Missouri Annual Rainfall see below for individual cities 


 

Missouri city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Snow Annual

 Avg. days of Precip

Avg # thunderstorm days

 Avg # hail days
Columbia 40.28 22.6 112 52 1
Kansas City 37.68 19.8 106 51 3
St Louis 38.75 19.4 111 46 1
Springfield 44.97 17.8 108 55 2
State Average - 42.23, 24th wettest in U.S. 

Missouri Precipitation Records 

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Tarkio, northwest Missouri, 33.52"
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Puxico, southeast Missouri, 50.75"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Bethany, northern Missouri, 25.3"
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - Edgerton, northwest Missouri, 7/20/1965, 18.18"
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Portageville, southeast Missouri, 1957, 92.77"
  • State snowfall record for 24 hours - Neosho, southwest Missouri, 3/16-17/1970, 27.0"
  • State snow record for 1 season - Oregon, northwest Missouri, 1888-1889, 74.0"
  • Based on temperature variation, precipitation, wind and severe weather, Springfield, Missouri  
the top city in the United States with the most weather variety
  • Based on frequency and severity, Kansas City, Missouri receives the 10th highest amount of 
hail in the U.S. annually
  • November 1904 is the driest month on record for Missouri: State average precipitation was only 0.22”
  • A world record rainfall occurred at Holt, Missouri on June 22, 1947 when it rained 12 inches in just 
42 minutes. This averages to over 1/4 of an inch of rainfall per minute
  • During the winter of 1924, a major rain, sleet, and snow storm prevailed over Missouri. Fully three-fourths 
of the state was covered by a solid sheet of ice for two weeks

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center