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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
443 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE JOPLIN MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.0                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79                                                        
 LOWEST     59                                                        
 AVERAGE    69                                                        

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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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