Bowling Green, MO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BOWLING GREEN 1 E, MO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Bowling Green has an annual average temperature of 53.3°F with about 40.6 inches of precipitation per year and 15.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 85.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.67 in) and February the driest (2.06 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →57 of 366 (15.6%) of Bowling Green'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.
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 0 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 48 | |
| 1970s | 49 | |
| 1980s | 74 | |
| 1990s | 76 | |
| 2000s | 28 | |
| 2010s | 61 | |
| 2020s | 30 |
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 | 35.8°F | 18.5°F | 27.2°F | 2.44 in | 4.6 in | 6 |
| February | 41.2°F | 22.5°F | 31.8°F | 2.06 in | 5.0 in | 7 |
| March | 52.0°F | 32.3°F | 42.1°F | 2.73 in | 1.9 in | 9 |
| April | 64.5°F | 43.0°F | 53.7°F | 4.46 in | 0.2 in | 10 |
| May | 73.2°F | 53.3°F | 63.2°F | 4.67 in | — | 12 |
| June | 81.8°F | 62.3°F | 72.1°F | 4.55 in | — | 9 |
| July | 85.9°F | 66.5°F | 76.2°F | 4.32 in | — | 8 |
| August | 84.8°F | 64.6°F | 74.7°F | 3.57 in | — | 7 |
| September | 77.9°F | 56.0°F | 67.0°F | 3.89 in | — | 7 |
| October | 66.6°F | 44.9°F | 55.8°F | 2.95 in | — | 8 |
| November | 52.7°F | 33.7°F | 43.2°F | 2.90 in | 0.8 in | 7 |
| December | 40.4°F | 23.9°F | 32.1°F | 2.07 in | 3.1 in | 7 |
Climate twins of Bowling Green
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