Mother's 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.

Mother's Day is observed on the 2nd Sunday of May in the United States. It became an official holiday in 1914. For climate purposes, the 2nd Sunday in May for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from May 8th to May 14th for any given year.

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

High temperatures typically fall in the 70s or 80s on Mother's Day, accounting for 77% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Paducah has reached 90 degrees three times on Mother's Day, most recently in 2023. There has only been 1 year where highs failed to reach 60 degrees, which was back in 1952 with a high of 59 degrees.

Low temperatures typically fall in the 40s, 50s, or 60s on Mother's Day with a nearly equal frequency of each. There was 1 year with lows falling into the 30s, back in 1976. On the warm end of the spectrum are the years 1995 and 1956 where lows remained in the 70s.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 28% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 5 different occasions, with 2002 being the most recent.

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.

Mother's Day is observed on the 2nd Sunday of May in the United States. It became an official holiday in 1914. For climate purposes, the 2nd Sunday in May for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from May 8th to May 14th for any given year.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s or 80s on Mother's Day, encompassing 72% of all years on record.

Evansville has cracked 90 degrees twice on Mother's Day, in 2018 and 1962. There have also been 6 years where the high temperature failed to reach 60 degrees. This last occurred in 2019 with a high of 57.

Low temperatures typically range in the 40s, 50s, or 60s with a relatively high frequency for each. Temperatures have fallen into the 30s on 5 occasions, most recently in 2013 when the low bottomed out at 39 degrees. On the warm end of the spectrum, lows have remained in the 70s twice, back in 1980 and 1916.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 36% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 8 different occasions, most recently in 1995.

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.

Mother's Day is observed on the 2nd Sunday of May in the United States. It became an official holiday in 1914. For climate purposes, the 2nd Sunday in May for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from May 8th to May 14th for any given year.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures typically are in the 70s or 80s, accounting for 80% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Cape Girardeau has hit 90 degrees once on Mother's Day, back in 1997. The coldest high on record was set in 2006 and 1990 with a reading of 61 degrees.

Low temperatures fall in the 50s most often, happening 48% of the time. There have been 2 years where the low dipped into the 30s, in 1976 and 1969. On the warm side of the spectrum, there has been only 1 year with a low in the 70s, back in 1980.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 41% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring 4 times, most recently in 2015.

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.

Mother's Day is observed on the 2nd Sunday of May in the United States. It became an official holiday in 1914. For climate purposes, the 2nd Sunday in May for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from May 8th to May 14th for any given year.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures typically are in the 70s or 80s, accounting for 85% of all years on record.

Poplar Bluff has hit 90 degrees six times on Mother's Day, most recently in 2018. Meanwhile, there have been 9 occurrences of highs remaining in the 60s. This occurred most recently in 2019.

Low temperatures fall in the 50s most often, happening 45% of the time. There was one year where the low dipped into the 30s, back in 1947. On the warm side of the spectrum, there was one year the low temperature remained in the 70s, back in 1995.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 31% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring 5 times, most recently in 2002.

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.

Mother's Day is observed on the 2nd Sunday of May in the United States. It became an official holiday in 1914. For climate purposes, the 2nd Sunday in May for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from May 8th to May 14th for any given year.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures typically are in the 70s or 80s, accounting for 71% of all years on record.

Carbondale has hit 90 degrees 5 times on Mother's Day, most recently back in 1966. Meanwhile there have been 4 years where the high only reached the 50s. This happened most recently back in 2019.

Low temperatures fall in the 50s most often, happening 40% of the time. There have been 9 years where the low dipped into the 30s, most recently back in 1994. On the warm side of the spectrum, there have been 2 years with a low of 70, back in 1956 and 1916.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 41% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring 8 times, most recently in 2002.

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