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4:32 pm
Fri September 28, 2012

Recent Rainfall May Salvage Missouri's 2012 Fall Foliage

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Several trees near the Mo. Capitol have already begun turning...this photo was taken on Sept. 28th, 2012.
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Some trees near downtown Jefferson City have already begun turning...this photo was taken on Sept. 28th, 2012.
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Missouri’s fall foliage may not be a bust this year, after all.


Jim Low  with the Missouri Department of Conservation says things looked pretty grim until a cold front this week dumped several inches of rain in portions of Missouri.


“Trees were very stressed because of the lack of moisture," Low said.  "The photosynthesis going on in those leaves was minimal."

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Developing: Heat Wave
9:27 am
Thu August 9, 2012

Extended heat takes its toll with deaths, illnesses

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Updated 9:15 a.m. August 9:

St. Louis County confirmed its fourth heat-related death of the summer today.

A son discovered the victim, a 76-year-old Lemay man, on July 10. The cause of death was certified on Wednesday.

The victim lived in the 700 block of Military Rd. The brick house had no central air conditioning, and a window unit was not working. The temperature inside the home was estimated to be between 90 and 95 degrees.

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The Two-Way
11:25 am
Wed August 8, 2012

How hot was it? July was warmest month on record for U.S.

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Only one color was needed to show where July ranks in terms of hottest months on record.
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From NOAA: This map "shows where July 2012 temperatures were different from the 1981-2010 average across the contiguous United States. Shades of red indicate above-average temperatures and shades of blue indicate below-average temperatures the darker the color, the more unusual the temperature difference."
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Originally published on Wed August 8, 2012 12:14 pm

The all-red map tells the story.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

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