Tightwad, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from TRUMAN DAM & RSVR, MO US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Tightwad has an annual average temperature of 56.6°F with about 43.5 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 89.7°F), and the coldest is January (average low 21.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.52 in) and January the driest (1.75 in).

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,338
Cooling need
1,296

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

117 of 366 (32%) of Tightwad'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.

1980s
83
1990s
68
2000s
67
2010s
82
2020s
66

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 42.5°F 21.9°F 32.2°F 1.75 in 7
February 46.8°F 25.1°F 36.0°F 2.14 in 6
March 57.0°F 33.9°F 45.4°F 3.04 in 10
April 67.7°F 43.7°F 55.7°F 4.60 in 12
May 76.1°F 55.1°F 65.6°F 5.52 in 12
June 84.9°F 64.9°F 74.9°F 5.24 in 10
July 89.7°F 69.4°F 79.6°F 4.70 in 8
August 88.8°F 67.3°F 78.0°F 3.96 in 8
September 81.6°F 58.5°F 70.1°F 4.11 in 8
October 69.9°F 46.3°F 58.1°F 3.45 in 9
November 57.3°F 35.6°F 46.5°F 3.06 in 7
December 46.4°F 26.7°F 36.5°F 1.97 in 6

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