
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2.88
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2.4
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January
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39.0
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21.1
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1.69
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4.6
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February
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44.9
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24.8
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1.93
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3.5
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What can be expected for the next 30 days?
The 30 day forecast for December from the Climate Prediction Center indicated Near normal temperatures for extreme southwest Missouri and southeast Kansas and Near normal precipitation.
Winter- Monthly Normals for Springfield
| December | January | February | |
| Precipitation | 3.17" | 2.11" | 2.28" |
| Avg High | 45.5 | 41.6 | 47.7 |
| Avg Low | 25.9 | 21.8 | 26.4 |
Winter- Monthly records for Springfield
| December |
January | February | |
| Precipitation | 8.84" in 1982 |
9.31" in 1916 | 5.68" in 1990 |
| Record Avg High | 51.9 in 1889 |
44.3 in 1933 | 46.8 in 1930 |
| Record Avg Low | 21.5 in 1983 |
13.6 in 1963 | 22.9 in 1899 |
Winter- Average Wind Direction for Springfield
December January February
What can be expected this Winter? The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) has issued their latest forecast for the Winter season.
Temperature Precipitation
For information about local climate forecasts, the National Weather Service issues Local 3-Month Temperature Outlooks based off of the CPC forecasts.
For the latest local climate outlook go to the Springfield L3MTO outlook page.
For information concerning Ag weather in Missouri go to the Missouri Ag Weather web page from the University of Missouri.
For additional information concerning:
The Winter Solstice visit the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Upcoming monthly normals and records: Local Climatology for the Missouri Ozarks and southeast Kansas
This months Climate Calendar from the Midwest Regional Climate Center.
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