September 2015 Monthly Climate Summary

Monthly Climate Summary - September 2015

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

Overview

Normal Departure Maps

Records

Upcoming Normals

Precipitation Report

Monthly Climate Overview

September 2015 was one of the warmer and most dry Septembers on record. It was very dry across the eastern Ozarks, with both Vichy and West Plains in the top 10 driest on record.

Below are the specifics for our 4 automated climate stations. Click on the tabs above for additional information on the climate this month.

	Springfield	Joplin	West Plains	Vichy
Highest Temperature of the Month	92	93	92	94
Average High Temperature	82.9	83.6	82.2	83.4
Lowest Temperature of the Month	49	48	44	42
Average Low Temperature	62.9	63.2	58.8	60.0
Average Mean Temperature	72.9	73.4	70.5	71.7
Depart from Normal	+ 3.9	+ 2.6	+ 1.6	+ 4.1
Rank	16th warmest / 128	12th warmest / 86	18th warmest / 68	10th warmest / 68
Days with highs of 90 degrees or warmer	5	5	2	9
Days with highs of 32 degrees or lower	0	0	0	0
Days with lows of 32 deg F or lower	0	0	0	0
Days with lows of 0 deg F or lower	0	0	0	0

Precipitation (Inches)	4.05	1.12	0.97	0.82
Depart from Normal	- 0.56	- 3.83	- 3.12	- 3.22
Rank	55th driest / 128	12th driest / 103	9th driest / 68	6th driest / 71
days of 0.01 or greater	5	6	3	6
days of 0.10 or greater	3	3	2	2
days of 0.50 or greater	3	1	0	0
days of 1.00 or greater	2	0	0	0
Monthly Snowfall	0.0

Monthly Climate Maps

September 2015 Precipitation Departure from Normal

September 2015 Precipitation Departure from Normal

September 2015 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

September 2015 Average Temperature Departure from Normal

Monthly Climate Records

List of September 2015 Records
Date	Station	Record
September 12th	Vichy/Rolla	Record low of 44 degrees tied the previous record set in 1902.

Monthly Climate Normals

Normal Conditions for the Upcoming 3 Months
Springfield
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
October	69.0	46.5	3.59	0.0
November	56.7	35.4	4.22	0.7
December	44.9	25.0	3.04	4.9
Joplin
	High	Low	Precip.	Snowfall
October	71.3	48.3	4.03	0.0
November	58.9	37.9	3.78	0.4
December	47.0	27.5	2.82	2.8
West Plains
	High	Low	Precip.
October	69.6	45.1	3.84
November	57.0	36.5	4.58
December	46.4	26.0	3.64
Vichy
	High	Low	Precip.
October	67.4	45.8	3.51
November	55.3	35.1	3.87
December	43.0	24.4	2.64

Precipitation Report

Monthly Data for September 2015 for Springfield MO NWS CWA
State	Name	Station Type	Total Precipitation
MO	CASSVILLE 4.8 SSE	CoCoRaHS	5.90
MO	MYRTLE 0.3 E	CoCoRaHS	5.26
MO	APPLETON CITY	COOP	4.98
MO	SPRINGFIELD WFO	COOP	4.93
MO	BRANSON 3.8 E	CoCoRaHS	4.60
MO	BRANSON AP	COOP	4.49
MO	WHEATLAND 5.0 SE	CoCoRaHS	4.37
MO	HOLLISTER 3.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	4.36
MO	POMME DE TERRE DAM	COOP	4.09
MO	WHEATLAND 2.7 S	CoCoRaHS	4.07
MO	LIBERAL 0.7 SSE	CoCoRaHS	4.06
MO	SPRINGFIELD RGNL AP	WBAN	4.05
MO	BOLIVAR 9.0 N	CoCoRaHS	4.02
MO	BOLIVAR 2.7 E	CoCoRaHS	3.91
MO	HERMITAGE 0.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	3.90
MO	BROOKLINE 2.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	3.88
MO	WASHBURN 5 W	COOP	3.87
MO	MOUNT VERNON 0.2 E	CoCoRaHS	3.83
MO	BOLIVAR 1.0 ENE	CoCoRaHS	3.81
MO	BOLIVAR 1 NE	COOP	3.79
MO	SELIGMAN 3.0 N	CoCoRaHS	3.79
MO	FAIR PLAY 1.3 E	CoCoRaHS	3.69
MO	HOLLISTER 3.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	3.64
MO	MILLER 1 E	COOP	3.54
MO	GOLDEN CITY 6 S	COOP	3.53
MO	WALNUT GROVE 2.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	3.47
MO	HORTON	COOP	3.42
MO	FLEMINGTON	COOP	3.36
MO	GREENFIELD 0.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	3.36
KS	WALNUT 3 S	COOP	3.34
MO	LOCKWOOD	COOP	3.30
MO	ALDRICH 5.0 ESE	CoCoRaHS	3.24
MO	BOLIVAR 2.7 NE	CoCoRaHS	3.21
KS	PITTSBURG 4.9 WSW	CoCoRaHS	3.19
KS	GARLAND 2.7 SW	CoCoRaHS	3.18
KS	PITTSBURG 0.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	3.12
MO	ISABELLA	COOP	3.06
MO	HALLTOWN 5 NW	COOP	3.05
MO	BUFFALO	COOP	3.00
MO	MONETT	WBAN	2.98
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 12.0 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.93
MO	TECUMSEH	COOP	2.91
MO	MILLER 6.2 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.89
MO	CONWAY 5.7 W	CoCoRaHS	2.87
KS	GIRARD	COOP	2.86
MO	MILLER 9.2 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.85
MO	IRON GATES 0.9 S	CoCoRaHS	2.83
MO	PROTEM	CoCoRaHS	2.82
MO	GOLDEN 1.7 NE	CoCoRaHS	2.82
KS	PITTSBURG	COOP	2.81
MO	WILLARD 2.6 W	CoCoRaHS	2.79
MO	PROTEM 4 NE	COOP	2.78
MO	MORRISVILLE 2SW	COOP	2.77
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.8 WSW	CoCoRaHS	2.76
MO	DUNNEGAN 2.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.76
MO	MOUNT VERNON 1.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.72
KS	MCCUNE 1.6 NW	CoCoRaHS	2.70
MO	UMBER VIEW HEIGHTS 0.1 WSW	CoCoRaHS	2.68
MO	VERONA 4.0 WNW	CoCoRaHS	2.67
MO	MARSHFIELD 1.4 W	CoCoRaHS	2.64
MO	JOPLIN 24 N	WBAN	2.59
MO	BATTLEFIELD 3.3 E	CoCoRaHS	2.58
MO	CASSVILLE 0.5 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.57
MO	NEOSHO	COOP	2.55
KS	CHEROKEE 0.3 N	CoCoRaHS	2.55
KS	FORT SCOTT 3.7 ENE	CoCoRaHS	2.54
MO	PURDY 4.8 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.54
MO	NOEL 3.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.52
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.0 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.50
MO	ISABELLA 2.0 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.50
MO	TABLE ROCK DAM	COOP	2.48
MO	SPRINGFIELD 0.7 ENE	CoCoRaHS	2.47
MO	LOWRY CITY 3.8 ESE	CoCoRaHS	2.43
MO	EL DORADO SPRINGS 0.6 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.42
MO	ASH GROVE 4S	COOP	2.40
MO	BUFFALO 1.0 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.38
MO	ANDERSON 6.8 W	CoCoRaHS	2.36
MO	LINCOLN 0.4 NNE	CoCoRaHS	2.35
MO	JERICO SPRINGS 3 S	COOP	2.35
MO	STOCKTON 5.6 S	CoCoRaHS	2.30
MO	GOODSON 0.5 NNW	CoCoRaHS	2.27
MO	WALNUT GROVE 5.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.24
MO	OSCEOLA 0.3 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.24
MO	ELDORADO SPRINGS	COOP	2.23
MO	SPRINGFIELD 4.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.20
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 14.0 S	CoCoRaHS	2.18
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.3 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.17
MO	GALENA	COOP	2.15
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.5 SSW	CoCoRaHS	2.15
MO	WILLARD 5.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	2.15
MO	STARK CITY 5.5 ENE	CoCoRaHS	2.13
MO	NOEL 3.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	2.12
MO	MARSHFIELD 2E	COOP	2.11
MO	CARTHAGE 1.5 S	CoCoRaHS	2.10
MO	WINONA FOREST RS	COOP	2.10
MO	SALEM 4.3 S	CoCoRaHS	2.06
MO	FORSYTH 0.9 S	CoCoRaHS	2.05
MO	STOCKTON 2.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	2.04
KS	COLUMBUS	COOP	2.03
MO	SHOAL CREEK ESTATES 0.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	2.01
KS	FORT SCOTT 8.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	2.01
MO	STOCKTON 0.2 NW	CoCoRaHS	2.01
KS	FORT SCOTT 9.3 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.99
MO	WEST PLAINS 2.2 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.97
MO	DIAMOND 2 W	COOP	1.95
MO	ANDERSON 3W	COOP	1.95
MO	LAKESIDE	COOP	1.95
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.92
MO	ANDERSON 3.2 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.91
MO	SPRINGFIELD 5.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.89
MO	FAIR GROVE 4.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.88
MO	COLE CAMP 3NW	COOP	1.84
MO	CARTHAGE 0.8 S	CoCoRaHS	1.83
MO	SHELL KNOB 5.6 ESE	CoCoRaHS	1.79
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.9 W	CoCoRaHS	1.79
MO	MARSHFIELD 0.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.76
MO	CARTHAGE 3.8 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.73
MO	NIXA 2.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.73
KS	FT SCOTT	COOP	1.72
MO	CONWAY 8.9 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.72
MO	GAINESVILLE 6.2 ENE	CoCoRaHS	1.71
MO	HALLTOWN 1.6 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.70
MO	NEOSHO 3.9 WNW	CoCoRaHS	1.69
MO	ALTON 1.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.68
MO	BIRCH TREE 10.1 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.67
MO	SALEM 10 W	WBAN	1.66
KS	UNIONTOWN	COOP	1.65
MO	LAMAR 0.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	1.65
MO	NEVADA 3.4 NE	CoCoRaHS	1.64
MO	AVA 12 SW	COOP	1.63
MO	NEVADA 0.2 W	CoCoRaHS	1.62
MO	MONTAUK SP	COOP	1.60
MO	HURLEY 3.5 NNE	CoCoRaHS	1.55
MO	OZARK 1.6 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.54
MO	LEBANON 2.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.54
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.0 W	CoCoRaHS	1.54
MO	VERSAILLES 0.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.53
MO	EMERALD BEACH 3.0 S	CoCoRaHS	1.53
KS	DEVON 0.1 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.51
KS	UNIONTOWN 4.7 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.50
MO	MARSHFIELD 3.6 S	CoCoRaHS	1.50
MO	ELDON	COOP	1.50
MO	LAURIE 4.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.48
MO	MANSFIELD 3.7 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.47
MO	AVA 0.8 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.47
MO	SPARTA 6.3 E	CoCoRaHS	1.45
MO	DORA 1N	COOP	1.44
MO	AVA 6.0 NW	CoCoRaHS	1.44
MO	KIMBERLING CITY 1.5 WNW	CoCoRaHS	1.40
MO	JOPLIN 4.2 SW	CoCoRaHS	1.39
MO	MTN GROVE 2 N	COOP	1.39
MO	WEST PLAINS 1.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.39
MO	STOCKTON DAM	COOP	1.38
MO	HOUSTON 2.0 S	CoCoRaHS	1.29
MO	CARL JUNCTION 3.4 WSW	CoCoRaHS	1.27
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 7.0 NE	CoCoRaHS	1.19
MO	HOUSTON	COOP	1.18
MO	CLEVER 4.0 ENE	CoCoRaHS	1.17
MO	SALEM 14.9 E	CoCoRaHS	1.17
MO	POTTERSVILLE 0.7 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.17
MO	DORA 2.6 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.15
MO	LEBANON 1.3 E	CoCoRaHS	1.13
MO	SALEM 1.8 NW	CoCoRaHS	1.13
MO	EDGAR SPRINGS 2.2 SSW	CoCoRaHS	1.13
MO	HOUSTON 0.3 SE	CoCoRaHS	1.13
MO	JOPLIN REGIONAL AIRPORT	WBAN	1.12
MO	WEST PLAINS 10.6 S	CoCoRaHS	1.12
MO	SALEM	COOP	1.11
MO	IBERIA	COOP	1.10
MO	MANSFIELD	COOP	1.09
MO	LICKING 4N	COOP	1.07
MO	SARCOXIE 1.0 W	CoCoRaHS	1.06
MO	HAZELGREEN 1 W	COOP	1.05
MO	MOUNTAIN GROVE 13.0 NNW	CoCoRaHS	1.04
MO	ROUND SPRING	COOP	1.04
MO	IBERIA 5.6 NE	CoCoRaHS	1.03
MO	EMINENCE 0.1 SSE	CoCoRaHS	1.02
MO	LEBANON 2 W	COOP	1.00
MO	WEST PLAINS MUNI AP	WBAN	0.97
MO	HOUSTON 4.5 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.95
MO	BRUMLEY 5.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	0.93
MO	LEBANON 7.5 WNW	CoCoRaHS	0.90
MO	FT LEONARD WOOD	COOP	0.89
MO	WAYNESVILLE 2 W	COOP	0.83
MO	WEST PLAINS 8.3 NNE	CoCoRaHS	0.83
MO	VICHY ROLLA NATIONAL AP	WBAN	0.82
MO	NEVADA WTP	COOP	0.80
MO	RICHLAND 3.6 NNE	CoCoRaHS	0.78
MO	LEBANON 0.6 N	CoCoRaHS	0.76
MO	FORT LEONARD WOOD 5.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.76
MO	POMONA 2.4 NW	CoCoRaHS	0.75
MO	ROLLA 3.0 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.72
MO	REPUBLIC 0.8 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.69
MO	LINN CREEK 9.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.68
MO	ST. JAMES 1.2 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.68
MO	RAYMONDVILLE 3.5 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.65
MO	ROLLA 0.9 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.64
MO	EMINENCE 1 N	COOP	0.64
MO	CONWAY 9.0 E	CoCoRaHS	0.63
MO	NEWBURG 9.6 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.63
MO	CLEVER 3.9 ENE	CoCoRaHS	0.62
MO	ROLLA 1.3 S	CoCoRaHS	0.60
MO	HARTVILLE 0.5 SSE	CoCoRaHS	0.58
MO	ROLLA UNI OF MISSOURI	COOP	0.58
MO	WAYNESVILLE 3.9 NNW	CoCoRaHS	0.49
MO	ROLLA 6.4 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.48
MO	ROLLA 8.1 S	CoCoRaHS	0.47
MO	VIENNA 4.3 NNW	CoCoRaHS	0.47
MO	ROLLA 6.4 NNW	CoCoRaHS	0.47
MO	ROLLA 8.2 SSE	CoCoRaHS	0.46
KS	FORT SCOTT 0.6 SW	CoCoRaHS	0.35
MO	HARTVILLE	COOP	0.31
MO	STRAFFORD 2.4 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.25
MO	ROLLA 1.3 NE	CoCoRaHS	0.18
MO	MOUNTAIN VIEW 2.7 SSW	CoCoRaHS	0.13
MO	EMERALD BEACH 5.5 E	CoCoRaHS	0.12
MO	HOUSTON 6.3 ESE	CoCoRaHS	0.12
MO	MONETT 1.8 N	CoCoRaHS	0.04
MO	ELDON 3.8 NW	CoCoRaHS	0.03
MO	THAYER 1.9 NNW	CoCoRaHS	0.02
MO	BELLE 4.4 SSE	CoCoRaHS	0.02
KS	FARLINGTON 0.8 NNE	CoCoRaHS	T
MO	AVA 6W	COOP	0.00
MO	HARTVILLE 0.9 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.00
MO	HARTVILLE 0.8 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.00
MO	GRAVOIS MILLS 3.7 SE	CoCoRaHS	0.00
MO	AURORA 2.7 S	CoCoRaHS	0.00
MO	ROLLA 3.3 WSW	CoCoRaHS	0.00