Retire To Springfield, MO

Air Quality, Hazards, Climate, Recreation, etc.

Springfield Air Quality Greene County
.	Good Days	Moderate Days	Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days	Unhealthy Days	Very Unhealthy Days
2017	308	57	0	0	0
2016	313	53	0	0	0
2015	302	63	0	0	0
2014	270	95	0	0	0
2013	295	70	0	0	0

Springfield Water Quality
.	% Good	% Threatened	% Impaired
2014	40	0	60
2012	40	0	60
2010	63	0	37
2008	97	0	3
2006	61	0	39
2004	43	0	57
2002	0	19	81

Springfield Recreation
.	# of Parks	# of Parks (99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc. (managed by National Park Service)	Buffalo National River, Pea Ridge National Military Park plus 4 more	7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc. (other federal agency-managed sites)	50	26
State Parks, Sites, etc.	8	11

Springfield Climate 1971-2000
.	.	99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp	22 F	27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp	32 F	37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp	79 F	74 F
July - Avg High Temp	90 F	86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation	45 in	35 in

Springfield Elevation
1,259 feet	GPTR 99 City Average 1,652 feet

Springfield Natural Hazards
.	Risk Level	99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk	Lower	Moderate
Earthquake	0%	10.9%
Tsunami	No Risk	No Risk
Hurricane	0	10
Flood	Very High	Very High
Tornado	Moderate	Low
Volcano	No Risk	No Risk
Wildfire	Low	Low

Springfield Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations (# Reactors)	Distance from City	GPTR 99 City Average
Arkansas Nuclear (2)	135 miles	50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station

Springfield Heating and Cooling Degree Days (avg annual)
.	.	99 City Avg
Total Degree Days	5,968	5,915
HDD	4,602	4,662
CDD	1,366	1,253

EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Springfield Area) Springfield Area EPA Cleanup Sites

Legend: Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties)

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