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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
338 AM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE ST. JOSEPH MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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             97   10/10/1963
 LOW              11   10/30/1925
HIGHEST           94   10/01         86       8       85  10/21
LOWEST            18   10/31         26      -8       15  10/18
AVG. MAXIMUM    70.5               67.8     2.7     69.7
AVG. MINIMUM    44.4               42.8     1.6     37.4
MEAN            57.5               55.3     2.2     53.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.4     1.6        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     4                5.4    -1.4       10
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.22   1977
 MINIMUM        0.00   1952
TOTALS          1.63               2.84   -1.21     0.97
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.09   -0.04     0.03
DAYS >= .01       12                8.3     3.7        3
DAYS >= .10        5                5.1    -0.1        2
DAYS >= .50        0                1.9    -1.9        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.0    -1.0        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.71   10/25 TO 10/26


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    286                326     -40      341
 SINCE 7/1       292                401    -109       MM
COOLING TOTAL     60                 25      35       17
 SINCE 1/1      1399               1286     113       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/340    DATE  10/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    42/350    DATE  10/06
                                42/310          10/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.35
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              4
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          7

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      7
HAZE                     10

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

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