what time zone am i in missouri?
Central Time Zone UTC−06:00
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 The Missouri 's drainage basin has highly variable weather and rainfall patterns , Overall , the watershed is defined by a Continental climate with warm , wet summers and harsh , cold winters . Most of the watershed receives an average of 8 to 10 inches ( 200 to 250 mm ) of precipitation each year . However , the westernmost portions of the basin in the Rockies as well as southeastern regions in Missouri may receive as much as 40 inches ( 1 @,@ 000 mm ) . The vast majority of precipitation occurs in winter , although the upper basin is known for short @-@ lived but intense summer thunderstorms such as the one which produced the 1972 Black Hills flood through Rapid City , South Dakota . Winter temperatures in Montana , Wyoming and Colorado may drop as low as − 60 ° F ( − 51 ° C ) , while summer highs in Kansas and Missouri have reached 120 ° F ( 49 ° C ) at times . 

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 Missouri was admitted as a slave state . During the 1840s , the number of slaves increased but their percentage relative to the population declined ; during the 1850s , both the number and percentage declined . Roughly 3 @,@ 200 free blacks and slaves lived in St. Louis in 1850 , working as domestic servants , artisans , crew on the riverboats and stevedores . 

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 As of 2016 , the Chiefs are the only NFL team based in Missouri , as a result of the St. Louis Rams ' relocation back to Los Angeles . 

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 Missouri had a large Union presence throughout the Civil War , but also many civilians whose sympathies lay with the Confederacy . From July 1861 until the end of the war , the state suffered up to 25 @,@ 000 deaths from guerrilla warfare , more than any other state . Confederate General Sterling Price failed to gain control of Missouri in his 1861 offensive and retreated into Arkansas , leaving only the guerrillas to challenge Union dominance . Quantrill was at the time the most prominent guerrilla in the Kansas – Missouri area . In early 1863 , William and Jim Anderson traveled to Jackson County , Missouri , to join him . William Anderson was initially given a chilly reception from other raiders , who perceived him to be brash and overconfident . 

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 A series of articles were published by the Chicago Tribune describing the extent of the damage throughout the state of Kansas . " At Kansas City " details that the earthquake jolted homes with a sudden burst , giving off a resonating roar like thunder . The earthquake also extended into Indiana and Illinois , according to the United States Geological Survey . 
