Missouri Climate

How Missouri's latest month ranks since 1895, the normals at its main weather stations, and the climate page for every town.

How Missouri is running

NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance, from the nClimGrid analysis of every station, updated early each month. A rank of 1 is the highest or lowest of all years since 1895.

August 2026 in Missouri: 78.0°F (+2.1 °F against 1991-2020), the 26th warmest in 132 years on record.

August 2026 in Missouri: 3.19 in (-0.62 in against 1991-2020), the 51st driest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Missouri: 60.2°F (+2.9 °F against 1991-2020), the 2nd warmest in 132 years on record.

January to August 2026 in Missouri: 29.82 in (-0.63 in against 1991-2020), the 57th wettest in 132 years on record.

Warmest August: 83.9°F in 1936
Coolest August: 69.3°F in 1915
Wettest August: 7.90 in in 1982
Driest August: 0.47 in in 1909

Every year since 1895

Main weather stations

Annual 1991-2020 normals at the first-order (airport and Weather Service) stations; freeze dates are the median for 32°F.

Station	Avg high	Avg low	Precipitation	Snowfall	Last freeze	First freeze
Cape Girardeau Muni AP	68.0°F	47.5°F	47.91 in		April 5	October 25
Chillicothe 22 Ene	62.4°F	42.7°F	40.07 in		April 15	October 20
Chillicothe Agri-Sci	64.2°F	43.4°F	40.28 in		April 15	October 21
Columbia Rgnl AP	66.0°F	46.1°F	41.43 in	16.5 in	April 7	October 29
Jefferson City Mem AP	67.0°F	45.6°F	39.71 in		April 10	October 26
Joplin 24 N	68.0°F	45.4°F	45.80 in		April 6	October 24
Joplin Regional Airport	68.8°F	47.4°F	45.58 in		April 9	October 27
Kansas City Downtown AP	66.3°F	47.5°F	38.13 in	11.0 in	April 4	November 2
Kansas City Intl AP	65.0°F	44.5°F	39.30 in	18.2 in	April 13	October 24
Kirksville Rgnl AP	62.1°F	41.7°F	39.27 in		April 19	October 18
Lees Summit Muni AP	65.1°F	46.3°F	38.34 in		April 7	October 29
Marshall	64.2°F	43.7°F	41.77 in	8.1 in	April 10	October 24
Poplar Bluff Muni AP	68.7°F	48.4°F	50.76 in		March 31	October 31
Salem 10 W	66.5°F	42.1°F	44.01 in		April 23	October 14
Sedalia Mem AP	64.7°F	44.9°F	36.20 in		April 10	October 26
Springfield	68.1°F	46.7°F	44.71 in	13.7 in	April 9	October 27
Springfield Wbo	67.1°F	45.7°F	46.51 in		April 4	October 27
St Charles CO AP	66.6°F	45.5°F	39.40 in		April 5	October 27
St Joseph Rosecrans AP	64.8°F	42.5°F	34.76 in		April 19	October 17
St Louis Lambert Intl AP	66.8°F	48.0°F	41.70 in	16.6 in	April 2	November 4
St Louis Sprt Of S L AP	67.1°F	45.1°F	39.75 in		April 12	October 23
Vichy Rolla National AP	65.7°F	45.3°F	43.07 in		April 12	October 25
West Plains Muni AP	67.9°F	46.1°F	47.25 in		April 8	October 25

Frost dates at every station in Missouri

Counties

Towns

Sources

Rankings: NOAA NCEI Climate at a Glance. Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020. Both public domain.