Ludlow, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHILLICOTHE 2S, MO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ludlow has an annual average temperature of 52.6°F with about 41.2 inches of precipitation per year and 13.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.3°F), and the coldest is January (average low 16.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.36 in) and January the driest (1.26 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,430
Cooling need
963

Best time to visit Ludlow

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

71 of 366 (19.4%) of Ludlow'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.

1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
0
1970s
0
1980s
66
1990s
53
2000s
81
2010s
123
2020s
43

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 34.5°F 16.3°F 25.4°F 1.26 in 4.7 in 6
February 39.8°F 20.6°F 30.2°F 1.80 in 4.5 in 7
March 52.0°F 30.8°F 41.4°F 2.90 in 1.6 in 9
April 63.5°F 41.4°F 52.4°F 3.75 in 0.3 in 11
May 73.5°F 53.2°F 63.3°F 5.36 in 13
June 83.1°F 63.1°F 73.1°F 5.21 in 11
July 87.3°F 67.1°F 77.2°F 4.71 in 9
August 85.7°F 64.4°F 75.1°F 4.61 in 10
September 78.3°F 55.1°F 66.7°F 4.39 in 9
October 66.1°F 42.8°F 54.5°F 3.22 in 9
November 51.4°F 31.2°F 41.3°F 2.29 in 0.4 in 7
December 39.2°F 21.7°F 30.5°F 1.69 in 2.4 in 7

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