All-time weather records — Purdy, MO

Record high
106.0°F
July 17, 1980
Record low
-17.0°F
December 23, 1989
Wettest day
6.62 in
December 27, 2015

Climate change signal in Purdy

27%

of Purdy's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (99 of 366 records since 2015).

12.3%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (45 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1970s
42
80
1980s
87
89
1990s
47
73
2000s
58
48
2010s
64
48
2020s
68
28

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1974, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1972-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 73.9°F — Jan 3, 2023 -16.1°F — Jan 20, 1985 4.86 in — Jan 8, 2008
February 81.0°F — Feb 12, 2017 -16.1°F — Feb 16, 2021 2.97 in — Feb 24, 2018
March 90.0°F — Mar 22, 2026 -2.0°F — Mar 3, 2014 3.61 in — Mar 18, 2008
April 90.0°F — Apr 19, 1987 19.0°F — Apr 3, 1975 5.38 in — Apr 24, 2004
May 91.0°F — May 28, 2018 28.9°F — May 3, 1976 4.34 in — May 28, 2021
June 100.0°F — Jun 27, 1988 44.1°F — Jun 1, 1982 5.08 in — Jun 23, 1976
July 106.0°F — Jul 17, 1980 50.0°F — Jul 3, 2014 3.45 in — Jul 3, 1976
August 106.0°F — Aug 3, 2011 46.0°F — Aug 31, 2009 4.91 in — Aug 19, 2015
September 105.1°F — Sep 3, 2000 32.0°F — Sep 30, 1984 5.55 in — Sep 2, 2010
October 93.0°F — Oct 8, 1980 17.1°F — Oct 31, 1993 5.77 in — Oct 9, 2009
November 84.9°F — Nov 10, 2006 3.9°F — Nov 29, 1976 4.75 in — Nov 1, 2004
December 79.0°F — Dec 28, 2025 -17.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 6.62 in — Dec 27, 2015

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