Sikeston Pwr Stn, 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 Sikeston Pwr Stn's primary NOAA station, SIKESTON PWR STN.
The climate verdict for Sikeston Pwr Stn
Water is the standout signal in Sikeston Pwr Stn, Missouri: 49.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year. Against that wet profile, NOAA records an annual average of 60°F. It scores 83/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 81% of them.
- 60°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 83/100
- comfort score, above 81% of station-mapped location scores
- 49.6"
- annual precipitation · 3" snow
- 225 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Sikeston Pwr Stn: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00237772 · Sikeston Pwr Stn, MO 60°F mean · 49.6" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-TOP · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 60°F
- RANK-UPPER #5,009
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Putnam
- PRCP-MID 49.6"
- SWING-WIDE 45°F
- COMF-TOP 83/100
- LOAD-HEAT 3,849 HDD
- STN-1 USC00237772
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Putnam, OK (+ 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.
- Sikeston Pwr (this station) 60°F
- Hot Butler, OK 60°F
- Near Putnam, OK 60°F
- Near Guthrie, OK 60°F
- Cold Red Rock, OK 59°F
Climate Living Index · Sikeston Pwr Stn
Sikeston Pwr Stn: 66/100 · grade C
Sikeston Pwr Stn publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Sikeston Pwr Stn, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 83/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 225 days/year | 79/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 59.5°F · 8.0° from 67.5°F | 75/100 · B |
| Snowfall burden | 3.1 inches/year | 74/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 130 calendar days | 59/100 · C |
| Precipitation balance | 49.6 in · 14.6 from 35 in | 48/100 · D |
Sikeston Pwr Stn · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Sikeston Pwr Stn is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 36.0°F and warmest-month mean 81.0°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
- 81.0°F
- Coldest month
- 36.0°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 · heating-led station
Where Sikeston Pwr Stn sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Sikeston Pwr Stn's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 27% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Sikeston Pwr Stn sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Top 20% wettest
- Sikeston Pwr Stn's annual total ranks in the wetter third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 59th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Sikeston Pwr Stn compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Sikeston Pwr Stn's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
83 Top 19% score exceeds 81% 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
Sikeston Pwr Stn's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 38 complete annual observations from 1951 to 2019, SIKESTON PWR STN warmed at a fitted rate of 0.07°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Sikeston Pwr Stn primary station fitted change +0.07 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44°F (7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 3.7" | 0.8" | 21.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 49°F (10°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 4.3" | 1.2" | 17.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 59°F (15°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 5.0" | 0.6" | 8.7 | 0.0 |
| April | 71°F (21°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 60°F (15°C) | 5.5" | 0.0" | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| May | 81°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 4.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 3.2 |
| June | 89°F (32°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 4.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 13.2 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 3.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.7 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 3.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.0 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 3.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| October | 73°F (23°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 3.6" | 0.1" | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| November | 58°F (15°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 4.2" | 0.0" | 7.9 | 0.0 |
| December | 48°F (9°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 4.1" | 0.4" | 17.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Sikeston Pwr Stn works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 92°F by July 14 and hold at or above 90°F on 62 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 68 dates, bottoming at 27°F around January 19.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 21 through August 21, covering 62 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 14 to October 22.
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 20, then returns to freezing around December 15, covering 68 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 May 3, when 34% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 25 at 19%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 97 wet dates a year.
The widest day
October 4 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 25°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Sikeston Pwr Stn.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 0.8"
8.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.2"
7.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
10.0 days with precipitation
9.9 days with precipitation
10.3 days with precipitation
8.4 days with precipitation
6.9 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
6.3 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
8.7 days with precipitation
Sikeston Pwr Stn spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 23% of the annual total and December through February 24%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Sikeston Pwr Stn has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: April averages 5.5" and September 3.2". 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 Sikeston Pwr Stn, it arrives in quantity
49.6" of precipitation falls across only about 97 wet days here, averaging 0.51 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 97 a year, 26% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.51 inches
- Most wet days
- May, about 10
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 6
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.
Snow reaches Sikeston Pwr Stn, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 3.1 inches of snow a year here, most likely in February. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 2 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 6
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 26
50% probability date
Growing Season
225 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
3,849
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,889
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside MO closest to Sikeston Pwr Stn 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).
- Alamo, TN 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Alto, GA 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Bristow, OK 60°F · 0.0°F off
- Corning, AR 60°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (49.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Ben Lomond, CA 49.6" · 0.0" off
- Murfreesboro, NC 49.6" · 0.0" off
- Lenoir, NC 49.7" · 0.0" off
- Greer, SC 49.7" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Sikeston Pwr Stn's climate pattern fits together
heating led · wet · mid swing
Sikeston Pwr Stn's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 3,849 annual heating degree days against 1,889 for cooling. Its 45.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Sikeston Pwr Stn's frost-free season lasts about 225 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Sikeston Pwr Stn's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 45.0°F. The annual average is 60°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Alongside its heating load, Sikeston Pwr Stn carries 49.6 inches of precipitation in a normal year, inside PlainClimate's wet range. Annual snowfall totals 3.1 inches. That distinction matters because a wet annual total can arrive as rain, snow, or a mixture at different times.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Sikeston Pwr Stn's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Sikeston Pwr Stn, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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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 Sikeston Pwr Stn's primary station: SIKESTON PWR STN (USC00237772). 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 Sikeston Pwr Stn; 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 Sikeston Pwr Stn 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.