Washington's Birthday 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.

George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 according to the calendar we now use. But according to the Old Style Calendar then in use, his birth date was Feb. 11.  Americans celebrated Washington's birthday in the late 18th century, while he was still alive, some on the 11th and some on the 22nd.  In 1885, Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, became a federal holiday.  In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved the official observance of Washington's birthday from Feb. 22 to the third Monday in February. Some reformers had wanted to change the name of the holiday as well, to Presidents' Day, in honor of both Lincoln and Washington, but that proposal was rejected by Congress, and the holiday remained officially Washington's Birthday. Technically the federal holiday never falls on Washington's actual birthday since the third monday in February falls between the 15th and 21st. For climate purposes, February 22nd is used for each year on record prior to 1971, and the third Monday in February for 1971 to the present.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 40s or 50s on Washington's Birthday, encompassing 54% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Paducah has seen highs as warm as the 70s four times, most recently occurring in 2018 and 2017, when we topped out at 75 degrees. There have also been 8 years where the high temperature failed to reach 32 degrees, most recently in 2021 with a frigid high of 12!

Low temperatures in the 20s or 30s are most common, accounting for 67% of all years on record.  There are always exceptions to the norm of course: in 1963 the low temperature plummeted to 3 degrees below zero, which is the only year with lows below zero. On the warm side of the spectrum, there have been 3 years with lows above 50 degrees, most recently in 2018 when a mild low of 56 degrees occurred.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 30% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 3 different occasions, most recently in 2015. Measurable snowfall has occurred 4 times (4% of all years on record), including 3 big snowstorms with 10.8 inches falling in 2015, 9.0 inches occurring in 2021, and 7.9 inches back in 1993. Snow depth of 1 inch or more has been recorded 8 times (10% of all years on record), with 5 inches on the ground for the morning of Washington's Birthday 2015.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

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. Snowfall records began in January of 1948.

George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 according to the calendar we now use. But according to the Old Style Calendar then in use, his birth date was Feb. 11.  Americans celebrated Washington's birthday in the late 18th century, while he was still alive, some on the 11th and some on the 22nd.  In 1885, Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, became a federal holiday.  In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved the official observance of Washington's birthday from Feb. 22 to the third Monday in February. Some reformers had wanted to change the name of the holiday as well, to Presidents' Day, in honor of both Lincoln and Washington, but that proposal was rejected by Congress, and the holiday remained officially Washington's Birthday. Technically the federal holiday never falls on Washington's actual birthday since the third monday in February falls between the 15th and 21st. For climate purposes, February 22nd is used for each year on record prior to 1971, and the third Monday in February for 1971 to the present.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 40s or 50s on Washington's Birthday, encompassing 53% of all years on record.

Evansville has seen highs as warm as the 70s only three times, in 2018, 2017, and 1922. There have also been 16 years where the high temperature failed to reach 32 degrees, most recently in 2021 with a frigid high of 17!

Low temperatures in the 20s or 30s are most common, accounting for 67% of all years on record.  There are always exceptions to the norm of course: in 1963 the low temperature plummeted to 6 degrees below zero, which is 1 of only 2 years with lows below zero. On the warm side of the spectrum, there have been 5 years with lows above 50 degrees, most recently in 1986 when a mild low of 51 degrees occurred.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 37% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling only once, way back in 1897. Measurable snowfall has occurred 8 times (10% of all years on record), with the largest back in 1993 with 6.9 inches. Snow depth of 1 inch or more has been recorded 10 times (13% of all years on record), with the most recent happening in 2021 when 1 inch of snow was on the ground in the morning.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

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.

George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 according to the calendar we now use. But according to the Old Style Calendar then in use, his birth date was Feb. 11.  Americans celebrated Washington's birthday in the late 18th century, while he was still alive, some on the 11th and some on the 22nd.  In 1885, Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, became a federal holiday.  In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved the official observance of Washington's birthday from Feb. 22 to the third Monday in February. Some reformers had wanted to change the name of the holiday as well, to Presidents' Day, in honor of both Lincoln and Washington, but that proposal was rejected by Congress, and the holiday remained officially Washington's Birthday. Technically the federal holiday never falls on Washington's actual birthday since the third monday in February falls between the 15th and 21st. For climate purposes, February 22nd is used for each year on record prior to 1971, and the third Monday in February for 1971 to the present.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 40s or 50s on Washington's Birthday, encompassing 57% of all years on record.

Cape Girardeau has seen highs as warm as the 70s four times, in 2018, 2017, and 1986. There have also been 7 years where the high temperature failed to reach 32 degrees, most recently in 2021 with a frigid high of 9!

Low temperatures in the 20s or 30s are most common, accounting for 59% of all years on record.  There are always exceptions to the norm of course: in 2015 the low temperature plummeted to 2 degrees below zero, which is the only year with lows below zero. On the warm side of the spectrum, there have been 4 years with lows above 50 degrees, most recently in 2018 when a mild low of 51 degrees occurred.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 36% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling only once, back in 1993.

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.

George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 according to the calendar we now use. But according to the Old Style Calendar then in use, his birth date was Feb. 11.  Americans celebrated Washington's birthday in the late 18th century, while he was still alive, some on the 11th and some on the 22nd.  In 1885, Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, became a federal holiday.  In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved the official observance of Washington's birthday from Feb. 22 to the third Monday in February. Some reformers had wanted to change the name of the holiday as well, to Presidents' Day, in honor of both Lincoln and Washington, but that proposal was rejected by Congress, and the holiday remained officially Washington's Birthday. Technically the federal holiday never falls on Washington's actual birthday since the third monday in February falls between the 15th and 21st. For climate purposes, February 22nd is used for each year on record prior to 1971, and the third Monday in February for 1971 to the present.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 40s or 50s on Washington's Birthday, encompassing 62% of all years on record.

Poplar Bluff has seen highs as warm as the 70s nine times, most recently in 2023. There have also been 7 years where the high temperature failed to reach 30 degrees, most recently in 2021 with a frigid high of 9!

Low temperatures in the 20s or 30s are most common, accounting for 67% of all years on record.  There are always exceptions to the norm of course: in 2021 the low temperature plummeted to 4 degrees, which is 1 of 3 years with lows falling into the single digits. On the warm side of the spectrum, there have been 5 years with lows above 50 degrees, most recently in 2018 when a mild low of 51 degrees occurred.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 36% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling only twice, back in 2015 and 1950.

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

George Washington was born on Feb. 22, 1732 according to the calendar we now use. But according to the Old Style Calendar then in use, his birth date was Feb. 11.  Americans celebrated Washington's birthday in the late 18th century, while he was still alive, some on the 11th and some on the 22nd.  In 1885, Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, became a federal holiday.  In 1968, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which moved the official observance of Washington's birthday from Feb. 22 to the third Monday in February. Some reformers had wanted to change the name of the holiday as well, to Presidents' Day, in honor of both Lincoln and Washington, but that proposal was rejected by Congress, and the holiday remained officially Washington's Birthday. Technically the federal holiday never falls on Washington's actual birthday since the third monday in February falls between the 15th and 21st. For climate purposes, February 22nd is used for each year on record prior to 1971, and the third Monday in February for 1971 to the present.

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

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 40s or 50s on Washington's Birthday, encompassing 59% of all years on record.

Carbondale has seen highs as warm as the 70s six times, most recently in 2018. There have also been 7 years where the high temperature failed to reach 30 degrees, most recently in 2021 with a frigid high of 8!

Low temperatures in the 20s or 30s are most common, accounting for 66% of all years on record.  There are always exceptions to the norm of course: in 1963 the low temperature plummeted to 7 degrees below zero, which is 1 of 2 years with lows below zero. On the warm side of the spectrum, there have been 4 years with lows above 50 degrees, most recently in 2018 when a mild low of 52 degrees occurred.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 27% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling only once, back in 1961.

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