Liberal, MO
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from JOPLIN 24 N, MO US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
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).
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →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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