Climate News/Events Archive
2024
- First frost in Missouri could be just weeks away - September 2024
- Despite recent rainfall, Missouri remains dry - September 2024
- Weather station upgrades will help plan for flood, drought - September 2024
- August 2024 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2024
- July 2024 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2024
- June 2024 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2024
- May 2024 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2024
- Rains bring drought relief to Missouri - May 2024
- April 2024 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2024
- March 2024 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2024
- Consider changing tilling, cover crop practices due to low soil moisture
Missouri soils now drier than start of 2023 planting season - March 2024 - February 2024 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2024
- January 2024 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2024
- 2023 was likely Earth's warmest year on record, Missouri's third - January 2024
2023
- Missouri sees changes in updated plant hardiness zone map - November 2023
- New weather station benefits ag, aviation and public safety - October 2023
- September 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2023
- Average first frost about 2 weeks away in northern Missouri - September 2023
- August 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2023
- July 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2023
- June 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2023
- NW Missouri weather station updates to real-time data - June 2023
- May 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2023
- MU Extension encourages you to report precipitation - May 2023
- Convoy of Hope partners with MU Extension on new
SW Mo. weather station - May 2023 - April 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2023
- New weather station for Ste. Genevieve area - April 2023
- March 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2023
- An End in Sight Climate expert predicts an end to catastrophic drought, increased risk of severe weather this spring - March 2023
- February 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2023
- January 2023 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2023
- December 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2023
2022
- November 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2022
- October 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2022
- September 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2022
- August 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2022
- July 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2022
- June 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2022
- Dryness intensifies across Missouri,
Missourians encouraged to submit drought reports - June 2022 - May 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2022
- April 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2022
- March 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2022
- February 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2022
- January 2022 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2022
- 2021 Missouri climate: A year of extremes - January 28, 2022
- December 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2022
- Missouri 2021 Climate Summary - January 7, 2022
2021
- Missouri 2021 Growing Season Climate Summary - December 30, 2021
- November 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2021
- October 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2021
- September 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2021
- August 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2021
- July 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2021
- June 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2021
- May 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2021
- April 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2021
- MU, NCMC launch new weather station - April 2021
- March 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2021
- MU Extension guide lists first, last frost dates by region - March 2021
- February 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2021
- January 2021 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2021
- Never say never to nitrogen
Rescue N shines in wet years - January 2021 - December 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2021
2020
- Missouri Trending Wetter and Warmer - December 2020
- After the deluge - More than a year after historic flooding,
repairs are still ongoing in NW Missouri - December 2020 - November 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2020
- Missouri 2020 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 5, 2020
- October 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2020
- September 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2020
- August 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2020
- July 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2020
- Missourians encouraged to submit drought reports - July 2020
- June 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2020
- May 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2020
- Ponding creates potential for crop damage - May 2020
- April 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2020
- With freezing temperatures predicted, put the brakes on corn planting - April 2020
- March 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2020
- Stage set for spring flooding, Saturated soils leave water no place to go - March 2020
- February 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2020
- January 2020 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2020
- Saturated soils add flood threat as rain falls and snowpacks melt - January 2020
- December 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2020
2019
- November 2019 Weather & Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2019
- Missouri 2019 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 11, 2019
- Summerlike weather left as October came with more cool rains,
first freeze and snow - November 2019 - October 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2019
- Temperatures didn't drop: September felt like August - October 2019
- September 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2019
- August 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2019
- July 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2019
- June 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2019
- MU Extension offers online flood resources for crop farmers - June 2019
- May 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2019
- April 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2019
- March 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2019
- February 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2019
- January 2019 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2019
- December 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2019
2018
- 2018's weather was 'near normal,' but averages hide record-setting events - December 2018
- November 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2018
- Missouri 2018 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 12, 2018
- October 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2018
- September 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2018
- August 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2018
- July 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2018
- The Triple Whammy - August 2018
- June 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2018
- Public asked to submit drought information - June 2018
- May 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2018
- Upgraded MU weather station goes online in Mississippi County - May 2018
- Farmers seek help from MU agronomists on dry weather impact on crops, forages - May 2018
- May 2018 set to make history as warmest on record - May 2018
- April 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2018
- Cold, dry conditions delay planting and forage growth - April 2018
- Cold start to April delays crops - April 2018
- Don't let April snow showers dull May flowers - April 2018
- March 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2018
- February 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2018
- MU Extension offers free frost/freeze guide - March 2018
- Most of Missouri remains in drought - February 2018
- January 2018 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2018
- December 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2018
2017
- November 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2017
- Missouri 2017 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 28, 2017
- October 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2017
- September 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2017
- August 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2017
- MU research: Drip irrigation nets higher yields - August 2017
- July 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2017
- Missourians urged to report drought conditions - July 2017
- MU Extension weather stations help farmers know when to spray
Research links off-target herbicide movements to temperature inversions. - July 2017 - June 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2017
- May 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2017
- Weather Updates at Your Fingertips
Missouri Mesonet offers real-time weather updates across the state - May 2017 - April 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2017
- March 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2017
- Making Good Management Decisions
MU Extension researchers create automated system to track precipitation - March 2017 - February 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2017
- January 2017 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2017
- December 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2017
2016
- November 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2016
- Missouri 2016 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 9, 2016
- October 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2016
- September 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2016
- Wet weather can cause seeds to sprout on the plant - September 2016
- August 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2016
- July 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2016
- Wet July leads to wet early August;
crops, forage thrive, with warnings - August 2016 - Save a life: Beat the heat - July 2016
- June 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2016
- June temperatures in top 10, lack of rain affects farming - July 2016
- Citizens urged to report drought conditions - June 2016
- Too much heat, too little rain can change crop picture quickly - June 2016
- Crops face low soil moisture; rain in forecast can mitigate - June 2016
- May 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2016
- Wet weather slows haymakers; seed heads become a problem - May 2016
- April 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2016
- MU Extension guide lists first, last frost dates by region - April 2016
- Missouri corn growers get early start this year - April 2016
- March 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2016
- Spring outlook in Missouri another coin toss - March 2016
- February 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2016
- January 2016 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2016
- December 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2016
2015
- El Nino and its impact on Missouri winter - December 2015
- November 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2015
- Missouri 2015 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 20, 2015
- October 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2015
- September 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2015
- August 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2015
- Trickle-down effect of 2015 rain goes beyond farm community - August 2015
- July 2015 Weather and its Impacts on Missouri - August 2015
- Herbicide wind drift likely to increase with new soybean varieties - August 2015
- Crop-growing season could be wettest on record for 121 years - July 2015
- Weather Videos taken in Columbia, MO on July 1, 2015 - July 2015
- June 2015 Weather and its Impacts on Missouri - July 2015
- May 2015 Weather and its Impacts on Missouri - June 2015
- Forget April - May had all the showers - June 2015
- New weather station at Bates County school - June 2015
- New weather station at Unionville
fills data gap for farmers, students - May 2015 - New weather station at Lincoln County school - May 2015
- Rain slows corn planting. SE Missouri farmers hustle. - May 2015
- April showers: Too much for some, not enough for others
Month continues warm trend. - May 2015 - April 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2015
- Corn planting jumps in past week
But rains expected to halt planting again. - May 2015 - Wet conditions delay corn planting in much of the state - April 2015
- Corn planting delays not a problem yet - April 2015
- Rains delaying crop planting to continue into coming week - April 2015
- April weather: Wet and mild - April 2015
- March 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2015
- February in Missouri: Cold! - March 2015
- February 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2015
- January temperatures went from bitter cold to mild - February 2015
- January 2015 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2015
- December 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2015
2014
- MU climatologist: Gray days highest in at least 20 years - December 2014
- Missouri isn't the best place for a white Christmas - December 2014
- November 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2014
- First half of October wet enough to set record - November 2014
- October 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2014
- Missouri 2014 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 4, 2014
- Farmers fret as wet October hampers harvest;
forecast calls for less rain but slower drying - October 2014 - September marked by record-breaking lows - October 2014
- September 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2014
- August 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2014
- Sweater weather in July - August 2014
- Rains restore crop yield potential just in time,
says MU agronomist - August 2014 - Dry July could have capped crop yield estimates;
be wary of yield formulas, MU agronomist warns - August 2014 - July 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2014
- Who'll Report the Rain? Volunteer-driven
CoCoRaHS includes daily precipitation reports - July 2014 - New weather station in Lawrence County - July 2014
- June 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2014
- Corn growers smile in June rains;
haymakers fret at few sunny days - July 2014 - Wide temperature swings and too
little rain for Missouri in May - June 2014 - May 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2014
- April weather in Missouri - May 2014
- April 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2014
- No lamb for March April showers are here - April 2014
- March 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2014
- February in Missouri: Cold! Cold! Cold! - March 2014
- Winter weather turned cold in February,
go back to 1979 for colder, says Pat Guinan - March 2014 - February 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2014
- This winter could set records in Missouri - February 2014
- Windy start to 2014 brings wind chills;
weather challenges livestock producers - February 2014 - January 2014 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2014
- Bitterly cold temperatures are a reality check for the
Show-Me State - January 2014 - Websites offer free climate data - January 2014
- December 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2014
2013
- White Christmas not always a dream come true in Missouri - December 2013
- Below-normal temperatures for November,
Arctic air for December - December 2013 - November 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2013
- October brought record-setting low
temperatures and some drought relief - November 2013 - Missouri 2013 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 5, 2013
- October 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2013
- September broke temperature records in Missouri - October 2013
- September 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2013
- Drought returns 'with a vengeance'...
Crops dead or dying north of I-70. - September 2013 - Drought records set in August; Much of
Missouri left high and dry. - September 2013 - August 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2013
- July and August rainfall in Missouri:
The tale of the haves and the have-nots - August 2013 - July 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2013
- June had weather ups and downs,
but overall was a fairly normal month - July 2013 - June 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2013
- May weather full of extremes - June 2013
- May 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2013
- April and May set weather records - May 2013
- April 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2013
- Parts of Missouri still facing drought - April 2013
- March 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2013
- The beginning of 2013 brings drought relief to Missouri - March 2013
- February 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2013
- January 2013 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2013
- Missouri Climate Summary for 2012 - February 2013
- December 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2013
2012
- MU climatologist: 2012 will be state's warmest year on record - December 2012
- November 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2012
- Missouri 2012 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 12, 2012
- October 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2012
- September 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2012
- August 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2012
- Tropical Storms in Missouri - August 2012
- Southwest Missouri Weather and Climate Summary - August 2012
- July 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2012
- Missourians encouraged to report drought information online - July 2012
- June 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2012
- Arid start to 2012 crop season raises concern as prolonged heat builds - June 2012
- Driest May-June period in Missouri since 1988 - June 2012
- Flash drought still an issue despite recent rain relief - June 2012
- May 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2012
- "Flash drought" hurts young corn plants, brace roots fail to grow without moisture - May 2012
- Dryness creeps north in Missouri - May 2012
- April 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2012
- March 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - April 2012
- To Plant or Not to Plant - March 2012
- February 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2012
- January 2012 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2012
- Missouri Climate Summary for 2011 - January 2012
- December 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2012
2011
- A year of extremes - December 2011
- November 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2011
- Missouri 2011 Growing Season Climate Summary - November 2011
- Missourians encouraged to report drought information online - October 2011
- September 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2011
- A Challenging Summer - October 2011
- August 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2011
- July 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - August 2011
- June 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - July 2011
- May 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - June 2011
- April 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - May 2011
- Missouri Tornadoes and Some Facts - April 2011
- March 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - March 2011
- February 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - February 2011
- January 2011 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - January 2011
- Missouri Climate Summary for 2010 - January 2011
2010
- December 2010 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - December 2010
- Missouri Autumn Weather Summary - December 2010
- November 2010 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - November 2010
- October 2010 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - October 2010
- Missouri 2010 Growing Season Climate Summary - October 2010
- September 2010 Weather and Its Impacts on Missouri - September 2010
- Missouri Summer 2010 Weather Summary - September 2010
- Dog Days of Summer - August 2010
- Less Variance in Summer Precipitation Patterns over Missouri, and Wetter too - July 2010
- June was One of Warmest on Record; July looks Cooler, Wetter than Usual - July 2010
- Missouri Spring 2010 Weather Summary - June 2010
- Missouri Climate can be a-MAY-zing - May 2010
- When can We Expect our Last Spring Frost in Missouri? - April 2010
- Flood Risk High - March 2010
- Missouri Winter 2010 Weather Summary - March 2010
- One of Coldest Winters - March 2010
- Missouri Frost Line - February 2010
- A Cold Start to 2010 and the Winters of the Late 1970s - January 2010
2009
- Missouri Sets Two-Year Precipitation Record with 106 inches, More Possible - December 2009
- White Christmas? Probably Not. - December 2009
- One Crazy November Day - November 2009
- A Cold, Wet October - October 2009
- October Trick or Treat - October 2009
- When Can We Expect Our First Autumn Frost in Missouri? - September 2009
- August Anomalies ... - August 2009
- Beat the Heat; It Can Save Your Life - July 2009
- Hail of a Storm - June 2009
- Stormy Weather.....Be Prepared! - May 2009
- Showers, Flowers, and Tornadoes - April 2009
- March Madness - March 2009
- Historic Wetness In Missouri During 2008 - January 2009