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

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
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

  1. ^ "Vichy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Maries County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "Vichy ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Springfield". National Weather Service. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "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 / 38.11139; -91.76056


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