Plattsburg Weather Records (USC00236739)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Plattsburg (USC00236739), Missouri, United States, with 44 years of record.

Key Facts for Plattsburg

Plattsburg (USC00236739) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 39.57 latitude and -94.45 longitude, 276 m (905 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1966 to 2009, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Plattsburg still stand.
Records are tracked for tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Plattsburg set a daily record precipitation of 27.7 mm (1.1 in) on 29 October 2009.

About the Station

Location: Missouri, United States, 39.57 latitude, -94.45 longitude.
Elevation: 276 m (905 ft).
Period of record: 1966 to 2009, 44 years.
Eligible elements: tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Plattsburg. 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 Plattsburg, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Plattsburg still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 71.

Standing records at Plattsburg by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1966	33
1967	71
1968	61
1969	31
1970	42
1971	64
1972	62
1973	35
1974	66
1975	49
1976	70
1977	50
1978	61
1979	59
1980	60
1981	50
1982	31
1983	51
1984	31
1985	39
1986	50
1987	31
1988	41
1989	66
2001	4
2002	44
2003	39
2004	22
2006	34
2007	51
2008	31
2009	35

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Plattsburg between 17 August 2009 and 17 August 2009. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 138.2 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Plattsburg. The most was 138.2 mm (5.4 in) on 17 August 2009.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Plattsburg
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 January 1982
Feb	76.7 mm (3.0 in)	17 February 2008
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	31 March 1967
Apr	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	11 April 1997
May	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	17 May 1974
Jun	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	8 June 1982
Jul	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	26 July 1981
Aug	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	17 August 2009
Sep	120.9 mm (4.8 in)	13 September 1977
Oct	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	5 October 1998
Nov	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	2 November 1998
Dec	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	8 December 1980

Period of Record Coverage

1966 to 2009

32 years of record at Plattsburg, 1966 to 2009. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009.

Days with data per year at Plattsburg
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1966	213	58%	No
1967	302	83%	No
1968	360	98%	Yes
1969	362	99%	Yes
1970	357	98%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	357	98%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	366	100%	Yes
1977	349	96%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	364	100%	Yes
1980	365	100%	Yes
1981	365	100%	Yes
1982	337	92%	Yes
1983	339	93%	Yes
1984	345	94%	Yes
1985	338	93%	Yes
1986	347	95%	Yes
1987	347	95%	Yes
1988	350	96%	Yes
1989	356	98%	Yes
2001	15	4%	No
2002	316	87%	No
2003	204	56%	No
2004	92	25%	No
2006	168	46%	No
2007	360	99%	Yes
2008	333	91%	Yes
2009	288	79%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Plattsburg
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
29 October 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2009	Plattsburg, US	all-time rain	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	17.3 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
1 August 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	38 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily snowfall	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	7.1 cm (2.8 in)	42 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily rain	39.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.9 mm (0.9 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
1 March 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	42 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	42 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily snowfall	9.9 cm (3.9 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	31 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
28 February 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	31 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
28 January 2009	Plattsburg, US	daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	41 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2008	Plattsburg, US	daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	28 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2008	Plattsburg, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2008	Plattsburg, US	daily snowfall	13.2 cm (5.2 in)	10.7 cm (4.2 in)	25 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2008	Plattsburg, US	daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	23 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 2008	Plattsburg, US	daily rain	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	10.9 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2008	Plattsburg, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	1.5 mm (0.06 in)	31 years	13 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1968 to 2008

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Plattsburg, 1968 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.6 C (51.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 9.2 C (48.5 F), and the warmest was 2007, at 11.9 C (53.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Plattsburg as warming stripes, 1968 to 2008
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1968	10.8 C	+0.23 C
1969	10.6 C	-0.04 C
1970	10.9 C	+0.35 C
1971	10.9 C	+0.32 C
1972	10.3 C	-0.29 C
1973	11.2 C	+0.57 C
1974	10.6 C	-0.03 C
1975	11.2 C	+0.58 C
1976	10.4 C	-0.15 C
1978	9.7 C	-0.85 C
1979	9.2 C	-1.43 C
1980	10.7 C	+0.13 C
1981	11.2 C	+0.56 C
1988	10.6 C	+0.04 C
1989	9.5 C	-1.05 C
2007	11.9 C	+1.32 C
2008	10.4 C	-0.22 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

1966 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Plattsburg: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1974	37.2 C (99.0 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)	1989	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	138.2 mm (5.4 in)	2009	78.6 mm (3.1 in)	38
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	235.3 mm (9.3 in)	1974	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	38
Longest dry spell (CDD)	43 days	2001	26 days	38

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Plattsburg, 1966 to 2009. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Plattsburg by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1966	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1972	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1973	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1981	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1982	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1983	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1984	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1985	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1987	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	21.1 C (70.0 F)
2002	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2006	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009	37.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Plattsburg, 1966 to 2009. The record is -37.8 C (-36.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-11.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Plattsburg by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1966	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1969	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1970	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1971	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1972	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1974	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1975	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1976	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1977	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1979	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
1980	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1981	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1982	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1983	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1984	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1985	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1987	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1989	-37.8 C (-36.0 F)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2002	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2003	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2004	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2006	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2007	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2008	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2009	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Plattsburg, 1966 to 2009. The record is 138.2 mm (5.4 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.6 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Plattsburg by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1967	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1968	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1971	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1972	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1973	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1974	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1975	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1977	120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1978	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1980	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1981	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1982	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1983	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1984	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1985	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1986	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1987	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1989	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1995	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1996	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1997	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1998	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1999	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
2000	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2001	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2002	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2003	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
2004	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2006	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2007	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2008	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
2009	138.2 mm (5.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Plattsburg, 1966 to 2009. The record is 235.3 mm (9.3 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.8 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Plattsburg by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1968	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1970	151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1971	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1973	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1974	235.3 mm (9.3 in)
1975	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1976	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1977	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1978	161.9 mm (6.4 in)
1979	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1981	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1982	142.6 mm (5.6 in)
1983	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1984	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1985	152.5 mm (6.0 in)
1986	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1987	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1988	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1989	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1996	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1997	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1998	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1999	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2000	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2001	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2002	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
2003	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2004	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2006	83.9 mm (3.3 in)
2007	175.2 mm (6.9 in)
2008	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
2009	196.4 mm (7.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Plattsburg, 1966 to 2009. The record is 43 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Plattsburg by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966	25 days
1967	28 days
1968	25 days
1969	36 days
1970	27 days
1971	32 days
1972	25 days
1973	22 days
1974	22 days
1975	24 days
1976	22 days
1977	20 days
1978	21 days
1979	37 days
1980	27 days
1981	31 days
1982	19 days
1983	20 days
1984	32 days
1985	25 days
1986	32 days
1987	29 days
1988	35 days
1989	37 days
1995	33 days
1996	34 days
1997	31 days
1998	19 days
1999	23 days
2000	29 days
2001	43 days
2002	40 days
2003	19 days
2004	33 days
2006	19 days
2007	20 days
2008	17 days
2009	24 days

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.

Rainfall Return Levels

31 years, 1968 to 2008

A day with at least 80.9 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 128.7 mm (5.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Plattsburg: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	101.0 mm (4.0 in)
10 years	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
25 years	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	124.8 mm (4.9 in)	Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years	128.7 mm (5.1 in)	Longer than the 31 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, 31 years of values from 1968 to 2008.

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: 120.9 mm (4.8 in) in 1977; 117.1 mm (4.6 in) in 1982; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1970.

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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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).