851  
CDUS43 KSGF 172125  
CLIJLN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE  
425 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
VALID AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1902 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 85 2:56 PM 89 1996 77 8 79  
2001  
MINIMUM 70 4:16 AM 40 1973 56 14 50  
2011  
AVERAGE 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.82 2002 0.21 -0.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.26 3.77 -3.51 0.22  
SINCE MAR 1 13.51 12.05 1.46 12.21  
SINCE JAN 1 15.68 15.95 -0.27 14.11  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 70 60 50  
SINCE MAR 1 456 826 588  
SINCE JUL 1 3177 4096 3583  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 48 49 30  
SINCE MAR 1 193 94 100  
SINCE JAN 1 193 95 100    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78  
LOWEST 58  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 39 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 8:21 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 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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