Whiteside, MO

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ELSBERRY 1 S, MO US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Whiteside has an annual average temperature of 54°F with about 41.3 inches of precipitation per year and 16.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.8°F), and the coldest is January (average low 19.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.00 in) and February the driest (2.21 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
47.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,890
Cooling need
924

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

25 of 366 (6.8%) of Whiteside'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.

1930s
96
1940s
31
1950s
72
1960s
23
1970s
21
1980s
46
1990s
20
2000s
16
2010s
28
2020s
13

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 37.7°F 19.7°F 28.7°F 2.35 in 5.1 in 8
February 43.3°F 23.3°F 33.3°F 2.21 in 4.5 in 7
March 54.9°F 32.5°F 43.7°F 3.20 in 2.4 in 9
April 66.9°F 42.7°F 54.8°F 4.40 in 0.2 in 10
May 75.2°F 53.2°F 64.2°F 5.00 in 12
June 83.4°F 62.1°F 72.8°F 4.17 in 9
July 86.8°F 66.0°F 76.4°F 4.24 in 7
August 85.1°F 64.0°F 74.5°F 3.16 in 6
September 78.5°F 55.7°F 67.1°F 3.49 in 7
October 67.3°F 44.4°F 55.9°F 3.28 in 8
November 53.7°F 33.4°F 43.5°F 3.28 in 0.7 in 7
December 41.4°F 24.4°F 32.9°F 2.47 in 3.4 in 7

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