All-time weather records — West Plains, MO

Record high
108.0°F
August 4, 2011
Record low
-20.9°F
February 2, 1951
Wettest day
7.75 in
April 30, 2017

Climate change signal in West Plains

16.9%

of West Plains's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (62 of 366 records since 2015).

3.6%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (13 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 #
1940s
5
9
1950s
105
63
1960s
53
65
1970s
27
46
1980s
50
66
1990s
16
53
2000s
25
29
2010s
27
25
2020s
58
10

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 1948, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1948-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 77.0°F — Jan 25, 1950 -18.0°F — Jan 20, 1985 3.80 in — Jan 30, 1982
February 89.1°F — Feb 28, 2024 -20.9°F — Feb 2, 1951 5.14 in — Feb 9, 1966
March 91.0°F — Mar 21, 2026 -2.9°F — Mar 5, 1960 5.20 in — Mar 19, 2008
April 91.0°F — Apr 9, 2020 18.0°F — Apr 8, 2007 7.75 in — Apr 30, 2017
May 96.1°F — May 27, 2012 27.0°F — May 4, 2013 5.20 in — May 8, 2002
June 106.0°F — Jun 29, 2012 39.0°F — Jun 1, 1972 4.65 in — Jun 23, 1976
July 107.1°F — Jul 12, 1980 46.0°F — Jul 6, 1972 3.85 in — Jul 7, 1949
August 108.0°F — Aug 4, 2011 39.9°F — Aug 29, 1986 5.20 in — Aug 22, 1971
September 102.9°F — Sep 3, 1954 30.9°F — Sep 30, 1949 5.11 in — Sep 10, 1975
October 93.9°F — Oct 1, 1952 19.0°F — Oct 29, 1952 3.90 in — Oct 9, 2009
November 84.9°F — Nov 16, 2025 5.0°F — Nov 25, 1950 5.20 in — Nov 5, 1994
December 80.1°F — Dec 4, 2021 -13.0°F — Dec 22, 1989 4.00 in — Dec 6, 2013

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in West Plains.