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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
238 PM CST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE ST. JOSEPH MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             75   12/16/2021
 LOW             -24   12/23/1989
HIGHEST           67   12/07         61       6       66  12/29
LOWEST            18   12/18         -2      20       -7  12/22
                       12/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    48.5               41.1     7.4     38.8
AVG. MINIMUM    30.4               21.1     9.3     17.8
MEAN            39.4               31.1     8.3     28.3
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                7.9    -7.9        8
DAYS MIN <= 32    18               27.4    -9.4       28
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                1.6    -1.6        3

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        4.77   1982
 MINIMUM           T   2002
TOTALS          2.88               1.25    1.63     0.92
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.04    0.05     0.03
DAYS >= .01       11                5.6     5.4        5
DAYS >= .10        5                2.5     2.5        2
DAYS >= .50        1                0.7     0.3        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.3     0.7        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.52   12/24 TO 12/25


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    784               1051    -267     1127
 SINCE 7/1      1721               2142    -421       MM
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1      1399               1287     112       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/310    DATE  12/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    38/290    DATE  12/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.52
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           14
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         13

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                3     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      9

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

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