Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Van Buren Rs (USC00238571), Missouri, United States, with 33 years of record.
Key Facts for Van Buren Rs
Van Buren Rs (USC00238571) is a weather station in Missouri, United States at 36.98 latitude and -91.02 longitude, 305 m (1,000 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1963 to 1995, 33 years of record.
1,464 records set at Van Buren Rs still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Van Buren Rs tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 2.8 C (37.0 F) on 14 January 1995.
About the Station
Location: Missouri, United States, 36.98 latitude, -91.02 longitude.
Elevation: 305 m (1,000 ft).
Period of record: 1963 to 1995, 33 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 Van Buren Rs. 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 Van Buren Rs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.6 C (78.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Van Buren Rs still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 74.
Standing records at Van Buren Rs by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1963
23
1964
60
1965
48
1966
53
1967
62
1968
38
1969
33
1970
59
1971
37
1972
45
1973
25
1974
44
1975
23
1976
52
1977
44
1978
34
1979
38
1980
74
1981
35
1982
48
1983
44
1984
50
1985
44
1986
57
1987
47
1988
65
1989
60
1990
37
1991
74
1992
37
1993
39
1994
29
1995
6
Wettest Day of Each Month
Dec: 224.8 mm (8.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Van Buren Rs. The most was 224.8 mm (8.9 in) on 3 December 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Van Buren Rs
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
31 January 1982
Feb
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
3 February 1982
Mar
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
28 March 1977
Apr
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
20 April 1992
May
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
3 May 1979
Jun
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
18 June 1976
Jul
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
29 July 1976
Aug
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
16 August 1982
Sep
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
3 September 1988
Oct
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1 October 1986
Nov
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
4 November 1994
Dec
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
3 December 1982
Period of Record Coverage
1963 to 1995
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Van Buren Rs, 1963 to 1995. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1973, 1975, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1994 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Van Buren Rs, 1964 to 1994. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.9 C (55.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 11.1 C (51.9 F), and the warmest was 1994, at 15.2 C (59.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Van Buren Rs as warming stripes, 1964 to 1994
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
13.4 C
+0.51 C
1965
13.6 C
+0.69 C
1966
12.5 C
-0.33 C
1967
13.0 C
+0.11 C
1968
12.7 C
-0.22 C
1969
12.9 C
0.00 C
1970
13.0 C
+0.14 C
1971
13.5 C
+0.61 C
1974
12.7 C
-0.16 C
1976
12.0 C
-0.87 C
1977
13.3 C
+0.42 C
1978
12.3 C
-0.53 C
1979
11.8 C
-1.06 C
1980
12.9 C
+0.02 C
1981
12.7 C
-0.16 C
1984
12.2 C
-0.66 C
1987
13.0 C
+0.12 C
1988
11.1 C
-1.79 C
1989
11.7 C
-1.19 C
1990
13.7 C
+0.82 C
1993
14.2 C
+1.31 C
1994
15.2 C
+2.28 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
1963 to 1995
Yearly extremes at Van Buren Rs: 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)
1980
38.3 C (100.9 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1985
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1982
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
33
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
322.9 mm (12.7 in)
1982
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
33
Longest dry spell (CDD)
52 days
1963
19 days
33
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Van Buren Rs, 1963 to 1995. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Van Buren Rs by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 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
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1980
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1991
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1994
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1995
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Van Buren Rs, 1963 to 1995. The record is -31.1 C (-24.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.4 C (-2.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Van Buren Rs by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1963
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1967
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1969
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1971
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1972
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1973
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1975
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1976
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1978
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1979
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1980
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1981
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1982
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1985
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1986
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1988
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1990
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1991
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1992
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1995
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Van Buren Rs, 1963 to 1995. The record is 224.8 mm (8.9 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Van Buren Rs by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1963
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1964
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1965
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1966
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1967
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1968
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1971
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1972
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1973
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1974
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1975
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1976
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1977
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1978
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1980
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1981
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1983
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1984
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1986
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1987
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1988
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1989
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1990
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1991
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1992
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1993
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1994
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1995
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Van Buren Rs, 1963 to 1995. The record is 322.9 mm (12.7 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.7 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Van Buren Rs by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1963
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1964
173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1965
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1966
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1967
98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1968
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1969
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970
183.9 mm (7.2 in)
1971
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1972
119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1973
129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1974
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1975
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1976
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1977
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1978
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1979
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1980
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1981
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1982
322.9 mm (12.7 in)
1983
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1984
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1985
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1986
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1987
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1988
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1989
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1990
95.9 mm (3.8 in)
1991
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1992
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1993
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1994
205.0 mm (8.1 in)
1995
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Van Buren Rs, 1963 to 1995. The record is 52 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Van Buren Rs by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1963
52 days
1964
39 days
1965
19 days
1966
24 days
1967
18 days
1968
14 days
1969
16 days
1970
19 days
1971
19 days
1972
16 days
1973
16 days
1974
16 days
1975
16 days
1976
26 days
1977
20 days
1978
18 days
1979
19 days
1980
22 days
1981
20 days
1982
12 days
1983
30 days
1984
12 days
1985
17 days
1986
14 days
1987
17 days
1988
33 days
1989
20 days
1990
16 days
1991
19 days
1992
20 days
1993
23 days
1994
16 days
1995
5 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
22 years with a frost
Across 22 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Van Buren Rs falls on 4 May and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 158 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Van Buren Rs
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1964 to 1994)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
4 May
n/a
4 May
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
6 October
n/a
6 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
158 days
n/a
158 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.
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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.