Gerald weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Gerald, Missouri: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Rosebud, 7 km from Gerald; records cover 1980–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 45.2 in1148 mm
- Snow a year
- 14 in36 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 12
- Heating degree days
- 5,354
- Cooling degree days
- 1,028
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 0°−18° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Gerald in January
Highs average 40°4° and lows 18°−8°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1986)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (2014)
- Heating degree days
- 1119
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gerald in February
Highs average 45°7° and lows 21°−6°, with 2.4 in61 mm of precipitation and 4 in9 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2024)
- Record low
- −16°−27° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 895
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Gerald in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 30°−1°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 1.7 in4.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1986)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 701
- Cooling degree days
- 2
Gerald in April
Highs average 66°19° and lows 40°4°, with 4.8 in123 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1989)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 376
- Cooling degree days
- 14
Gerald in May
Highs average 75°24° and lows 50°10°, with 5.6 in142 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2012)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 146
- Cooling degree days
- 66
Gerald in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 60°15°, with 4.5 in114 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2012)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 20
- Cooling degree days
- 205
Gerald in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 64°18°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1986)
- Record low
- 48°9° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 326
Gerald in August
Highs average 87°30° and lows 61°16°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 107°42° (1984)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 7
- Cooling degree days
- 284
Gerald in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 52°11°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 101°38° (1984)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 87
- Cooling degree days
- 111
Gerald in OctoberThis month
Highs average 68°20° and lows 41°5°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (2023)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1981)
- Heating degree days
- 343
- Cooling degree days
- 19
Gerald in November
Highs average 55°13° and lows 31°−1°, with 3.6 in91 mm of precipitation and 1.5 in3.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1989)
- Record low
- 1°−17° (1986)
- Heating degree days
- 669
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Gerald in December
Highs average 44°7° and lows 22°−5°, with 2.7 in68 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1991)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 989
- Cooling degree days
- 0