Liberal, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JOPLIN 24 N, MO US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Liberal has an annual average temperature of 56.7°F with about 45.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 89.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 23.2°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.77 in) and January the driest (1.90 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,137
Cooling need
1,149

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Climate change signal

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219 of 366 (59.8%) of Liberal'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.

2000s
21
2010s
198
2020s
147

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 44.2°F 23.2°F 33.7°F 1.90 in 9
February 48.9°F 26.9°F 37.9°F 2.07 in 9
March 59.2°F 36.4°F 47.8°F 2.96 in 10
April 68.5°F 45.5°F 57.0°F 5.25 in 11
May 75.9°F 54.9°F 65.4°F 6.77 in 13
June 84.5°F 63.8°F 74.2°F 5.40 in 9
July 88.9°F 67.4°F 78.2°F 4.00 in 8
August 89.1°F 64.7°F 76.9°F 3.77 in 8
September 81.3°F 55.9°F 68.6°F 5.15 in 7
October 70.5°F 45.2°F 57.8°F 3.58 in 8
November 57.8°F 35.0°F 46.4°F 2.89 in 7
December 46.7°F 26.2°F 36.5°F 2.06 in 9

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