All-time weather records — Rensselaer, MO
Climate change signal in Rensselaer
of Rensselaer's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1900s | · | · | ||
| 1910s | 265 | 267 | ||
| 1920s | 99 | 97 | ||
| 1930s | 1 | · | ||
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1960s | · | · | ||
| 1970s | · | · | ||
| 1980s | · | · | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | · | · |
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 1897, the latest in 1933. Period of observation: 1893-2010.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 63.0°F — Jan 5, 1916 | -22.0°F — Jan 12, 1918 | 3.20 in — Jan 2, 1897 |
| February | 73.9°F — Feb 16, 1921 | -17.0°F — Feb 2, 1917 | 3.27 in — Feb 21, 1997 |
| March | 87.1°F — Mar 14, 1918 | -2.9°F — Mar 19, 1923 | 3.25 in — Mar 20, 1945 |
| April | 88.0°F — Apr 17, 1924 | -2.0°F — Apr 8, 1915 | 4.32 in — Apr 10, 1944 |
| May | 93.9°F — May 31, 1913 | 33.1°F — May 5, 1917 | 4.34 in — May 31, 1974 |
| June | 102.9°F — Jun 17, 1918 | 39.9°F — Jun 11, 1913 | 3.90 in — Jun 25, 1968 |
| July | 106.0°F — Jul 11, 1914 | 48.0°F — Jul 4, 1922 | 6.02 in — Jul 19, 1896 |
| August | 109.9°F — Aug 4, 1918 | 39.0°F — Aug 31, 1915 | 4.61 in — Aug 8, 1899 |
| September | 105.1°F — Sep 2, 1913 | 30.0°F — Sep 30, 1912 | 3.67 in — Sep 4, 2008 |
| October | 91.0°F — Oct 4, 1922 | 16.0°F — Oct 31, 1917 | 4.04 in — Oct 17, 1946 |
| November | 82.0°F — Nov 7, 1915 | 7.0°F — Nov 19, 1914 | 3.40 in — Nov 12, 1922 |
| December | 66.9°F — Dec 8, 1916 | -14.1°F — Dec 26, 1914 | 3.10 in — Dec 18, 1895 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Rensselaer.