Malden Muni, MO Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Malden Muni's primary NOAA station, MALDEN MUNI AP.
The climate verdict for Malden Muni
Water is the standout signal in Malden Muni, Missouri: 48.5 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 60°F. It scores 80/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 76% of them.
- 60°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 80/100
- comfort score, above 76% of station-mapped location scores
- 48.5"
- yearly precipitation total
- 219 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Malden Muni: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00235207 · Malden Muni, MO 60°F mean · 48.5" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 60°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,146
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Alum Fork
- PRCP-MID 48.5"
- SWING-WIDE 45°F
- COMF-TOP 80/100
- LOAD-MIX H/C balanced
- STN-1 USC00235207
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Alum Fork, AR (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every MO station list.
- Malden (this station) 60°F
- Hot Cullman, AL 60°F
- Near Alum Fork, AR 60°F
- Near Barnsdall, OK 60°F
- Near Clayton Wtp, NC 60°F
Climate Living Index · Malden Muni
Malden Muni: 62/100 · grade C
Malden Muni publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Malden Muni, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 80/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 219 days/year | 77/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.9°F · 7.6° from 67.5°F | 76/100 · B |
| Precipitation balance | 48.5 in · 13.5 from 35 in | 53/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 150 calendar days | 46/100 · D |
Malden Muni · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Malden Muni is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 36.4°F and warmest-month mean 81.6°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 81.6°F
- Coldest month
- 36.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · balanced station
Where Malden Muni sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Malden Muni's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 25% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Malden Muni sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 23% wettest
- Malden Muni's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 60th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Malden Muni compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Malden Muni's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
80 Top 24% score exceeds 76% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Malden Muni's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 30 complete annual observations from 1961 to 2025, MALDEN MUNI AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.41°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Malden Muni primary station fitted change +0.41 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46°F (8°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 3.2" | 21.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 51°F (10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 3.7" | 17.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 61°F (16°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 4.5" | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (22°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 5.4" | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 5.2" | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 3.6" | 0.0 | 13.8 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 82°F (28°C) | 4.2" | 0.0 | 18.9 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 3.0" | 0.0 | 15.8 |
| September | 85°F (29°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 3.2" | 0.0 | 7.5 |
| October | 74°F (23°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 3.5" | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| November | 60°F (16°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 4.5" | 8.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 49°F (9°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 4.5" | 18.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Malden Muni works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 92°F by July 3 and hold at or above 90°F on 73 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 77 dates, bottoming at 27°F around January 19.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 15 through August 26, covering 73 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 11 to October 26.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 22, then returns to freezing around December 8, covering 77 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is April 30, when 33% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 26 at 20%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 99 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 11 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Malden Muni.
Where Malden Muni Stands Nationally
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 73 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Malden Muni earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
7.8 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
10.6 days with precipitation
9.4 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
7.9 days with precipitation
7.7 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
8.3 days with precipitation
8.6 days with precipitation
Malden Muni spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 22% of the annual total and December through February 24%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Malden Muni has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45.2°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: April averages 5.4" and August 3.0". The three wettest months together take 31% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Malden Muni, it arrives in quantity
48.5" of precipitation falls across only about 100 wet days here, averaging 0.49 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 100 a year, 27% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.49 inches
- Most wet days
- March, about 11
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 7
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 3
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 29
50% probability date
Growing Season
219 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,761
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,942
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MO closest to Malden Muni on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (60°F here).
- Barnsdall, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Cullman, AL 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Fairview, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Gainesville, GA 60°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (48.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Hartsville, SC 48.5" · 0.0" off
- Jefferson City, TN 48.5" · 0.0" off
- Sedro-woolley, WA 48.5" · 0.0" off
- Centerport, NY 48.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Malden Muni's climate pattern fits together
mixed demand · wet · mid swing
Water is prominent even though neither heating nor cooling wholly defines the record. Malden Muni averages 48.5 inches of precipitation a year. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The monthly table supplies the seasonal distribution hidden by that annual total.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Malden Muni's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 45.2°F. The annual average is 60°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Heating and cooling both register in Malden Muni's normal, at 3,761 and 1,942 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.
A roughly 219-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Malden Muni's primary station, where heating and cooling demand are close enough that neither season sets the character on its own. On a balanced station like Malden Muni, the bands are descriptive ranges rather than an official NOAA classification or a forecast.
Questions about Malden Muni's climate
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Malden Muni's primary station: MALDEN MUNI AP (USC00235207). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Malden Muni; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Malden Muni comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.