Vichy, Missouri
Vichy is an unincorporated community in southern Maries County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 63, approximately 10 miles north of Rolla. The community was founded in 1880 and is named after Vichy, France.[2] A post office called Vichy has been in operation since 1880.[3] The Rolla National Airport, a former U.S. Army airfield owned and operated by the City of Rolla, with two 5,500 ft (1,700 m) asphalt runways, is located nearby. The ZIP Code for Vichy is 65580.[4]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Vichy has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Vichy was 113 °F (45.0 °C) on July 18, 1954, while the coldest temperature recorded was −29 °F (−33.9 °C) on February 12, 1899.[5]
Climate data for Vichy, Missouri (Rolla National Airport), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1897–present | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 76 (24) | 82 (28) | 85 (29) | 94 (34) | 98 (37) | 106 (41) | 113 (45) | 107 (42) | 105 (41) | 95 (35) | 85 (29) | 77 (25) | 113 (45) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 65.1 (18.4) | 70.4 (21.3) | 78.4 (25.8) | 84.3 (29.1) | 87.5 (30.8) | 91.9 (33.3) | 97.2 (36.2) | 97.2 (36.2) | 91.3 (32.9) | 84.3 (29.1) | 74.6 (23.7) | 66.4 (19.1) | 98.9 (37.2) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.8 (4.9) | 45.9 (7.7) | 56.3 (13.5) | 67.0 (19.4) | 74.9 (23.8) | 83.1 (28.4) | 87.9 (31.1) | 87.0 (30.6) | 79.1 (26.2) | 67.8 (19.9) | 54.9 (12.7) | 44.3 (6.8) | 65.7 (18.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 31.6 (−0.2) | 36.1 (2.3) | 45.6 (7.6) | 55.8 (13.2) | 64.7 (18.2) | 73.1 (22.8) | 77.4 (25.2) | 76.3 (24.6) | 68.3 (20.2) | 57.1 (13.9) | 45.1 (7.3) | 35.4 (1.9) | 55.5 (13.1) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 22.4 (−5.3) | 26.3 (−3.2) | 34.9 (1.6) | 44.6 (7.0) | 54.4 (12.4) | 63.2 (17.3) | 67.0 (19.4) | 65.6 (18.7) | 57.5 (14.2) | 46.4 (8.0) | 35.2 (1.8) | 26.6 (−3.0) | 45.3 (7.4) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | 0.6 (−17.4) | 6.0 (−14.4) | 14.5 (−9.7) | 28.1 (−2.2) | 38.1 (3.4) | 50.7 (10.4) | 56.5 (13.6) | 54.9 (12.7) | 42.0 (5.6) | 28.8 (−1.8) | 17.6 (−8.0) | 7.5 (−13.6) | −2.7 (−19.3) |
Record low °F (°C) | −16 (−27) | −29 (−34) | −7 (−22) | 17 (−8) | 25 (−4) | 39 (4) | 46 (8) | 45 (7) | 31 (−1) | 20 (−7) | 3 (−16) | −25 (−32) | −29 (−34) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.22 (56) | 2.06 (52) | 3.40 (86) | 4.71 (120) | 5.35 (136) | 4.46 (113) | 4.43 (113) | 3.66 (93) | 3.81 (97) | 3.21 (82) | 3.45 (88) | 2.31 (59) | 43.07 (1,095) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.7 (12) | 3.7 (9.4) | 3.5 (8.9) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.6 (4.1) | 2.3 (5.8) | 16.3 (41.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 8.0 | 7.9 | 11.0 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 111.3 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 10.2 |
Source 1: NOAA[6] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: National Weather Service (snow/snow days 1948–1982)[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Vichy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Maries County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
- ^ "Vichy ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Springfield". National Weather Service. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Vichy Rolla National AP, MO". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
38°06′41″N 91°45′38″W / 38.11139°N 91.76056°W