Howard County, Missouri
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WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR HOWARD COUNTY: Regional Hourly Observations
400 PM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024

...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ST. JOSEPH     SUNNY     75  46  35 SE14      29.96F                  
HARRISONVILLE  MOSUNNY   77  59  53 SE8G16    29.99F                  
WHITEMAN AFB   MOSUNNY   73  59  59 SE7       29.96F                  
CLINTON        MOSUNNY   73  61  64 E8        29.97F                  
SEDALIA        MOSUNNY   72  59  63 E9        29.99F                  
CHILLICOTHE      N/A     72  49  44 VRB7      29.99F                  
MOBERLY        SUNNY     73  52  46 E9        30.01S                  
KIRKSVILLE     SUNNY     71  47  42 NE13      30.01F                  

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FORECAST FOR HOWARD COUNTY: 7-Day Forecast
Fri May 3 16:10:42 EDT 2024

.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. 
.SATURDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west with gusts up to
20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80 percent. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the upper 50s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows in the
lower 60s. Chance of rain 90 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Mostly
clear with a chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of
rain 50 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 60 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 50s. Chance of
rain 50 percent. 
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower
50s. Highs in the lower 70s. 

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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)
	

Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky