Missouri · county areal climate 1951–2025

Cape Girardeau County, MO

A 48.1" / 57.4°F normal · 2025 ran 103% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 79% (23.54") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 19th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +1.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

48.1in
annual precipitation · 57.4°F

2025 vs Normal

103%
49.4" · 58.0°F (+0.6 vs normal)

Wettest Year

66.2in
2011

Driest Year

27.2in
1953

Biggest Rain Day

6.71in
Mar 19 · 2008

Warmest Year

59.9°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

34°
J
38°
F
48°
M
57°
A
67°
M
76°
J
79°
J
77°
A
70°
S
59°
O
47°
N
38°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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