Risco, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from MALDEN MUNI AP, MO US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Risco has an annual average temperature of 59.9°F with about 48.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 92.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 27.2°F). April is typically the wettest month (5.36 in) and August the driest (3.03 in).

Annual swing
45.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,561
Cooling need
1,731

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

54 of 366 (14.8%) of Risco'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.

1960s
77
1970s
43
1980s
78
1990s
46
2000s
31
2010s
70
2020s
21

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 45.5°F 27.2°F 36.4°F 3.24 in 8
February 50.7°F 30.2°F 40.5°F 3.71 in 8
March 60.6°F 38.2°F 49.4°F 4.47 in 11
April 71.4°F 48.2°F 59.8°F 5.36 in 9
May 80.9°F 58.5°F 69.7°F 5.21 in 10
June 89.8°F 67.6°F 78.7°F 3.56 in 8
July 92.2°F 71.1°F 81.6°F 4.22 in 8
August 91.0°F 68.8°F 79.9°F 3.03 in 7
September 84.9°F 60.7°F 72.8°F 3.19 in 7
October 74.2°F 48.6°F 61.4°F 3.49 in 7
November 60.0°F 38.2°F 49.1°F 4.50 in 8
December 48.9°F 30.5°F 39.7°F 4.54 in 9

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