Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Poplar Bluff (USC00236791), Missouri, United States, with 134 years of record.
Key Facts for Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff (USC00236791) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 36.76 latitude and -90.41 longitude, 113 m (370 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
1,464 records set at Poplar Bluff still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Poplar Bluff set a daily record precipitation of 90.7 mm (3.6 in) on 5 April 2025.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 36.76 latitude, -90.41 longitude.
Elevation: 113 m (370 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Poplar Bluff. 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 Poplar Bluff, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.3 C (109.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
44.4 C (111.9 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.2 C (108.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Poplar Bluff still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 39.
Standing records at Poplar Bluff by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
8
1894
23
1895
25
1896
15
1897
18
1898
5
1899
25
1900
12
1901
28
1902
21
1903
12
1909
1
1914
7
1915
21
1916
10
1917
32
1918
22
1919
15
1920
14
1921
10
1922
4
1923
9
1924
32
1925
39
1926
17
1927
31
1928
16
1929
19
1930
22
1931
6
1932
13
1933
13
1934
22
1935
7
1936
19
1937
10
1938
10
1939
15
1940
20
1941
16
1942
12
1943
20
1944
24
1945
8
1946
4
1947
4
1948
10
1949
8
1950
27
1951
13
1952
26
1953
16
1954
18
1955
16
1956
12
1957
7
1958
5
1959
5
1960
6
1961
13
1962
13
1963
17
1964
11
1965
6
1966
9
1967
24
1968
4
1969
5
1970
13
1971
11
1972
11
1973
7
1974
14
1975
6
1976
14
1977
7
1978
5
1979
3
1980
14
1981
7
1982
11
1983
2
1984
2
1985
13
1986
8
1987
4
1988
5
1989
14
1990
6
1991
10
1992
5
1993
5
1994
3
1995
10
1996
11
1997
8
1998
7
1999
8
2000
12
2001
5
2002
5
2003
3
2004
8
2005
8
2006
7
2007
9
2008
9
2009
5
2010
6
2011
8
2012
14
2013
15
2014
14
2015
7
2016
11
2017
12
2018
18
2019
1
2020
5
2021
8
2022
15
2023
6
2024
2
All-Time Record Progression
8 new records
8 all-time records were set at Poplar Bluff between 2 September 1936 and 14 December 2013. Each dot is a new record.
When Poplar Bluff set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-09-02
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1977-03-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1978-01-17
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1982-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1985-01-21
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
1989-07-09
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
2013-12-06
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 25.4 cm (10.0 in)
2013-12-14
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 177.3 mm (7.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 177.3 mm (7.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Poplar Bluff. The most was 177.3 mm (7.0 in) on 14 December 2013.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Poplar Bluff
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
30 January 1969
Feb
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
23 February 1979
Mar
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
28 March 1977
Apr
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
28 April 2014
May
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
18 May 2017
Jun
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
26 June 2024
Jul
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
4 July 1937
Aug
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
23 August 1942
Sep
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
2 September 1936
Oct
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
6 October 1998
Nov
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
20 November 1931
Dec
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
14 December 2013
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2024
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
123 years of record at Poplar Bluff, 1893 to 2024. 30 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1909 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 77 complete years at Poplar Bluff, 1894 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.7 C (58.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 12.5 C (54.4 F), and the warmest was 1941, at 16.1 C (61.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Poplar Bluff as warming stripes, 1894 to 2022
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
14.5 C
-0.20 C
1895
13.9 C
-0.75 C
1900
15.7 C
+1.01 C
1915
14.4 C
-0.22 C
1916
14.4 C
-0.29 C
1917
12.5 C
-2.20 C
1919
15.2 C
+0.49 C
1922
16.0 C
+1.36 C
1923
15.1 C
+0.44 C
1924
13.5 C
-1.19 C
1925
15.0 C
+0.33 C
1926
14.4 C
-0.25 C
1927
15.2 C
+0.54 C
1928
14.3 C
-0.34 C
1929
13.9 C
-0.79 C
1930
14.6 C
-0.09 C
1931
15.5 C
+0.85 C
1932
15.0 C
+0.37 C
1933
15.1 C
+0.44 C
1934
14.8 C
+0.17 C
1935
14.4 C
-0.22 C
1936
14.6 C
-0.08 C
1937
14.1 C
-0.58 C
1938
15.6 C
+0.95 C
1939
15.1 C
+0.44 C
1940
13.9 C
-0.79 C
1941
16.1 C
+1.44 C
1942
14.8 C
+0.18 C
1943
15.0 C
+0.29 C
1944
15.3 C
+0.62 C
1945
14.2 C
-0.42 C
1946
15.9 C
+1.19 C
1947
14.9 C
+0.21 C
1948
15.1 C
+0.40 C
1950
14.5 C
-0.14 C
1952
15.4 C
+0.75 C
1955
15.1 C
+0.39 C
1956
15.2 C
+0.49 C
1957
15.1 C
+0.46 C
1958
13.9 C
-0.80 C
1959
14.7 C
+0.07 C
1960
14.3 C
-0.34 C
1961
14.7 C
+0.03 C
1962
14.9 C
+0.23 C
1963
14.6 C
-0.05 C
1964
15.2 C
+0.52 C
1965
15.2 C
+0.55 C
1967
13.5 C
-1.19 C
1969
13.8 C
-0.84 C
1970
13.7 C
-0.95 C
1971
14.5 C
-0.20 C
1972
13.7 C
-0.99 C
1973
14.8 C
+0.14 C
1974
14.1 C
-0.56 C
1975
14.0 C
-0.62 C
1986
15.2 C
+0.55 C
1988
14.1 C
-0.58 C
1992
14.4 C
-0.30 C
1993
13.8 C
-0.89 C
1994
14.5 C
-0.20 C
1996
13.6 C
-1.03 C
1997
13.9 C
-0.81 C
1998
15.9 C
+1.28 C
1999
15.4 C
+0.73 C
2000
14.5 C
-0.14 C
2002
14.7 C
+0.04 C
2003
14.1 C
-0.56 C
2005
15.3 C
+0.60 C
2006
15.1 C
+0.41 C
2009
14.1 C
-0.60 C
2010
15.0 C
+0.30 C
2011
14.9 C
+0.21 C
2013
14.4 C
-0.27 C
2014
13.8 C
-0.88 C
2016
15.8 C
+1.10 C
2021
15.3 C
+0.68 C
2022
14.4 C
-0.23 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1894 to 2022 is -0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.02 F (-0.10 to 0.07) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 77 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Poplar Bluff
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.01 C (-0.06 to 0.04) per decade
-0.02 F (-0.10 to 0.07) per decade
1894 to 2022
77
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1894 to 2022
77
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1894 to 2022
77
Rise
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
1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Poplar Bluff: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
123
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1899
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
123
Wettest day (Rx1day)
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2013
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
125
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
426.0 mm (16.8 in)
2011
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
123
Longest dry spell (CDD)
48 days
1963
20 days
125
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Poplar Bluff, 1893 to 2026. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Poplar Bluff by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1894
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1895
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1897
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1901
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1902
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
21.1 C (70.0 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1918
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1922
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1923
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1926
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1942
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1943
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1944
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1947
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1975
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1990
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1991
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1996
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1999
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2000
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2001
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2002
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2003
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2012
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2013
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2014
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2015
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2016
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2019
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2020
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2021
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2022
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2023
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2024
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Poplar Bluff, 1893 to 2026. The record is -31.7 C (-25.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Poplar Bluff by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1894
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1895
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1896
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1897
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1898
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1899
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1901
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1902
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1903
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1909
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1914
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1915
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1916
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1917
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1918
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1920
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1921
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1922
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1923
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1924
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1926
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1927
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1928
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1929
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1930
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1931
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1932
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1933
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1934
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1935
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1936
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1937
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1938
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1939
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1943
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1944
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1945
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1946
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1947
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1948
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1949
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1950
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1951
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1953
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1957
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1958
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1962
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1963
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1966
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1969
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1970
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1973
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1975
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1976
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1977
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1978
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1980
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1981
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1982
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1984
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1986
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1987
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1988
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1990
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1991
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1992
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1994
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1996
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1998
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1999
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2001
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2002
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2003
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2004
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2005
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2006
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2007
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2008
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2009
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2010
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2011
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2012
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2014
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2015
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2016
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2017
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2018
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2019
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2020
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2021
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2022
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2023
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2024
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2025
n/a
2026
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Poplar Bluff, 1893 to 2026. The record is 177.3 mm (7.0 in) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.2 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Poplar Bluff by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1894
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1895
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1896
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1897
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1898
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1899
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1900
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1901
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1902
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1903
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1909
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1916
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1917
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1918
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1919
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1920
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1921
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1922
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1923
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1924
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1925
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1927
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1928
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1929
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1930
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1931
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1932
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1933
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1934
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1935
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1937
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1938
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1940
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1941
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1942
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1943
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1944
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1946
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1947
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1948
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1949
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1950
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1951
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1952
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1953
32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1954
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1956
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1958
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1959
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1960
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1962
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1964
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1965
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1966
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1967
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1968
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1969
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1970
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1972
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1973
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1974
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1975
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977
167.6 mm (6.6 in)
1978
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1979
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1980
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1982
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1984
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1985
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1987
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1988
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1989
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1990
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1991
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1993
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1995
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1996
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1997
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1998
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1999
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2000
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2002
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2003
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2004
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2005
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
2006
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2007
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2008
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
2009
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2010
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
2011
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2012
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2013
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2014
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2015
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2016
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2017
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2018
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2019
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2020
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2021
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2022
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
2023
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2024
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
2025
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2026
7.4 mm (0.29 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Poplar Bluff, 1893 to 2026. The record is 426.0 mm (16.8 in) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.9 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Poplar Bluff by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
n/a
1894
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1895
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1896
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1897
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1898
178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1899
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1900
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1901
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1902
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1903
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1909
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
1914
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1915
235.9 mm (9.3 in)
1916
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1917
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1918
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1919
135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1920
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1921
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1922
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1923
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1924
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1925
107.6 mm (4.2 in)
1926
143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1927
194.5 mm (7.7 in)
1928
127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1929
136.3 mm (5.4 in)
1930
100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1931
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1932
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1933
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1934
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1935
160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1936
179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1937
141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1938
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1939
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1940
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1941
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1942
144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1943
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1944
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1945
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1946
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1947
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1948
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1949
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1950
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1951
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952
82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1953
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1954
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1955
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1956
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1957
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
1958
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1959
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1960
92.3 mm (3.6 in)
1961
205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1962
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1963
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1964
202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1965
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1966
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1967
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1968
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1969
172.0 mm (6.8 in)
1970
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1971
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1972
196.8 mm (7.7 in)
1973
217.9 mm (8.6 in)
1974
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1975
141.8 mm (5.6 in)
1976
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1977
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
1978
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1979
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1980
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1981
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1982
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1983
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1984
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1985
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1986
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1987
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1988
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1989
219.6 mm (8.6 in)
1990
102.3 mm (4.0 in)
1991
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1992
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1993
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1994
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1995
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1996
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1997
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1998
172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1999
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
2000
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2001
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
2002
122.3 mm (4.8 in)
2003
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2004
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2005
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
2006
202.1 mm (8.0 in)
2007
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
2008
223.0 mm (8.8 in)
2009
168.3 mm (6.6 in)
2010
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
2011
426.0 mm (16.8 in)
2012
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
2013
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
2014
143.6 mm (5.7 in)
2015
175.5 mm (6.9 in)
2016
174.3 mm (6.9 in)
2017
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
2018
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
2019
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2020
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
2021
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
2022
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2023
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2024
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2025
127.6 mm (5.0 in)
2026
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Poplar Bluff, 1893 to 2026. The record is 48 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Poplar Bluff by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
1 day
1894
11 days
1895
19 days
1896
16 days
1897
24 days
1898
20 days
1899
22 days
1900
37 days
1901
27 days
1902
19 days
1903
23 days
1909
15 days
1914
29 days
1915
23 days
1916
19 days
1917
20 days
1918
18 days
1919
19 days
1920
23 days
1921
24 days
1922
20 days
1923
15 days
1924
38 days
1925
24 days
1926
23 days
1927
22 days
1928
18 days
1929
21 days
1930
21 days
1931
15 days
1932
17 days
1933
28 days
1934
20 days
1935
22 days
1936
22 days
1937
14 days
1938
18 days
1939
36 days
1940
26 days
1941
19 days
1942
31 days
1943
27 days
1944
22 days
1945
19 days
1946
19 days
1947
20 days
1948
20 days
1949
20 days
1950
19 days
1951
15 days
1952
23 days
1953
25 days
1954
19 days
1955
29 days
1956
21 days
1957
22 days
1958
23 days
1959
15 days
1960
19 days
1961
21 days
1962
19 days
1963
48 days
1964
39 days
1965
27 days
1966
28 days
1967
20 days
1968
13 days
1969
17 days
1970
18 days
1971
26 days
1972
17 days
1973
17 days
1974
16 days
1975
20 days
1976
20 days
1977
23 days
1978
18 days
1979
20 days
1980
23 days
1981
20 days
1982
16 days
1983
20 days
1984
14 days
1985
15 days
1986
21 days
1987
16 days
1988
20 days
1989
17 days
1990
19 days
1991
24 days
1992
26 days
1993
21 days
1994
17 days
1995
32 days
1996
19 days
1997
14 days
1998
20 days
1999
26 days
2000
19 days
2001
18 days
2002
22 days
2003
23 days
2004
26 days
2005
24 days
2006
17 days
2007
22 days
2008
30 days
2009
15 days
2010
21 days
2011
21 days
2012
22 days
2013
17 days
2014
21 days
2015
19 days
2016
23 days
2017
19 days
2018
13 days
2019
13 days
2020
24 days
2021
21 days
2022
17 days
2023
22 days
2024
17 days
2025
15 days
2026
4 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
77 years with a frost
Across 77 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Poplar Bluff falls on 8 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 202 days between them.
In 1967 to 2022 the median growing season was 214 days. That is 21 days more than in 1894 to 1944.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Poplar Bluff
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1894 to 1944)
Recent period (1967 to 2022)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 April
12 April
2 April
10 days earlier
-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 October
20 October
4 November
15 days later
+2.2 days per decade
Growing days
202 days
193 days
214 days
21 days more
+3.6 days per decade
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
102 years, 1895 to 2022
A day with at least 79.4 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 187.0 mm (7.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Poplar Bluff: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
79.4 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
105.6 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
25 years
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
50 years
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
100 years
187.0 mm (7.4 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 102 years of values from 1895 to 2022.
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: 177.3 mm (7.0 in) in 2013; 167.6 mm (6.6 in) in 1977; 156.7 mm (6.2 in) in 1936.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Poplar Bluff, at 1947. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1947 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Poplar Bluff, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1947
+0.3
+0.6
possible
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.