Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sikeston (USC00237770), Missouri, United States, with 66 years of record.
Key Facts for Sikeston
Sikeston (USC00237770) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 36.87 latitude and -89.60 longitude, 92 m (302 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1894 to 1959, 66 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sikeston still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Sikeston set a daily record high maximum temperature of 29.4 C (84.9 F) on 8 April 1959.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 36.87 latitude, -89.60 longitude.
Elevation: 92 m (302 ft).
Period of record: 1894 to 1959, 66 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 Sikeston. 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 Sikeston, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.9 C (111.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Sikeston still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Sikeston by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1894
15
1895
34
1896
31
1897
28
1898
32
1899
31
1900
26
1901
40
1902
29
1903
33
1904
18
1905
22
1906
28
1907
36
1908
13
1909
21
1910
28
1914
6
1915
25
1916
22
1917
29
1926
14
1927
38
1928
25
1929
19
1930
46
1931
34
1932
24
1933
19
1934
32
1935
20
1936
36
1937
29
1938
23
1939
24
1940
38
1941
24
1942
32
1943
35
1944
22
1945
25
1946
17
1947
19
1948
23
1949
13
1950
38
1951
31
1952
40
1953
52
1954
37
1955
32
1956
17
1957
15
1958
18
1959
6
All-Time Record Progression
2 new records
2 all-time records were set at Sikeston between 8 June 1945 and 19 January 1956. Each dot is a new record.
When Sikeston set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1945-06-08
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1956-01-19
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 177.3 mm (7.0 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sikeston. The most was 177.3 mm (7.0 in) on 8 June 1945.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Sikeston
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
21 January 1937
Feb
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
14 February 1949
Mar
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
30 March 1938
Apr
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
11 April 1944
May
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
18 May 1896
Jun
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
8 June 1945
Jul
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1 July 1926
Aug
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
23 August 1942
Sep
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
30 September 1898
Oct
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
4 October 1910
Nov
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
21 November 1934
Dec
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
23 December 1941
Period of Record Coverage
1894 to 1959
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
55 years of record at Sikeston, 1894 to 1959. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1910, 1914, 1916, 1917 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Sikeston, 1897 to 1958. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.8 C (58.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 12.9 C (55.3 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 16.4 C (61.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.9 C (3.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Sikeston as warming stripes, 1897 to 1958
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1897
14.8 C
0.00 C
1899
13.9 C
-0.92 C
1901
14.1 C
-0.66 C
1902
14.2 C
-0.61 C
1903
13.8 C
-1.00 C
1904
13.7 C
-1.12 C
1906
14.2 C
-0.58 C
1907
14.7 C
-0.14 C
1908
15.1 C
+0.28 C
1909
15.2 C
+0.44 C
1915
15.2 C
+0.41 C
1927
14.9 C
+0.14 C
1929
14.4 C
-0.38 C
1930
15.6 C
+0.79 C
1931
16.4 C
+1.56 C
1933
16.1 C
+1.26 C
1934
15.9 C
+1.08 C
1935
14.9 C
+0.11 C
1936
14.8 C
+0.04 C
1937
14.5 C
-0.28 C
1938
16.1 C
+1.30 C
1939
15.0 C
+0.22 C
1940
14.0 C
-0.79 C
1941
16.0 C
+1.23 C
1942
14.9 C
+0.12 C
1943
14.4 C
-0.40 C
1944
14.9 C
+0.13 C
1945
14.6 C
-0.19 C
1946
15.9 C
+1.09 C
1947
14.4 C
-0.44 C
1948
14.6 C
-0.19 C
1949
15.0 C
+0.21 C
1950
13.7 C
-1.08 C
1952
14.9 C
+0.07 C
1953
15.6 C
+0.82 C
1954
15.6 C
+0.75 C
1955
14.9 C
+0.10 C
1956
14.3 C
-0.52 C
1957
14.0 C
-0.83 C
1958
12.9 C
-1.86 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1897 to 1958 is 0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Sikeston
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1897 to 1958
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1897 to 1958
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.03 C (-0.10 to 0.15) per decade
0.05 F (-0.17 to 0.27) per decade
1897 to 1958
40
Not clearly different from zero
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
1894 to 1959
Yearly extremes at Sikeston: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1901
38.3 C (100.9 F)
55
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1899
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
55
Wettest day (Rx1day)
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1945
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
55
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
296.5 mm (11.7 in)
1898
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
55
Longest dry spell (CDD)
36 days
1934
21 days
55
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Sikeston, 1894 to 1959. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Sikeston by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1894
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1895
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1900
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1901
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1902
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1903
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1905
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1909
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1910
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1914
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1915
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1926
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1938
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1940
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1943
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1946
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1959
29.4 C (84.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Sikeston, 1894 to 1959. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Sikeston by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1894
3.9 C (39.0 F)
1895
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1896
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1897
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1898
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1899
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1900
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1901
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1902
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1903
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1904
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1905
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1906
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1907
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1908
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1909
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1910
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1914
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1915
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1917
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1926
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1927
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1928
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1929
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1930
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1931
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1934
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1935
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1936
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1940
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1941
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1942
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1944
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1945
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1946
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1947
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1948
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1951
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Sikeston, 1894 to 1959. The record is 177.3 mm (7.0 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sikeston by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1894
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1895
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1896
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1897
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1898
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1899
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1900
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1901
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1902
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1903
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1904
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1906
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1907
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1908
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1909
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1910
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1914
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1916
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1917
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1926
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1927
147.8 mm (5.8 in)
1928
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1929
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1930
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1931
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1933
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1934
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1935
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1936
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1937
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1938
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1939
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1940
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1941
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1942
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1943
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1944
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1945
177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1946
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1947
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1949
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1950
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1951
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1953
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1955
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1956
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1958
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1959
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Sikeston, 1894 to 1959. The record is 296.5 mm (11.7 in) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.8 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sikeston by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1894
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1895
118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1896
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1897
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1898
296.5 mm (11.7 in)
1899
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1900
109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1901
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1902
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1903
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1904
78.4 mm (3.1 in)
1905
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1906
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1907
221.8 mm (8.7 in)
1908
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1909
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1910
292.4 mm (11.5 in)
1914
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1915
147.0 mm (5.8 in)
1916
152.3 mm (6.0 in)
1917
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1926
152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1927
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1928
110.8 mm (4.4 in)
1929
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1930
140.1 mm (5.5 in)
1931
88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1932
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1933
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1934
161.2 mm (6.3 in)
1935
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1936
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1937
204.6 mm (8.1 in)
1938
177.9 mm (7.0 in)
1939
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1940
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1941
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1942
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1943
85.4 mm (3.4 in)
1944
163.4 mm (6.4 in)
1945
284.8 mm (11.2 in)
1946
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1947
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1948
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1949
174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1950
171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1951
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1952
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1953
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1955
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1956
107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1957
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1958
111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1959
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Sikeston, 1894 to 1959. The record is 36 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sikeston by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1894
14 days
1895
29 days
1896
27 days
1897
28 days
1898
18 days
1899
15 days
1900
25 days
1901
21 days
1902
32 days
1903
21 days
1904
29 days
1905
18 days
1906
20 days
1907
15 days
1908
21 days
1909
29 days
1910
20 days
1914
22 days
1915
24 days
1916
19 days
1917
19 days
1926
21 days
1927
21 days
1928
17 days
1929
19 days
1930
28 days
1931
16 days
1932
18 days
1933
17 days
1934
36 days
1935
18 days
1936
21 days
1937
17 days
1938
30 days
1939
22 days
1940
26 days
1941
18 days
1942
24 days
1943
25 days
1944
28 days
1945
12 days
1946
17 days
1947
19 days
1948
29 days
1949
20 days
1950
24 days
1951
15 days
1952
29 days
1953
26 days
1954
24 days
1955
21 days
1956
18 days
1957
24 days
1958
23 days
1959
14 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
40 years with a frost
Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Sikeston falls on 8 April and the median first autumn frost on 27 October, which leaves a median of 200 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Sikeston
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1915 to 1958)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 April
n/a
6 April
n/a
-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
27 October
n/a
30 October
n/a
+2.7 days per decade
Growing days
200 days
n/a
206 days
n/a
+3.2 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
44 years, 1897 to 1958
A day with at least 76.9 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 204.1 mm (8.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Sikeston: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
101.7 mm (4.0 in)
10 years
121.3 mm (4.8 in)
25 years
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
50 years
175.6 mm (6.9 in)
Longer than the 44 years of record
100 years
204.1 mm (8.0 in)
Longer than the 44 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, 44 years of values from 1897 to 1958.
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 1945; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1898; 147.8 mm (5.8 in) in 1927.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Sikeston, at 1949. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1949 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Sikeston, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1949
-0.4
-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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Data for Sikeston 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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.