14 Dec 2021, 11:47 pm
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14 Dec 2021, 11:57 pm
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17 Jan 2022, 4:24 am
A storm with hail 
That's a summer thing here, normally we don't have literal "snowstorms". This is the second winter storm I've observed in my life, the other being a year or two ago.
17 Jan 2022, 5:26 am
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23 Feb 2022, 7:33 am
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23 Feb 2022, 6:31 pm
Weather is being a bit of a roller coaster each week, but for here that is not odd.
For instance, Monday was 70F and thunderstorms that night,m\
while tomorrow is,
"Thursday Snow. High near 26. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. "
...
"Tuesday A chance of sprinkles. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53."
See: "Climate of Missouri, Wayne L. Decker, Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri"
http://climate.missouri.edu/climate.php
Quote:
Missouri has a continental type of climate marked by strong seasonality. In winter, dry-cold air masses, unchallenged by any topographic barriers, periodically swing south from the northern plains and Canada. If they invade, reasonably humid air, snowfall and rainfall result. In summer, moist, warm air masses, equally unchallenged by topographic barriers, swing north from the Gulf of Mexico and can produce copious amounts of rain, either by fronts or by convectional processes. In some summers, high pressure stagnates over Missouri, creating extended droughty periods. Spring and fall are transitional seasons when abrupt changes in temperature and precipitation may occur due to successive, fast-moving fronts separating contrasting air masses."
...
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Quote:
"... TEMPERATURE - Because of its inland location, Missouri is subject to frequent changes in temperature. While winters are cold and summers are hot, prolonged periods of very cold or very hot weather are unusual. Occasional periods of mild, above freezing temperatures are noted almost every winter. Conversely, during the peak of the summer season, occasional periods of dry-cool weather break up stretches of hot, humid weather." ...
And dig this,
Quote:
... "High-intensity precipitation characterizes all regions of Missouri. The town of Holt in northwestern Missouri holds the world record for a high-intensity rain, having received 12 inches within a 42-minute period on June 22, 1947. Once every two years in southwestern Missouri one should expect one precipitation event to produce at least 4.5 inches of rain in a 24-hour period." ...
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23 Feb 2022, 7:29 pm
kitesandtrainsandcats wrote:
Weather is being a bit of a roller coaster each week, but for here that is not odd.
For instance, Monday was 70F and thunderstorms that night,m\
while tomorrow is,
"Thursday Snow. High near 26. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. "
...
"Tuesday A chance of sprinkles. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53."
See: "Climate of Missouri, Wayne L. Decker, Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri"
http://climate.missouri.edu/climate.php
And dig this,
For instance, Monday was 70F and thunderstorms that night,m\
while tomorrow is,
"Thursday Snow. High near 26. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible. "
...
"Tuesday A chance of sprinkles. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53."
See: "Climate of Missouri, Wayne L. Decker, Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri"http://climate.missouri.edu/climate.php
Quote:
Missouri has a continental type of climate marked by strong seasonality. In winter, dry-cold air masses, unchallenged by any topographic barriers, periodically swing south from the northern plains and Canada. If they invade, reasonably humid air, snowfall and rainfall result. In summer, moist, warm air masses, equally unchallenged by topographic barriers, swing north from the Gulf of Mexico and can produce copious amounts of rain, either by fronts or by convectional processes. In some summers, high pressure stagnates over Missouri, creating extended droughty periods. Spring and fall are transitional seasons when abrupt changes in temperature and precipitation may occur due to successive, fast-moving fronts separating contrasting air masses."
...
...
Quote:
"... TEMPERATURE - Because of its inland location, Missouri is subject to frequent changes in temperature. While winters are cold and summers are hot, prolonged periods of very cold or very hot weather are unusual. Occasional periods of mild, above freezing temperatures are noted almost every winter. Conversely, during the peak of the summer season, occasional periods of dry-cool weather break up stretches of hot, humid weather." ...
And dig this,
Quote:
... "High-intensity precipitation characterizes all regions of Missouri. The town of Holt in northwestern Missouri holds the world record for a high-intensity rain, having received 12 inches within a 42-minute period on June 22, 1947. Once every two years in southwestern Missouri one should expect one precipitation event to produce at least 4.5 inches of rain in a 24-hour period." ...
Similar here, we were in the upper 60s today, will be in the 30s tomorrow, with snow, sleet, freezing rain, and rain tomorrow night and Friday.
23 Feb 2022, 9:25 pm
