Poplar Bluff, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from POPLAR BLUFF, MO US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Poplar Bluff has an annual average temperature of 58.7°F with about 52.2 inches of precipitation per year and 5.4 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 90.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.8°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.94 in) and September the driest (3.29 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
45.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,834
Cooling need
1,554

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

19 of 366 (5.2%) of Poplar Bluff'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.

1890s
18
1900s
25
1910s
27
1920s
63
1930s
53
1940s
55
1950s
46
1960s
11
1970s
7
1980s
15
1990s
5
2000s
6
2010s
27
2020s
8

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 44.0°F 25.8°F 34.9°F 3.46 in 0.6 in 9
February 49.3°F 29.5°F 39.4°F 3.63 in 1.6 in 8
March 59.0°F 38.1°F 48.5°F 4.77 in 1.3 in 11
April 69.9°F 47.4°F 58.7°F 5.94 in 10
May 78.9°F 57.6°F 68.3°F 5.37 in 11
June 87.5°F 67.0°F 77.3°F 4.29 in 9
July 90.5°F 70.6°F 80.5°F 4.70 in 8
August 89.5°F 68.5°F 79.0°F 3.65 in 8
September 82.8°F 60.6°F 71.7°F 3.29 in 7
October 71.9°F 47.7°F 59.8°F 4.07 in 8
November 57.8°F 37.5°F 47.7°F 4.80 in 0.2 in 9
December 47.1°F 29.3°F 38.2°F 4.27 in 1.7 in 9

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