SIKESTON, MISSOURI

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		57.6		32.8		37.7		47.6		57.6		67.5		76.2		80.2		77.8		70.4		59.2		47.5		37

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		68		41.2		46.8		57.6		68.5		78.2		86.9		90.9		89		82		71.7		57.2		45.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		47.3		24.4		28.6		37.5		46.6		56.7		65.4		69.4		66.6		58.8		46.7		37.8		28.6

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		97.6		52.9		55.6		64		75.7		84.6		93.7		97.6		96.7		88.6		78.5		64.9		54.3

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		11.6		11.6		15.6		30.8		42.4		51.5		60.4		66		62.7		54.7		37.5		27.4		16.1

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		62.3		---		---		---		0.2		3		12.1		19.8		17.2		9		1		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		86.7		21.5		19		10.7		1.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		1.8		11.4		20.7

Average Number of Days Below 0F/-17C

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.4		0.6		0.6		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		46.7		3.3		3.5		4.6		4.6		4.6		4.2		3.6		3		3.4		3.1		4.7		4.1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		98		9		8		10		10		10		9		7		7		7		6		7		8

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		13.2		6.7		8		11.1		9.6		11.3		9.6		8.2		7.2		9.2		6.3		8.7		13.2

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.2		0.5		1.2		1.5		1.4		2		0.8		0.6		0.6		0.2		1.1		0.7		1.1

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		7		3.9		4.1		5.5		5.3		5		7		6		3.8		6		5.5		5.4		3.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		72		7		6		8		7		7		6		5		5		5		4		6		6

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		32		4		2		3		3		3		3		2		2		2		2		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		13		2		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		1

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 27

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		79.7		8.3		7.4		7.2		7		7		7.1		5.8		5.4		6		5		6.5		7

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		8.8		3		3		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		1.5

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 66

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		19		19		11		9		1		---		---		---		---		---		---		4		10

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4269		998		764		543		246		72		2		---		1		31		217		527		868

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1607		---		---		3		23		148		335		469		397		194		37		1		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		4251.7		---		---		---		228		542.5		786		936.2		861.8		612		285.2		---		---

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.5		11.3		12.4		13.6		14.7		15.2		14.9		14		12.8		11.6		10.7		10.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.1		2.9		3.9		5		5.5		6		6		5.5		4.7		3.6		2.4		1.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		0.9		1.2		1.6		2		2.3		2.4		2.3		2.1		1.6		1.2		1		0.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.2		3.7		4.4		5		5		5.3		5.4		5.3		5.2		4.7		3.4		3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.2		3.7		4.1		4.8		4.8		5.4		5.6		5.4		5.4		4.8		3.5		3.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.1		2.1		2.9		3.9		5		5.5		6		6		5.5		4.7		3.6		2.4		1.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		0.9		1.2		1.7		2.1		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.8		1.3		1		0.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.4		4.2		4.7		5.3		6.4		6		5.9		6.1		5.9		5.9		5.7		4.4		3.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6		4.6		5.1		5.6		7.3		6.9		6.9		7.2		6.6		6.6		6.4		5		4.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.4		1.7		2.3		3.1		3.9		4.5		5.3		5.2		4.8		4		2.5		1.8		1.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.8		1.1		1.5		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.1		1.9		1.5		1.1		0.9		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.5		2.5		2.7		3.4		3.9		4.2		4.6		4.7		4.6		4.3		3		2.3		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		2.2		2.3		2.7		3		3.3		4.1		4.2		4.1		3.9		2.4		2		2