Cold Wave Risk in Missouri

All Missouri counties ranked by FEMA National Risk Index cold wave score

Cold Wave risk — prolonged spells of dangerously low temperatures — is rated for 115 of 115 Missouri counties in FEMA's National Risk Index. St. Louis County carries the state's highest cold wave score at 99.1, with $41M in expected annual cold wave losses.

8 Missouri counties are rated High or Very High for cold wave, and expected annual losses from cold wave total roughly $321M statewide. The full ranking below links to each county's complete 18-hazard risk profile.

County Rankings — Cold Wave

#CountyCold Wave ScoreRatingAnn. Freq.Ann. Loss
1 St. Louis County
99.1
Very High 1.74 / yr $41M
2 Clay County
97.7
High 2.53 / yr $26M
3 Jackson County
96.0
High 2.26 / yr $14M
4 Reynolds County
95.3
High 1.26 / yr $10M
5 St. Charles County
92.7
High 1.74 / yr $15M
6 Shannon County
92.6
High 1.95 / yr $5M
7 Dent County
92.5
High 2.26 / yr $8M
8 Texas County
91.3
High 2.32 / yr $6M
9 Jefferson County
88.9
Medium 1.37 / yr $8M
10 Lafayette County
88.2
Medium 2.26 / yr $7M
11 Washington County
88.1
Medium 1.37 / yr $4M
12 Laclede County
87.3
Medium 2.42 / yr $5M
13 St. Louis City
87.2
Medium 1.68 / yr $5M
14 Iron County
86.8
Medium 1.26 / yr $4M
15 Buchanan County
86.2
Medium 3.53 / yr $6M
16 Crawford County
85.2
Medium 1.58 / yr $5M
17 Wayne County
85.0
Medium 1.11 / yr $3M
18 Cass County
84.4
Medium 2.05 / yr $6M
19 Platte County
82.4
Medium 2.58 / yr $7M
20 Johnson County
81.1
Medium 2.21 / yr $5M
21 Boone County
80.4
Medium 2.37 / yr $5M
22 Pulaski County
80.4
Medium 2.42 / yr $5M
23 Oregon County
79.9
Medium 1.89 / yr $3M
24 Carter County
79.2
Medium 1.11 / yr $2M
25 Taney County
79.1
Medium 2.05 / yr $3M
26 Greene County
78.7
Medium 2.37 / yr $4M
27 Camden County
78.6
Medium 2.47 / yr $3M
28 Cape Girardeau County
78.4
Medium 1.16 / yr $4M
29 Ray County
78.4
Medium 2.63 / yr $3M
30 Pettis County
78.2
Medium 2.32 / yr $3M
31 Howell County
77.9
Medium 1.95 / yr $3M
32 Phelps County
77.6
Medium 2.42 / yr $3M
33 Madison County
76.0
Medium 1.26 / yr $3M
34 Franklin County
75.3
Medium 1.63 / yr $3M
35 St. Francois County
75.3
Medium 1.26 / yr $2M
36 Wright County
74.5
Medium 2.32 / yr $2M
37 Stoddard County
74.0
Medium 1.05 / yr $2M
38 Morgan County
73.7
Medium 2.58 / yr $2M
39 Saline County
72.9
Medium 2.32 / yr $2M
40 Barry County
72.0
Medium 2.00 / yr $2M
41 Ripley County
71.7
Medium 1.05 / yr $2M
42 Jasper County
70.4
Medium 2.21 / yr $2M
43 Lincoln County
70.1
Medium 2.26 / yr $3M
44 Clinton County
69.5
Medium 3.42 / yr $2M
45 Callaway County
68.8
Medium 2.37 / yr $2M
46 Scott County
67.6
Medium 1.11 / yr $2M
47 Randolph County
66.8
Medium 2.84 / yr $2M
48 Newton County
66.6
Medium 2.05 / yr $2M
49 Miller County
64.3
Low 2.47 / yr $2M
50 Audrain County
64.3
Low 2.68 / yr $1M
51 Benton County
61.4
Low 2.53 / yr $974K
52 Henry County
59.8
Low 2.16 / yr $1M
53 Stone County
59.4
Low 2.05 / yr $1M
54 Marion County
59.1
Low 4.21 / yr $2M
55 Ste. Genevieve County
58.1
Low 1.26 / yr $2M
56 Butler County
57.3
Low 1.05 / yr $1M
57 Maries County
57.1
Low 2.47 / yr $1M
58 Pemiscot County
57.0
Low 2.58 / yr $792K
59 Vernon County
56.4
Low 2.26 / yr $1M
60 Cole County
56.3
Low 2.05 / yr $2M
61 Perry County
56.0
Low 1.16 / yr $2M
62 Pike County
54.6
Low 3.16 / yr $1M
63 McDonald County
54.5
Low 2.00 / yr $1M
64 Nodaway County
54.4
Low 4.74 / yr $1M
65 Moniteau County
54.1
Low 2.16 / yr $1M
66 Carroll County
53.5
Low 2.58 / yr $972K
67 Caldwell County
53.2
Low 3.47 / yr $899K
68 Bates County
53.1
Low 2.11 / yr $946K
69 Harrison County
52.9
Low 4.74 / yr $803K
70 Lawrence County
51.8
Low 2.26 / yr $878K
71 Daviess County
51.5
Low 4.05 / yr $763K
72 Polk County
49.8
Low 2.32 / yr $814K
73 Webster County
49.7
Low 2.37 / yr $1M
74 Dunklin County
49.6
Low 2.58 / yr $676K
75 Gasconade County
49.4
Low 1.84 / yr $1M
76 Grundy County
49.3
Low 4.47 / yr $769K
77 New Madrid County
49.2
Low 0.89 / yr $851K
78 Andrew County
48.7
Low 4.00 / yr $1M
79 Cedar County
48.6
Low 2.21 / yr $761K
80 Barton County
48.5
Low 2.16 / yr $753K
81 Livingston County
48.3
Low 3.79 / yr $1M
82 St. Clair County
48.1
Low 2.26 / yr $621K
83 Warren County
46.9
Low 1.95 / yr $1M
84 Linn County
46.8
Low 4.11 / yr $691K
85 Gentry County
46.4
Low 4.53 / yr $660K
86 Douglas County
46.3
Low 2.11 / yr $661K
87 Dade County
46.2
Low 2.26 / yr $671K
88 Mississippi County
45.1
Low 0.89 / yr $639K
89 Christian County
44.6
Low 2.16 / yr $1M
90 Cooper County
42.1
Low 2.32 / yr $1M
91 DeKalb County
42.0
Low 3.84 / yr $866K
92 Ozark County
41.5
Low 1.95 / yr $412K
93 Sullivan County
40.9
Low 4.58 / yr $611K
94 Montgomery County
40.8
Low 2.26 / yr $552K
95 Bollinger County
39.7
Low 1.16 / yr $717K
96 Chariton County
38.7
Low 2.84 / yr $554K
97 Hickory County
38.3
Low 2.32 / yr $419K
98 Atchison County
38.2
Low 4.53 / yr $552K
99 Lewis County
36.6
Low 4.37 / yr $509K
100 Scotland County
35.9
Low 4.47 / yr $323K
101 Monroe County
35.7
Low 3.26 / yr $500K
102 Howard County
35.6
Low 2.47 / yr $641K
103 Dallas County
35.5
Low 2.37 / yr $432K
104 Mercer County
34.8
Low 4.68 / yr $389K
105 Macon County
31.8
Low 3.89 / yr $418K
106 Osage County
31.2
Low 2.00 / yr $486K
107 Putnam County
30.4
Low 4.74 / yr $347K
108 Holt County
27.5
Low 4.16 / yr $397K
109 Adair County
27.3
Low 4.58 / yr $442K
110 Ralls County
26.9
Low 3.21 / yr $521K
111 Shelby County
25.7
Low 4.21 / yr $361K
112 Knox County
24.3
Low 4.37 / yr $242K
113 Worth County
23.4
Very Low 4.74 / yr $286K
114 Clark County
22.8
Very Low 4.42 / yr $233K
115 Schuyler County
13.3
Very Low 4.74 / yr $98K

115 Missouri counties with measurable cold wave risk. See the national cold wave ranking or all Missouri counties by overall risk.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Missouri county has the highest cold wave risk?

St. Louis County has the highest FEMA cold wave risk score in Missouri at 99.1 (Very High), with $41M in expected annual losses and about 1.74 events per year.

How many Missouri counties face significant cold wave risk?

115 Missouri counties record measurable cold wave risk in FEMA's National Risk Index; 8 of them are rated High or Very High.

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