by Mike Lear | Jun 27, 2012 | News
Nearly all of Missouri is covered by either an excessive heat warning or a heat advisory, both issued by the National Weather Service. Warning Coordination Meteorologist for the Service’s Kansas City area office, Andy Bailey, explains the differences between the...
by Mike Lear | Jun 27, 2012 | News, Weather
May 2012, the eighth dryest May on record in Missouri, is being followed by what will likely be a June in the top 10 for dryness as well. University of Missouri climatologist Pat Guinan says if you want this drought to end, that’s not a good omen. Guinan says...
by Mike Lear | Jun 20, 2012 | News
Drought conditions are worsening across the state, but are still not serious enough that the Department of Natural Resources has activated its drought response plan. Water Resources Center director Ryan Miller says conditions are getting close to those triggers,...
by Mike Lear | Jun 12, 2012 | News, Weather
What is usually Missouri’s rainiest month of the year, May, was anything but, and a state climatologist says that tends to be a bad sign for the rest of the summer. Pat Guinan says, “When you have a dry May, generally the pattern that we see the following...
by Mike Lear | May 24, 2012 | News, Weather
What is usually the rainiest month of the year in Missouri has been anything but, and a University of Missouri climatologist says the situation could soon be dire. Some parts of the Bootheel have had less than 2 inches of rain since April 1. Pat Guinan says that...