Stella, MO

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Stella has an annual average temperature of 58.6°F with about 50 inches of precipitation per year and 8.1 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 25.3°F). May is typically the wettest month (6.74 in) and February the driest (2.41 in). Snow typically falls from December through March.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
44.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,729
Cooling need
1,431

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

38 of 366 (10.4%) of Stella'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
32
1910s
33
1920s
19
1930s
60
1940s
19
1950s
44
1960s
17
1970s
11
1980s
32
1990s
9
2000s
10
2010s
16
2020s
28

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 46.3°F 25.3°F 35.8°F 2.55 in 2.8 in 6
February 50.9°F 29.0°F 40.0°F 2.41 in 0.9 in 6
March 60.0°F 38.0°F 49.0°F 3.70 in 2.0 in 8
April 69.7°F 47.0°F 58.4°F 5.31 in 9
May 77.2°F 57.0°F 67.1°F 6.74 in 11
June 85.2°F 66.2°F 75.7°F 5.70 in 9
July 89.8°F 70.4°F 80.1°F 4.20 in 7
August 89.4°F 68.3°F 78.9°F 3.65 in 6
September 82.2°F 59.7°F 70.9°F 4.99 in 7
October 71.5°F 47.8°F 59.7°F 4.14 in 7
November 59.5°F 37.8°F 48.6°F 3.70 in 0.1 in 7
December 49.4°F 29.0°F 39.2°F 2.87 in 2.3 in 6

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