Springfield, Missouri

===Climate===
[[File:Springfield, Missouri skyline, lightning.jpg|thumb|Lightning covers downtown Springfield.]]
Springfield has an average surface wind velocity comparable to that of [[Chicago]], according to information compiled at the [[National Climatic Data Center]] at [[NOAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html|title=Wind- Average Wind Speed- (MPH)|date=March 3, 2011|access-date=August 11, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303052657/http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgwind.html|archive-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref> It is placed within "Power Class 3" in the Wind Energy Resource Atlas published by a branch of the [[U.S. Department of Energy]]; having an average wind speed range of 6.4 to 7.0 miles per hour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/|title=Wind Energy Resource Atlas of the United States|year=1986|publisher=RREDC - NREL|access-date=March 15, 2011|archive-date=March 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110319024822/http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Springfield lies in the northern limits of a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa''), as defined by the [[Köppen climate classification]] system. As such, it experiences times of exceptional humidity; especially in late summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgrh.html|title=Average Relative Humidity(%)|year=2001|publisher=NCDC - NOAA|access-date=March 15, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011101082154/http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/online/ccd/avgrh.html|archive-date=November 1, 2001}}</ref> The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|34.3|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|79.2|°F|1}} in July.<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web |url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=sgf |title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date = August 2, 2021}}</ref> On average, there are 40 days with high temperatures of {{convert|90|°F|0}} or greater, 2 days of {{convert|100|°F|0}} or greater, 15 days where the high temperature fails to rise above freezing, and 1.3 nights of lows at or below {{convert|0|°F|0}} per year.<ref name= NOAA/> It has an average annual precipitation of {{convert|44.71|in|sigfig=3}}, including an average {{convert|13.70|in|cm}} of snow.<ref name=NOAA/> Extremes in temperature range from {{convert|−29|°F|0}} on [[Great Blizzard of 1899|February 12, 1899]] up to {{convert|113|°F|0}} on July 14, 1954.<ref name=NOAA/>

According to the 2007 ''[[Forbes]]'' list of "America's Wildest Weather Cities" and the Weather Variety Index, Springfield is the city with the most varied weather in the United States. On May 1, 2013, Springfield reached a high temperature of 81 degrees Fahrenheit. By the evening of May 2, snow was falling, persisting into the following day and eventually accumulating to about two inches.<ref name="forbes-wildest-weather">{{cite news |title=In Pictures: America's Wildest Weather Cities: No. 9: Most Variety (biggest variations in temperature, precipitation, wind), Springfield, Mo. |first=Tom |last=Van Riper |work=Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/07/20/weather-storms-united-states-biz-cx_tvr_0720weather_slide_10.html?thisSpeed=15000 |date=July 20, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310074440/http://www.forbes.com/2007/07/20/weather-storms-united-states-biz-cx_tvr_0720weather_slide_10.html|archive-date=March 10, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherpages.com/variety/most.html|title=Cities with most weather variety|last=Haugland|first=Matt |year=1998|publisher=Weather Pages|access-date=March 15, 2011}}</ref> This was only the second instance of measurable May snowfall in Springfield since record keeping began in 1888.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.weather.gov/sgf/events_2013may3#:~:text=Since%20record%20keeping%20began%20in,6.1%20inches%20of%20snow%20fell | title=Historic Snowfall for the Ozarks - May 3rd, 2013 }}</ref>

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