Columbus Day Climate Statistics

*Climate Data has been recorded at Barkley Regional Airport in West Paducah since 1949 and prior to that was observed in downtown Paducah back to December of 1937.

Columbus Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, although people have celebrated Columbus's voyage for centuries since he first arrived back on October 12, 1492. Prior to 1971, Columbus Day was observed on October 12th. It was moved to the 2nd Monday in October as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means the date can vary from October 8th to October 14th for any given year. For climate purposes, October 12th will be used for the period of record through 1970, followed by the 2nd Monday in October from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Columbus Day in Paducah.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures typically are in the 60s, 70s, or 80s with 44% of the years seeing highs fall in the 70s.

Paducah has seen highs above 90 once on Columbus day, back in 2007 when the temperature soared to 91 degrees. There have been 4 years where the high temperature failed to reach 60 degrees. This last occurred back in 2000 when the high only reached 58 degrees.

Low temperatures fall in the 40s a good amount of the time on Columbus Day, accounting for 39% of the years on record. There have been 3 years with lows below freezing, most recently in 2000. There have also been 14 years where the low was above 60. This last happened in 2021.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 21% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 2 different occasions, most recently in 2004.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

*Climate Data has been recorded at Evansville Regional Airport since January of 1897.

Columbus Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, although people have celebrated Columbus's voyage for centuries since he first arrived back on October 12, 1492. Prior to 1971, Columbus Day was observed on October 12th. It was moved to the 2nd Monday in October as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means the date can vary from October 8th to October 14th for any given year. For climate purposes, October 12th will be used for the period of record through 1970, followed by the 2nd Monday in October from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Columbus Day in Evansville.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 60s or 70s on Columbus Day, encompassing 66% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Evansville has cracked 90 twice on Columbus Day, most recently in 2010 when it hit 91 degrees.. There have been 12 years where the high temperature failed to reach 60 degrees. This last occurred back in 2000 with a high of 56 degrees.

Low temperatures typically fall into the 40s or 50s, accounting for 66% of the years on record. Temperatures have fallen below freezing on 3 occasions, most recently in 2000. On the warm end of the spectrum, the only time the low temperature was in the 70s was in 2018 with a low of 70 degrees.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 19% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 4 different occasions, occurring as recent as 2014.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

*Climate Data has been recorded at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, located 5 miles southwest of Cape Girardeau, since June of 1960.

Columbus Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, although people have celebrated Columbus's voyage for centuries since he first arrived back on October 12, 1492. Prior to 1971, Columbus Day was observed on October 12th. It was moved to the 2nd Monday in October as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means the date can vary from October 8th to October 14th for any given year. For climate purposes, October 12th will be used for the period of record through 1970, followed by the 2nd Monday in October from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Columbus Day in Cape Girardeau.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s or 80s on Columbus Day, encompassing 70% of all years on record.

Cape Girardeau has never hit 90 degrees on Columbus Day, but did come within 1 degree back in 2018 and 2007. There have been 4 years where the high temperature failed to reach 60 degrees. This last occurred back in 2000.

Low temperatures fall into the 40s a good amount of the time on Columbus Day, accounting for 46% of the years on record. There have been 3 years where the low dipped below the freezing mark, most recently in 2002. On the warm side of the spectrum, the only time the low temperature was 70 degrees was set in 2018.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 20% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring only once, back in 1974.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

Climate Data has been recorded at the Poplar Bluff Airport, located 4 miles east of Poplar Bluff, since December of 1997. Prior to that data was taken at the Poplar Bluff COOP station, located a half mile west of downtown. Data for the COOP station dates back to January 1893.

Columbus Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, although people have celebrated Columbus's voyage for centuries since he first arrived back on October 12, 1492. Prior to 1971, Columbus Day was observed on October 12th. It was moved to the 2nd Monday in October as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means the date can vary from October 8th to October 14th for any given year. For climate purposes, October 12th will be used for the period of record through 1970, followed by the 2nd Monday in October from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Columbus Day in Poplar Bluff.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s or 80s on Columbus Day, encompassing 71% of all years on record.

Poplar Bluff has had highs in the 90s on four different occasions, most recently in 2018. Meanwhile, there have been five occurrences of highs only reaching the 50s. This last occurred in 1993.

Low temperatures fall into the 40s a good amount of the time on Columbus Day, accounting for 42% of the years on record. There have been 2 years where the low dipped below the freezing mark, most recently in 2000. On the warm side of the spectrum, the low was a balmy 67 degrees in 2008.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 21% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation occurring seven times, most recently back in 2014.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

Climate Data has been recorded at Southern Illinois Airport, located 4 miles northwest of Carbondale, since August of 1998. Prior to that data was taken at the Carbondale Sewage Plant COOP station, located 3 miles east of Carbondale. Data for the COOP station dates back to November 1898.

Columbus Day became a federal holiday in the United States in 1937, although people have celebrated Columbus's voyage for centuries since he first arrived back on October 12, 1492. Prior to 1971, Columbus Day was observed on October 12th. It was moved to the 2nd Monday in October as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means the date can vary from October 8th to October 14th for any given year. For climate purposes, October 12th will be used for the period of record through 1970, followed by the 2nd Monday in October from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Columbus Day in Carbondale.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s, 80s, or 90s on Columbus Day, encompassing 94% of all years on record.

Carbondale has reached above 90 degrees on two occasions, most recently back in 2007. Meanwhile, there have been five occurrences of highs stuck in the 50s. This last occurred in 2000.

Low temperatures typically range between the 40s, 50s, or 60s on Columbus Day, accounting for 83% of the years on record. There have been 6 years where the low dipped into the 20s, most recently in 2002. On the warm side of the spectrum, the low temperature was a balmy 68 degrees back in 2018.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 21% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation occurring four times, most recently back in 1954.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years: