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Election Day
PERIOD OF RECORD: 154 YEARS (1871 - 2024)
Election Day occurs on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November. The highest temperature recorded on Election Day is 77F degrees on November 5th 2024. The lowest the mercury has fallen to on Election Day is 12F back on November 6th 1951. The high temperature averages 52F degrees and the low 37F degrees on Election Day. Election Day of 2024 was one of the mildest election days on record with the minimum temperature of 63F not only a daily (November 5th) record warm minimum but also a monthly record warm minimum temperature.
Temperature (F) Data
Highest |
77 | 2024 |
Lowest |
12 | 1951 |
Average High |
52 | |
Average Low |
37 |
Precipitation Records
Greatest Precipitation |
1.77" | 1985 |
Almanac Data for Recent Election Days
Year | Date | High | Low | Precip |
1980
|
4th | 59 | 46 | 0.12 |
1981
|
3rd | 56 | 33 | 0.00 |
1982
|
2nd | 57 | 43 | 0.40 |
1983
|
8th | 59 | 36 | 0.00 |
1984
|
6th | 42 | 34 | T |
1985 | 5th | 48 | 44 | 1.77 |
1986 | 4th | 46 | 29 | 0.04 |
1987 | 3rd | 67 | 58 | 0.06 |
1988 | 8th | 44 | 40 | 0.17 |
1989 | 7th | 45 | 37 | 0.67 |
1990 | 6th | 51 | 38 | 0.04 |
1991 | 5th | 34 | 23 | 0.11 |
1992 | 3rd | 62 | 51 | 0.02 |
1993 | 2nd | 43 | 26 | 0.00 |
1994 | 8th | 59 | 47 | T |
1995 | 7th | 45 | 36 | 0.33 |
1996 | 5th | 54 | 40 | T |
1997 | 4th | 43 | 35 | 0.33 (0.2 snow) |
1998 | 3rd | 41 | 30 | 0.00 |
1999 | 2nd | 65 | 38 | 1.65 |
2000 | 7th | 64 | 34 | 0.00 |
2001 | 6th | 50 | 32 | 0.00 |
2002 | 5th | 46 | 33 | 0.20 |
2003 | 4th | 51 | 43 | T |
2004 | 2nd | 60 | 45 | 0.74 |
2005 | 8th | 54 | 42 | 0.00 |
2006 | 7th | 57 | 46 | 0.07 |
2007 | 6th | 44 | 34 | 1.01 (2.5 snow) |
2008 | 4th | 68 | 49 | 0.00 |
2009 | 3rd | 51 | 37 | T |
2010 | 2nd | 47 | 26 | 0.00 |
2011 | 8th | 70 | 49 | 0.02 |
2012 | 6th | 41 | 30 | 0.00 |
2013 | 5th | 60 | 34 | 0.00 |
2014 | 4th | 61 | 53 | 0.27 |
2015 | 3rd | 65 | 45 | 0.00 |
2016 | 8th | 60 | 38 | 0.24 |
2017 | 7th | 43 | 32 | 0.00 |
2018 | 6th | 62 | 49 | 0.29 |
2019 | 5th | 49 | 37 | 0.24 |
2020 | 3rd | 50 | 40 | 0.00 |
2021 | 2nd | 49 | 39 | 0.00 |
2022 | 8th | 50 | 35 | 0.00 |
2023 | 7th | 60 | 35 | 0.00 |
2024 | 5th | 77 | 63 | 0.00 |