St Joseph Weather Records (USC00237445)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for St Joseph (USC00237445), Missouri, United States, with 87 years of record.

Key Facts for St Joseph

St Joseph (USC00237445) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 39.75 latitude and -94.86 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1978, 87 years of record.
1,464 records set at St Joseph still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
St Joseph set a daily record precipitation of 46.0 mm (1.8 in) on 7 October 1977.

About the Station

Location: Missouri, United States, 39.75 latitude, -94.86 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1892 to 1978, 87 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 St Joseph. 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 St Joseph, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	16.1 C (61.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at St Joseph still stand. 1909 holds the most, with 564.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at St Joseph between 3 June 1925 and 3 June 1925. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 164.6 mm (6.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at St Joseph. The most was 164.6 mm (6.5 in) on 3 June 1925.

Record daily precipitation for each month at St Joseph
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	8 January 1937
Feb	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	17 February 1911
Mar	136.4 mm (5.4 in)	16 March 1919
Apr	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	18 April 1941
May	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	15 May 1943
Jun	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	3 June 1925
Jul	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	1 July 1914
Aug	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	4 August 1944
Sep	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	2 September 1918
Oct	101.9 mm (4.0 in)	1 October 1911
Nov	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	17 November 1928
Dec	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	3 December 1944

Period of Record Coverage

1908 to 1965

6 years of record at St Joseph, 1908 to 1965. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1908, 1956, 1961, 1962, 1965.

Latest Records

Latest records at St Joseph
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 1977	St Joseph, US	daily rain	46.0 mm (1.8 in)	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	64 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 February 1962	St Joseph, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 June 1961	St Joseph, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	52 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 May 1956	St Joseph, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	34 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
31 January 1956	St Joseph, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
18 January 1956	St Joseph, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	11.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 1956	St Joseph, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	14 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1955	St Joseph, US	daily rain	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
24 March 1954	St Joseph, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	33 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
19 February 1954	St Joseph, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	28 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 1953	St Joseph, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 1953	St Joseph, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	12 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1953	St Joseph, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	16 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
30 March 1953	St Joseph, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	4 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 1953	St Joseph, US	daily rain	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	0 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 1952	St Joseph, US	daily rain	12.4 mm (0.5 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 1952	St Joseph, US	daily rain	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	8 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1952	St Joseph, US	daily rain	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	21 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 1952	St Joseph, US	daily rain	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	3.9 mm (0.15 in)	53 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 1952	St Joseph, US	daily rain	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1892 to 1978

Yearly extremes at St Joseph: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1956	36.4 C (97.5 F)	6
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1909	-18.3 C (-1.0 F)	6
Wettest day (Rx1day)	164.6 mm (6.5 in)	1925	59.1 mm (2.3 in)	70
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	221.5 mm (8.7 in)	1928	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	64
Longest dry spell (CDD)	57 days	1952	24 days	70

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at St Joseph, 1892 to 1978. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at St Joseph by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1965	31.7 C (89.1 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at St Joseph, 1892 to 1978. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.3 C (-1.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at St Joseph by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1892	n/a
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1909	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961	8.9 C (48.0 F)
1962	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1965	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977	n/a
1978	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at St Joseph, 1892 to 1978. The record is 164.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1925, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.1 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at St Joseph by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1893	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1894	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1895	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1896	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1897	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1898	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1899	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1900	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1901	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1903	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1904	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1905	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1906	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1908	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1910	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1911	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1912	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1913	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1914	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1915	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1916	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1917	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1918	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1919	136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1920	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1921	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1923	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1924	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1925	164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1926	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1927	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1928	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1929	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1930	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1932	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1933	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1934	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1936	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1937	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1939	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1941	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1942	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1943	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1944	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1945	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1946	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1947	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1949	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1950	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1951	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1953	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1954	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1955	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1962	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1965	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1977	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1978	2.3 mm (0.09 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at St Joseph, 1892 to 1978. The record is 221.5 mm (8.7 in) in 1928, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.8 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at St Joseph by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892	n/a
1893	105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1894	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1895	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1896	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1897	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1898	128.4 mm (5.1 in)
1899	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1900	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1901	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1902	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1903	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1904	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1905	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1906	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1907	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1908	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1909	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1910	83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1911	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1912	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1913	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1915	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1916	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1917	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1918	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1919	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1920	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1921	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1922	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1923	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1924	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1925	173.7 mm (6.8 in)
1926	139.3 mm (5.5 in)
1927	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1928	221.5 mm (8.7 in)
1929	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1930	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1931	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1932	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1933	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1934	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1935	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1936	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1937	117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1938	76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1939	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1940	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1941	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1942	94.6 mm (3.7 in)
1943	197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1944	125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1945	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1946	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1947	171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1948	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1949	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1950	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1951	166.5 mm (6.6 in)
1952	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1953	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955	n/a
1956	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1965	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	4.6 mm (0.18 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at St Joseph, 1892 to 1978. The record is 57 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at St Joseph by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892	1 day
1893	29 days
1894	28 days
1895	31 days
1896	34 days
1897	24 days
1898	26 days
1899	17 days
1900	23 days
1901	31 days
1902	21 days
1903	15 days
1904	56 days
1905	19 days
1906	28 days
1907	23 days
1908	35 days
1909	26 days
1910	35 days
1911	21 days
1912	33 days
1913	23 days
1914	30 days
1915	24 days
1916	24 days
1917	50 days
1918	32 days
1919	32 days
1920	26 days
1921	30 days
1922	24 days
1923	19 days
1924	28 days
1925	18 days
1926	15 days
1927	19 days
1928	37 days
1929	19 days
1930	30 days
1931	19 days
1932	31 days
1933	25 days
1934	28 days
1935	20 days
1936	39 days
1937	24 days
1938	24 days
1939	36 days
1940	16 days
1941	18 days
1942	31 days
1943	26 days
1944	25 days
1945	18 days
1946	21 days
1947	18 days
1948	22 days
1949	26 days
1950	30 days
1951	17 days
1952	57 days
1953	21 days
1954	45 days
1955	1 day
1956	19 days
1961	1 day
1962	1 day
1965	2 days
1977	2 days
1978	3 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

58 years, 1893 to 1953

A day with at least 61.9 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.9 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at St Joseph: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	61.9 mm (2.4 in)
5 years	82.4 mm (3.2 in)
10 years	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
25 years	119.1 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	136.8 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	155.9 mm (6.1 in)	Longer than the 58 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, 58 years of values from 1893 to 1953.

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: 164.6 mm (6.5 in) in 1925; 136.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1919; 106.4 mm (4.2 in) in 1943.

Download the Data

Data for St Joseph standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for St Joseph 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.

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

Days with data per year at St Joseph
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1908	302	83%	No
1909	363	99%	Yes
1956	231	63%	No
1961	30	8%	No
1962	21	6%	No
1965	57	16%	No