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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 WASSET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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