271  
CDUS43 KSGF 182226  
CLIJLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
526 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1902 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 83 3:39 PM 90 1987 77 6 88  
MINIMUM 54 5:16 AM 39 2002 57 -3 62  
AVERAGE 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.47 1978 0.22 -0.22 0.72  
MONTH TO DATE 3.93 3.99 -0.06 8.42  
SINCE MAR 1 7.75 12.27 -4.52 18.93  
SINCE JAN 1 12.19 16.17 -3.98 22.05  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 42 62 43  
SINCE MAR 1 804 828 802  
SINCE JUL 1 3745 4098 3617  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 4 4 10  
MONTH TO DATE 99 53 109  
SINCE MAR 1 138 98 143  
SINCE JAN 1 138 99 143    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 1 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 44  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1987  
2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 43 1993  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:23 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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