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 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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