Toad Strangler!

I woke up a few times to thunder and heavy rain pounding against the house. Boy was I surprised to see the gauge this morning. 3.52" fell between midnight and my 7:32 a.m. observation time. I'm not sure when the precip began exactly.

July's average precip is 4.12". I'll post again with the combined total when the rain stops today.

Happy 4th!

--UPDATE--

We received 0.20" since the morning reading, bringing our total to 3.72" since last night.

June Weather Summary

June was a fun month for weather watchers in Missouri. Up to this point in the year, we haven't been impacted with anything out of the ordinary, but this month saw multiple heat advisories, dew point temperatures consistently in the upper 70s, and a mesocyclone with 1.25" hail in the area.

Daily Observations

We received 7 days with wind gusts at or equal to 20 mph. Four of these recorded gusts came from thunderstorms, the other three were sustained winds.

This station also recorded 11 days with thunder, either in the vicinity or directly impacting the station.

View the observations here

Temperatures

High: 97° on June 17, 19, 21, 22

Low: 49° on June 5

Mean High (Average): 86.5° (83.6°)

Mean Low (Average): 63.3° (61.8°)

Precipitation

As you can see from the daily observations, the majority of our rain fell during a very active period from June 7 - 17. This year has been the wettest of the past three years by over an inch.

Average June Precipitation: 3.87"