Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Independence (USC00234154), Missouri, United States, with 36 years of record.
Key Facts for Independence
Independence (USC00234154) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 39.06 latitude and -94.39 longitude, 300 m (985 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1990 to 2025, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Independence still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Independence set a daily record low maximum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 12 July 2021.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 39.06 latitude, -94.39 longitude.
Elevation: 300 m (985 ft).
Period of record: 1990 to 2025, 36 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Independence. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Independence, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
39.4 C (102.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Independence still stand. 1990 holds the most, with 84.
Standing records at Independence by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1990
84
1991
69
1992
47
1993
42
1994
38
1995
39
1996
55
1997
51
1998
45
1999
40
2000
67
2001
38
2002
35
2003
42
2004
48
2005
33
2006
59
2007
42
2008
27
2009
50
2010
30
2011
51
2012
59
2013
55
2014
52
2015
41
2016
43
2017
53
2018
60
2019
30
2020
36
2021
3
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 162.1 mm (6.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Independence. The most was 162.1 mm (6.4 in) on 7 May 2007.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Independence
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
31 January 1999
Feb
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
21 February 1997
Mar
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
5 March 2004
Apr
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
21 April 2002
May
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
7 May 2007
Jun
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
4 June 2005
Jul
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
26 July 1998
Aug
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
22 August 2017
Sep
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
14 September 1998
Oct
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
8 October 2018
Nov
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
27 November 2015
Dec
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
14 December 2015
Period of Record Coverage
1990 to 2021
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
32 years of record at Independence, 1990 to 2021. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1995, 2012, 2021.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Independence, 1990 to 2020. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.4 C (54.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1996, at 10.5 C (50.8 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 13.9 C (57.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Independence as warming stripes, 1990 to 2020
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1990
12.7 C
+0.28 C
1991
12.8 C
+0.38 C
1993
10.9 C
-1.50 C
1994
12.2 C
-0.22 C
1996
10.5 C
-1.94 C
1997
11.3 C
-1.09 C
1998
13.0 C
+0.63 C
1999
12.9 C
+0.49 C
2000
12.4 C
-0.01 C
2002
12.9 C
+0.44 C
2004
12.5 C
+0.11 C
2005
13.2 C
+0.76 C
2006
13.9 C
+1.46 C
2007
13.0 C
+0.61 C
2008
11.3 C
-1.13 C
2009
11.6 C
-0.81 C
2010
12.4 C
-0.03 C
2011
12.5 C
+0.06 C
2013
11.3 C
-1.15 C
2015
12.7 C
+0.28 C
2016
13.6 C
+1.22 C
2017
13.3 C
+0.91 C
2020
12.7 C
+0.26 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1990 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Independence: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2003
37.0 C (98.5 F)
32
Coldest night (TNn)
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2019
-19.7 C (-3.5 F)
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
2007
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
230.9 mm (9.1 in)
1998
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
46 days
2002
22 days
32
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Independence, 1990 to 2025. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Independence by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1990
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1991
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1992
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2002
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2007
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2009
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2010
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2013
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2016
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2017
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2018
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2019
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2020
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2021
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2025
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Independence, 1990 to 2025. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 2019, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.7 C (-3.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Independence by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1990
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1991
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1992
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1993
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1994
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1995
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1997
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1998
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1999
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2000
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2001
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2002
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2003
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2005
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2006
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2007
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2009
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2010
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2011
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2012
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2013
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2014
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2015
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2016
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2017
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2018
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2019
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2020
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2021
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2025
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Independence, 1990 to 2025. The record is 162.1 mm (6.4 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.6 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Independence by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1990
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1991
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1992
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1993
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1994
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1995
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1996
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1997
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1998
160.8 mm (6.3 in)
1999
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2000
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
2002
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2003
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
2004
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2005
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2006
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2007
162.1 mm (6.4 in)
2008
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
2009
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2010
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
2011
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2012
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2013
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2014
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
2015
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2016
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
2017
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
2018
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2019
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
2020
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2021
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2025
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Independence, 1990 to 2025. The record is 230.9 mm (9.1 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 132.3 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Independence by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1990
179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1991
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1993
120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1994
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1995
137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1996
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1997
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1998
230.9 mm (9.1 in)
1999
165.3 mm (6.5 in)
2000
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2001
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
2002
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
2003
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2004
215.4 mm (8.5 in)
2005
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2006
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
2007
193.9 mm (7.6 in)
2008
167.2 mm (6.6 in)
2009
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
2010
169.7 mm (6.7 in)
2011
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2012
166.4 mm (6.6 in)
2013
132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2014
134.3 mm (5.3 in)
2015
97.4 mm (3.8 in)
2016
183.6 mm (7.2 in)
2017
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2018
195.9 mm (7.7 in)
2019
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2020
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
2021
103.8 mm (4.1 in)
2025
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Independence, 1990 to 2025. The record is 46 days in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Independence by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1990
18 days
1991
24 days
1992
19 days
1993
23 days
1994
21 days
1995
25 days
1996
30 days
1997
16 days
1998
19 days
1999
29 days
2000
31 days
2001
24 days
2002
46 days
2003
17 days
2004
25 days
2005
16 days
2006
19 days
2007
28 days
2008
19 days
2009
24 days
2010
19 days
2011
21 days
2012
32 days
2013
21 days
2014
20 days
2015
26 days
2016
24 days
2017
27 days
2018
19 days
2019
20 days
2020
22 days
2021
21 days
2025
n/a
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
23 years with a frost
Across 23 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Independence falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 26 October, which leaves a median of 198 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Independence
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1990 to 2020)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
10 April
n/a
10 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
26 October
n/a
26 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
198 days
n/a
198 days
n/a
n/a
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
30 years, 1990 to 2020
A day with at least 87.3 mm (3.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 187.4 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Independence: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
5 years
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
10 years
134.9 mm (5.3 in)
25 years
157.0 mm (6.2 in)
50 years
172.5 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years
187.4 mm (7.4 in)
Longer than the 30 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 30 years of values from 1990 to 2020.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 162.1 mm (6.4 in) in 2007; 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1998; 125.5 mm (4.9 in) in 2017.
Download the Data
Data for Independence standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Independence threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.