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Poplar Bluff, Missouri (view source)
Revision as of 19:05, December 24, 2019
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A number of major highways meet in or near Poplar Bluff. U.S. Route 60 runs from west to east along the northern edge of the city, joined at the northwestern corner by U.S. Route 67, which skirts the western limits as it approaches from the south. Pine Street and Westwood Boulevard form important business loops for these highways (respectively) within the city. Poplar Bluff is also the northern terminus of Missouri State Highway 53, and the eastern terminus of Highway 142.
A number of major highways meet in or near Poplar Bluff. U.S. Route 60 runs from west to east along the northern edge of the city, joined at the northwestern corner by U.S. Route 67, which skirts the western limits as it approaches from the south. Pine Street and Westwood Boulevard form important business loops for these highways (respectively) within the city. Poplar Bluff is also the northern terminus of Missouri State Highway 53, and the eastern terminus of Highway 142.
===Weather and Climate===
Like Southeast Missouri in general, Poplar Bluff has a humid subtropical climate, characterized by hot summers and cool winters with a moderately high amount of precipitation. January temperatures average 33°F, while July temperatures average 81°F. Summer highs above 100°F and winter lows below 0°F are fairly rare, but not unknown. The record high temperature was 112°F, on August 9, 1930, while the record low was -23°F, on January 18, 1930. Average annual precipitation is 47.4 inches (including about 7.2 inches of snow), with the highest single-day precipitation 6.6 inches of rain, on March 28, 1977.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Month !! Average High (°F) !! Average Low (°F) !! Average Precipitation (in)
|-
| January || 42.1 || 23.0 || 2.96
|-
| February || 48.6 || 27.7 || 3.48
|-
| March || 59.2 || 36.5 || 4.71
|-
| April || 69.9 || 46.0 || 4.77
|-
| May || 79.0 || 55.9 || 4.37
|-
| June || 87.3 || 64.7 || 3.96
|-
| July || 91.9 || 69.4 || 3.83
|-
| August || 90.0 || 66.9 || 3.38
|-
| September || 82.7 || 58.9 || 3.37
|-
| October || 72.2 || 46.1 || 3.35
|-
| November || 58.0 || 37.0 || 4.90
|-
| December || 46.5 || 27.7 || 4.32
|}
==References==
==References==