Miller County, Missouri
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WEATHER ROUNDUP FOR MILLER COUNTY: Regional Hourly Observations
1000 AM CDT FRI MAY 03 2024

...EASTERN AND SOUTHERN MISSOURI...
  
CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ST. LOUIS INTL LGT RAIN  65  61  87 N8        30.00R                  
SPIRIT OF STL  LGT RAIN  63  61  93 N7        29.99S FOG              
COLUMBIA       PTSUNNY   63  55  75 E7        30.02S                  
JEFFERSON CITY CLOUDY    62  55  77 NE7       30.01F                  
MEXICO         PTSUNNY   59  55  88 NE8       30.02F                  
HANNIBAL       PTSUNNY   61  52  72 NE7       30.03S                  
ROLLA          CLOUDY    63  62  97 NE7       30.01R                  
LEBANON        CLOUDY    63  61  94 NE6       30.01S                  
OSAGE BEACH    CLOUDY    60  60 100 NE6       30.02R                  
SPRINGFIELD    CLOUDY    65  62  90 E10       29.98R                  
BRANSON        PTSUNNY   64  63  94 NE6       30.00R                  
JOPLIN         CLOUDY    64  60  87 E10       29.98R                  
WEST PLAINS    CLOUDY    67  61  81 NE8       29.98R                  

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FORECAST FOR MILLER COUNTY: 7-Day Forecast
Fri May 3 09:46:52 EDT 2024

.REST OF TODAY...Patchy fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy
early this morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
East winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. 
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Lows around 60. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. 
.SATURDAY...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 90 percent. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. A
chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid
50s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny with a
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in
the lower 70s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
50 percent. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of
rain 50 percent. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. Lows in the
mid 60s. Chance of rain 80 percent. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain
50 percent. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.
Chance of rain 50 percent. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms,
mainly in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain
50 percent. 
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 40 percent. 

12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2


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