Ashland, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from COLUMBIA RGNL AP, MO US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ashland has an annual average temperature of 56°F with about 41.4 inches of precipitation per year and 16.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.5°F). April is typically the wettest month (4.88 in) and December the driest (2.09 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,437
Cooling need
1,209

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

87 of 366 (23.8%) of Ashland's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1960s
0
1970s
40
1980s
79
1990s
49
2000s
58
2010s
88
2020s
52

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 39.5°F 22.5°F 31.0°F 2.12 in 6.0 in 8
February 45.1°F 26.4°F 35.7°F 2.12 in 4.6 in 8
March 56.3°F 35.6°F 46.0°F 2.97 in 1.5 in 11
April 67.2°F 45.6°F 56.4°F 4.88 in 0.2 in 11
May 75.9°F 55.7°F 65.8°F 4.77 in 13
June 84.5°F 64.7°F 74.6°F 4.23 in 9
July 88.5°F 68.5°F 78.5°F 4.13 in 9
August 87.7°F 66.7°F 77.2°F 4.14 in 9
September 80.1°F 58.3°F 69.2°F 3.83 in 7
October 68.2°F 46.8°F 57.5°F 3.47 in 9
November 54.7°F 36.0°F 45.3°F 2.68 in 0.8 in 9
December 43.6°F 26.7°F 35.2°F 2.09 in 3.4 in 8

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