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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Missouri

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1978

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1978 1-Month	56.4°F (13.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	1.9°F (1.1°C)	88th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1907
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1981
Mar–Apr 1978 2-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	49.1°F (9.5°C)	-1.7°F (-0.9°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1960
				96th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1940
Feb–Apr 1978 3-Month	38.7°F (3.7°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	-5.2°F (-2.9°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1960	1899
				126th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1912, 1958
Jan–Apr 1978 4-Month	33.9°F (1.1°C)	40.3°F (4.6°C)	-6.4°F (-3.5°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1912
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Dec 1977–Apr 1978 5-Month	33.3°F (0.7°C)	38.8°F (3.8°C)	-5.5°F (-3.1°C)	1st Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1978
				127th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Nov 1977–Apr 1978 6-Month	35.2°F (1.8°C)	39.6°F (4.2°C)	-4.4°F (-2.4°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1899, 1912
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Oct 1977–Apr 1978 7-Month	38.1°F (3.4°C)	42.1°F (5.6°C)	-4.0°F (-2.2°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1912	1899
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
Sep 1977–Apr 1978 8-Month	42.1°F (5.6°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-3.3°F (-1.8°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1912
Aug 1977–Apr 1978 9-Month	45.8°F (7.7°C)	48.8°F (9.3°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	3rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899, 1918
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1912
Jul 1977–Apr 1978 10-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	51.7°F (10.9°C)	-2.5°F (-1.3°C)	4th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1899
				124th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2012
	Ties: 1904
Jun 1977–Apr 1978 11-Month	51.5°F (10.8°C)	53.7°F (12.1°C)	-2.2°F (-1.3°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1905
May 1977–Apr 1978 12-Month	52.9°F (11.6°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	13th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1918
				115th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2012
	Ties: 1982
Nov 1976–Apr 1978 18-Month	47.8°F (8.8°C)	49.6°F (9.8°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	6th Coolest	Coolest since: 1918	1979
				121st Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
	Ties: 1899
May 1976–Apr 1978 24-Month	52.5°F (11.4°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-2.0°F (-1.1°C)	2nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1905	1905
				125th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2017
May 1975–Apr 1978 36-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.7°F (-0.4°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1979
				109th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1913, 1930, 1951, 1963, 1998
May 1974–Apr 1978 48-Month	53.7°F (12.1°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.8°F (-0.4°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1980
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	1935, 2019
	Ties: 1961
May 1973–Apr 1978 60-Month	54.1°F (12.3°C)	54.5°F (12.5°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1973	1906, 1908
				98th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2020
	Ties: 1919, 1929, 1951, 1953, 1960

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/