Among 248 Missouri towns, just 8 have a lower peak summer temperature than Humphreys. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 17° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–38°

Spring42–63°

Summer64–85°

Fall43–65°

Oct 20

typical first frost

Apr 16

typical last frost

+0.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 17°Rain & snow17″ of snow a winter · 39 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Schools

The schools Humphreys’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Grundy Co. R-V school district. Enrollment at Humphreys’s public school: 54 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Grundy Co. Elem.Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5	Grades PK–5	54	B⁻

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The districtsGRUNDY CO. R-V Every school1 school · Grundy Co. Elem.Questions“Are Humphreys’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Health

How healthy Humphreys is

In Humphreys, 18% of adults smoke cigarettes. Against the Missouri average, Humphreys comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Nearly a fifth of Humphreys adults binge drink, above both the Missouri town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). Two figures for adults locally: 75% had a checkup this year, 27% have been diagnosed with depression.

	Humphreys	Missouri towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	16%	16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	75%	78%	79%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	27%	25%	23%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	9.6%	12%	12%

32 measures vs. Missouri

4 better27 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Humphreys	MO
Fewer adults with diabetes	9.6%	12.1%
Fewer adults who have had a stroke	3%	3.6%
Fewer adults treating high blood pressure	72.8%	77.2%

Sullivan County Memorial Hospital

11.4 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby11.4 miles to an ER · Sullivan County Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than MO on 4 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Humphreys: inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Humphreys after 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2010.

50risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters3 federal disasters · Paid out in Humphreys Get ready0.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

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