Thanksgiving Climatology for Amarillo

Thanksgiving Climatology for Amarillo
Average High: 56° F	Average Low: 30° F	Average Precip: 0.02"	Average Snow: 0.03"

The weather on Thanksgiving can be highly variable - typical of the weather in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Extreme temperatures, winter weather, and rain have all occurred on Thanksgiving Day in the past. On average, the high temperature is 56° F and the low temperature is 30° F. However, temperatures have been as cold as 6° F and as warm as 81° F. Most Thanksgivings are also dry, despite an average rainfall of 0.02". The most rainfall ever observed on Thanksgiving is 0.59" in 2015.

View the data record for Thanksgiving Day at Amarillo from 1892-2020

Thanksgiving Day Quick Facts

Warmest Thanksgiving high temperature: 81° F on November 25, 1965
Coldest Thanksgiving high temperature: 10° F on November 27, 1919
Coldest Thanksgiving low temperature: 6° F on November 27, 1919
Warmest Thanksgiving low temperature: 53° F on November 24, 1966
Wettest Thanksgiving: 0.59" on November 26, 2015
Snowiest Thanksgiving: 7.0" on November 26, 1931
Number of times with measurable precipitation on Thanksgiving: 15 times out of 129 years (12%)
Number of times with measurable snow on Thanksgiving: 6 times out of 129 years (5%)

The Last Time It Happened On Thanksgiving

Temperature of 70° F or higher: 75° F in 2017
Temperature of 30° F or lower: 30° F in 2019
Rainfall: 0.59" in 2015
Rainfall total of 0.10" or higher: 0.32" in 2019
Snowfall: 0.20" in 2015
Snowfall total of 1.0" or higher: 1.0" in 1958