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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
528 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 88 12:32 PM 90 1987 77 11 79
MINIMUM 75 4:23 AM 39 2002 57 18 64
AVERAGE 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 1.47 1978 0.22 -0.21 0.17
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 3.99 -3.72 0.39
SINCE MAR 1 13.52 12.27 1.25 12.38
SINCE JAN 1 15.69 16.17 -0.48 14.28
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 70 62 50
SINCE MAR 1 456 828 588
SINCE JUL 1 3177 4098 3583
COOLING
TODAY 17 4 7
MONTH TO DATE 65 53 37
SINCE MAR 1 210 98 107
SINCE JAN 1 210 99 107
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 17 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 79
LOWEST 57
AVERAGE 68
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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 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 8:22 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 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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