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| Station | County | Weekly Temperature (°F) | Monthly Precipitation (in.) |
Growing Degree Days‡ |
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| Avg. Max. |
Avg. Min. |
Extreme High | Extreme Low | Mean | Depar- ture from long term avg. |
Oct 1- Oct 30 |
Depar- ture from long term avg. |
Accum- ulated Since April 1 |
Depar- ture from long term avg. |
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| Corning | Atchison | 47 | 32 | 60 | 28 | 39 | -12 | 2.97 | +0.69 | 3857 | +301 |
| St. Joseph | Buchanan | 45 | 33 | 59 | 27 | 39 | -13 | 3.14 | +0.55 | 3636 | +110 |
| Brunswick | Carroll | 47 | 35 | 63 | 29 | 41 | -11 | 2.77 | +0.04 | 2877 | -663 |
| Albany | Gentry | 46 | 30 | 59 | 27 | 38 | -13 | 2.19 | -0.17 | 3487 | +122 |
| Alma | Lafayette | 48 | 35 | 63 | 28 | 41 | -11 | 3.35 | +0.62 | * | * |
| Marshall | Saline | 47 | 36 | 64 | 29 | 41 | -11 | 3.25 | +0.52 | 3849 | +309 |
| Auxvasse | Audrain | 49 | 37 | 68 | 30 | 43 | -10 | 3.72 | +1.12 | 3761 | +118 |
| Vandalia | Audrain | 48 | 37 | 66 | 31 | 43 | -9 | 3.57 | +0.99 | 3634 | +110 |
| Columbia-Bradford Research and Extension Center | Boone | 47 | 36 | 66 | 29 | 42 | -11 | 4.23 | +1.42 | 3536 | -151 |
| Columbia-Capen Park | Boone | 51 | 37 | 72 | 32 | 43 | -10 | 4.24 | +1.41 | 3795 | +86 |
| Columbia-Jefferson Farm and Gardens | Boone | 48 | 37 | 67 | 30 | 43 | -10 | 4.18 | +1.36 | 3824 | +95 |
| Columbia-Sanborn Field | Boone | 49 | 39 | 68 | 31 | 43 | -11 | 4.23 | +1.30 | 4066 | +175 |
| Columbia-South Farms | Boone | 49 | 37 | 67 | 30 | 43 | -10 | 4.35 | +1.46 | 3836 | +128 |
| Williamsburg | Callaway | 48 | 37 | 67 | 30 | 42 | -10 | 4.61 | +1.46 | 3477 | -80 |
| Novelty | Knox | 46 | 32 | 61 | 28 | 39 | -12 | 5.00 | +2.16 | 3332 | -68 |
| Mosow Mills | Lincoln | 50 | 40 | 66 | 32 | 44 | -9 | 5.87 | +2.69 | 3702 | +72 |
| Linneus | Linn | 46 | 33 | 58 | 27 | 39 | -12 | 3.51 | +0.95 | 3454 | +40 |
| Monroe City | Monroe | 48 | 36 | 66 | 30 | 42 | -9 | 3.17 | +0.63 | 3617 | +54 |
| Versailles | Morgan | 48 | 37 | 68 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 5.22 | +2.11 | 3735 | -127 |
| Green Ridge | Pettis | 49 | 37 | 67 | 30 | 42 | -10 | 3.77 | +0.73 | 3843 | +186 |
| Unionville | Putnam | 45 | 32 | 54 | 27 | 38 | -12 | 2.61 | -0.15 | 3244 | +130 |
| Saint Louis Science Center | Saint Louis City | 55 | 43 | 67 | 36 | 47 | -8 | 3.84 | +0.60 | 4354 | +127 |
| Lamar | Barton | 52 | 39 | 71 | 30 | 44 | -11 | 5.22 | +2.11 | 4100 | +92 |
| Butler | Bates | 49 | 36 | 68 | 28 | 42 | -12 | 4.21 | +1.12 | 3773 | -102 |
| Cook Station | Crawford | 54 | 43 | 69 | 33 | 47 | -7 | 2.63 | -0.39 | 3824 | +86 |
| Mount Vernon | Lawrence | 52 | 38 | 70 | 29 | 44 | -8 | 7.97 | +4.91 | 3804 | +344 |
| Round Spring | Shannon | 55 | 44 | 69 | 36 | 48 | -5 | 6.11 | +3.02 | 3737 | +116 |
| Mountain Grove | Wright | 52 | 40 | 63 | 31 | 45 | -9 | 6.15 | +3.04 | 3737 | +93 |
| Delta | Cape Girardeau | 57 | 46 | 64 | 40 | 51 | -4 | 6.58 | +3.24 | 4173 | +29 |
| Cardwell | Dunklin | 58 | 48 | 70 | 41 | 53 | -4 | 7.29 | +3.27 | 4547 | -14 |
| Clarkton | Dunklin | 59 | 47 | 70 | 41 | 53 | -3 | 8.52 | +5.42 | 4497 | +17 |
| Glennonville | Dunklin | 58 | 47 | 69 | 41 | 53 | -4 | 7.24 | +4.17 | 4554 | +107 |
| Charleston | Mississippi | 59 | 48 | 70 | 42 | 53 | -3 | 6.40 | +3.22 | 4529 | +221 |
| Hayward | Pemiscot | 59 | 49 | 69 | 42 | 54 | -3 | 7.03 | +3.28 | 4627 | +102 |
| Portageville | Pemiscot | 59 | 48 | 69 | 42 | 54 | -4 | 7.48 | +3.55 | 4762 | +184 |
| Steele | Pemiscot | 58 | 49 | 72 | 43 | 54 | -4 | 9.32 | +5.69 | 4665 | +63 |
* Complete data not available for report
‡Growing degree days are calculated by subtracting a 50 degree (Fahrenheit) base temperature from the average daily temperature. Thus, if the average temperature for the day is 75 degrees, then 25 growing degree days will have been accumulated.
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REVISED: October 31, 2019