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Lafayette County, Missouri Weather and Climate Synopsis |
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Current Surface Map, [2nd Source TWC] Map of 24 Hr Rainfall (7AM - 7AM EST), 7 Day Rainfall Animation
...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI... CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS ST. JOSEPH SUNNY 69 49 48 SE10 30.03S HARRISONVILLE SUNNY 70 54 56 SE8 30.04S WHITEMAN AFB MOSUNNY 69 56 64 E9 30.00S CLINTON CLOUDY 68 59 73 SE10 30.01S SEDALIA SUNNY 68 57 68 E9 30.03R CHILLICOTHE N/A 66 49 54 VRB6 30.05R MOBERLY SUNNY 66 52 59 NE8 30.04S KIRKSVILLE SUNNY 66 49 54 E9 30.06R
Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel
.REST OF TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. .TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. .SATURDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 50. North winds around 10 mph. .SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .MONDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent. .MONDAY NIGHT...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 90 percent. .TUESDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. A chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. .THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2
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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 OutlookFriday May 03, 2024 the 124th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- 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
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 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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