Clinton County, Missouri
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WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR CLINTON COUNTY: Regional Hourly Observations
600 PM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024

...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ST. JOSEPH     SUNNY     74  50  42 SE12G20   29.93F                  
HARRISONVILLE  MOSUNNY   75  59  57 S8        29.96F                  
WHITEMAN AFB   PTSUNNY   73  59  61 E10       29.93F                  
CLINTON        CLOUDY    73  61  64 E7        29.95S                  
SEDALIA        MOSUNNY   72  58  61 SE10      29.96F                  
CHILLICOTHE      N/A     72  50  45 VRB6      29.97F                  
MOBERLY        SUNNY     73  54  49 SE7       29.98S                  
KIRKSVILLE     SUNNY     70  48  45 E8        30.00S                  

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FORECAST FOR CLINTON COUNTY: 7-Day Forecast
Fri May 3 19:24:57 EDT 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear this evening, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Not as cool
with lows in the mid 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.SATURDAY...Cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms in
the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
60s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance
of rain 90 percent. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
North winds 10 to 15 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. 
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Showers likely in the afternoon. Breezy,
warmer with highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Showers with thunderstorms likely in the evening,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. Breezy with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain near
100 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy
with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 50s.
Chance of rain 30 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs in
the mid 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 50. 
.THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Lows in the upper 40s. 

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MEDIUM & LONG RANGE OUTLOOK

                 6 TO 10 DAY  8 TO 14 DAY   30 DAY    90 DAY     120 DAY    180 DAY
                                           NOV05   NOV05-JAN06 DEC05-FEB06 FEB06-APR06
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   Temperature:      Below        Below      Above      Above      Above     Normal
 Precipitation:      Below        Below     Normal     Normal      Above     Normal

....  Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy
6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook

ALMANAC INFORMATION

Friday May 03, 2024 the 124th Day of Year

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SUN
Declination 16.130000
Distance 0.999718 AU
Rise 07:08 EDT Set 21:04 EDT
Transit Meridian 14:05 EDT
Civil Twilight Begins 06:40 EDT Ends 21:31 EDT

Calculations made for central point in the state.
Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and
elevation -- Priddy


HISTORICAL WEATHER AND CLIMATE FACTS FOR TODAY

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MAY 3RD...HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS
...1762... 
A tornado struck Port Royal Island, South Carolina.  It left a path 400 yards 
wide, tore up trees by the roots, and carried away houses and bridges.

...1899...
Havre, Montana was buried under 24.8 inches of snow, a record for the month of 
May for the location.

...1920...
Peggs, Oklahoma was completely destroyed by an F4 tornado.  71 people were 
killed which was 30 percent of the town's population.

...1929...
The worst tornado disaster in Virginia's history occurred.  6 tornadoes, 
including 2 west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, killed 22 people.  4 schools were 
destroyed by the storms.  12 children and a teacher were killed at Rye Cove in 
Scott County.

...1954...
A major late season snowstorm struck the arrowhead of Minnesota, leaving 18 
inches of new snow at Virginia.

...1978...
Persistent thunderstorms caused widespread flooding in southeastern
Louisiana and extreme southeastern Mississippi. Rainfall totals of ten to
thirteen and a half inches were reported around New Orleans causing the
worst flooding in thirty years. The water depth reached three to four feet
in several hundred homes, and total property damage was estimated at one
hundred million dollars. (David Ludlum)

...1983...
Severe thunderstorms produced five F2 tornadoes and one F3 tornado in New York 
with 3 people killed.  A large part of the small town of Boonville was 
demolished with a damage total of $15 million in the town alone.  Golfball size 
hail accumulated to a depth of 6 inches at Pine City.  

...1987...
Thunderstorms produced severe weather in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
Softball size hail was reported at Center Point TX, and a tornado caused
three million dollars damage near Satanta KS. Heavy snow blanketed the
foothills of eastern Colorado, with 18 inches reported at Divide. (The
National Weather Summary) (Storm Data)

...2000...
Lightning strikes a home more than 100 years old in 
Lewisburg, TN. The 2 story home burns to the ground. This house 
had also been hit by a tornado in 1913. The tax assessor 
claims the home was worth $26,452. (NWS Nashville)

...2005...
Record lows broken or tied across Central Kentucky this 
morning.  Record low temperatures were set this morning at 
the National Weather service in Louisville with 34 degrees 
and a low of 32 degrees in Lexington. In Bowling Green the 
record low of 34 degrees set 110 years ago was tied.
	
Also...record low in Louisville...a new record low temperature of 34 
degrees was set earlier this morning at the national weather 
service office. The old record was 35 degrees set back in 
1961. (NWS Louisville)
	

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