Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS St. Louis, MO

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1233 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2013

THE RECENT STRING OF CHILLY DAMP DAYS HAS SOME DISCUSSING HOW COOL
AND WET OF A SPRING THIS HAS BEEN...ESPECIALLY WHEN COMPARED TO
LAST YEAR. THAT IS INDEED THE CASE. THIS SPRING (MARCH-MAY) IS IN
THE TOP 20 COOLEST SPRINGS ON RECORDS FOR ST. LOUIS...COLUMBIA AND
QUINCY. THESE SITES ARE ALSO EXPERIENCING A TOP TEN WETTEST START
TO ANY CALENDAR YEAR. FOLLOWING ARE SOME LISTS DOCUMENTING THESE
STATS THROUGH MAY 7TH.


TOP TEN WETTEST STARTS TO A YEAR AS OF MAY 7TH
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ST. LOUIS (1874-PRESENT)

 1) 21.07"  1890
 2) 20.47"  1898
 3) 20.20"  2008
 4) 20.07"  1929
 5) 20.04"  1927
 6) 19.89"  1882
 7) 19.52"  2013*
 8) 19.40"  1893
 9) 19.33"  1897
10) 18.85"  1876

COLUMBIA (1890-PRESENT)

 1) 22.25"  1922
 2) 20.40"  1973
 3) 18.25"  1897
 4) 18.22"  1944
 5) 18.11"  2013*
 6) 17.97"  1938
 7) 17.92"  1990
 8) 17.82"  2008
 9) 17.65"  1892
10) 17.63"  1995

QUINCY (1948-PRESENT)

 1) 25.35"  1973
 2) 16.95"  1969
 3) 16.20"  2013**
 4) 16.17"  1998
 5) 14.27"  1965
 6) 14.14"  1999
 7) 13.55"  1997
 8) 13.52"  1957
 9) 13.44"  1977
10) 13.38"  1991

THE QUINCY ASOS HAS MISSED 3 DAYS WORTH OF PRECIPITATION DATA SO FAR
THIS YEAR. TWO DAYS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SNOWSTORM TOWARDS THE
END OF MARCH WHILE THE OTHER DAY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN
EVENT DURING THE MIDDLE OF APRIL. THESE 3 DAYS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE
A TOTAL OF 3.5 TO 4 INCHES OF MISSED PRECIPITATION. THAT WOULD PUT
THIS YEAR SOLIDLY IN SECOND PLACE.


TOP 20 COOLEST SPRINGS AS OF MAY 7TH
-------------------------------------

ST. LOUIS (1874-PRESENT)

 1) 45.9  1960
 2) 46.5  1875
 3) 46.8  1984
 4) 47.0  1978
 5) 47.1  1926
 6) 47.2  1944/1877
 8) 47.5  1881
 9) 47.6  1950
10) 47.7  1975
11) 47.8  1951
12) 47.9  1958
13) 48.0  1962
14) 48.1  1906
15) 48.2  1931
16) 48.4  1961/1943
18) 48.8  2013*/1983/1890

2012  62.4
2013  48.8
     -----
     +13.6

SPRING 2012 WAS 13.6 DEGREES WARMER THROUGH MAY 7TH THAN THIS SPRING.


COLUMBIA (1890-PRESENT)

 1) 44.3  1960
 2) 45.4  1926
 3) 45.7  1984
 4) 45.9  1950
 5) 46.2  1951
 6) 46.4  1996/1947/1944/1906
10) 46.5  1975
11) 46.8  2013*/1958
13) 47.1  1980/1912
15) 47.2  1983/1978/1931
18) 47.7  1993/1899
20) 47.8  1904

2012  60.7
2013  46.8
     -----
     +13.9

SPRING 2012 WAS 13.9 DEGREES WARMER THROUGH MAY 7TH THAN THIS SPRING.


QUINCY (1948-PRESENT)

 1) 41.2  1960
 2) 42.6  1950
 3) 42.9  1951
 4) 43.0  1996
 5) 43.5  1978
 6) 43.8  2013*
 7) 44.0  1984
 8) 44.2  1965
 9) 44.4  1975
10) 44.9  1983/1953
12) 45.1  1982
13) 45.3  1961
14) 45.6  1993/1958
16) 45.7  1962
17) 46.2  1956
18) 46.5  1997/1971/1969

2012  57.5
2013  43.8
     -----
     +13.7

SPRING 2012 WAS 13.7 DEGREES WARMER THROUGH MAY 7TH THAN THIS SPRING.


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