Sedalia, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SEDALIA WTP, MO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sedalia has an annual average temperature of 53.7°F with about 43.6 inches of precipitation per year and 13.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 18.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.32 in) and January the driest (1.92 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,004
Cooling need
951

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

30 of 366 (8.2%) of Sedalia'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
36
1900s
22
1930s
38
1940s
45
1950s
69
1960s
29
1970s
23
1980s
29
1990s
17
2000s
18
2010s
21
2020s
19

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 38.2°F 18.9°F 28.6°F 1.92 in 4.9 in 7
February 43.3°F 22.9°F 33.1°F 2.15 in 2.7 in 6
March 54.3°F 31.8°F 43.0°F 2.76 in 1.7 in 9
April 64.9°F 41.8°F 53.3°F 4.62 in 0.1 in 11
May 73.9°F 52.8°F 63.3°F 5.32 in 11
June 82.5°F 62.9°F 72.7°F 5.19 in 9
July 86.8°F 66.9°F 76.9°F 4.94 in 8
August 85.8°F 64.3°F 75.1°F 3.88 in 7
September 78.3°F 55.6°F 67.0°F 4.16 in 7
October 67.3°F 43.6°F 55.5°F 3.56 in 0.1 in 9
November 53.7°F 32.6°F 43.2°F 2.89 in 0.4 in 7
December 42.6°F 23.8°F 33.2°F 2.21 in 3.2 in 7

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