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Veterans Day

PERIOD OF RECORD: 70 YEARS (1954 - 2023)

Veterans Day, observed on November 11th became a US holiday in 1954, emerging from Armistice Day which was observed also on November 11th. The highest temperature recorded on Veterans Day is 70F degrees in 2012. The lowest the mercury has fallen to on Veterans Day is 19F in 1957 and 2017. The high temperature averages 50F degrees and the low 36F degrees on Veterans Day. An early season arctic air mass sent temperatures tumbling to record low levels for Veterans Day in 2017, with the thermometer falling to 19°F. On Veterans Day 2022 a widespread soaking rain fell, with amounts between 1.50 and 3.00 inches across Western New York, including a record 1.56" of precipitation at the Buffalo airport. Due to the dry autumn, area creeks and rivers remained within their banks.

Temperature (F) Data

Highest	70	2012
Lowest	19	2017*
Highest Minimum	54	2022
Lowest Maximum	31	1980
Average High	50
Average Low	36

HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES

(since 1954; 70 years)

	30s	40s	50s	60s	70s
Number of occurrences	15	21	23	10	1
Percentage	21%	30%	33%	14%	1%

Precipitation Data

(since 1954; 70 years)

Number of times 0.01" or greater:	36
Number of times 0.10" or greater:	21
Number of times 0.50" or greater:	3

Precipitation Records

Greatest Precipitation		1.56"	2022
Greatest Snowfall		8.7"	2019

Almanac Data for Recent Veterans Days

Year	High	Low	Precip	Snow
1980	34	31	T	T
1981	46	34	T	0.0
1982	57	43	0.40	0.0
1983	47	28	0.44	1.0
1984	54	33	0.41	T

1985	35	32	0.04	0.0
1986	37	31	0.20	1.3
1987	37	28	T	T
1988	44	36	T	T
1989	50	37	0.08	T

1990	42	31	0.23	0.7
1991	37	32	0.48	4.0
1992	53	42	0.36	0.0
1993	46	41	0.02	0.0
1994	45	29	0.00	0.0

1995	61	33	1.40	T
1996	36	28	T	T
1997	41	30	0.01	0.2
1998	54	37	0.27	0.2
1999	39	29	0.00	0.0

2000	45	40	0.00	0.0
2001	39	31	0.00	0.0
2002	62	46	0.19	0.0
2003	53	35	0.27	0.0
2004	58	32	T	T

2005	46	37	T	T
2006	62	37	0.33	0.0
2007	49	29	0.01	0.0
2008	43	36	0.00	0.0
2009	50	35	0.00	0.0

2010	59	31	0.00	0.0
2011	42	33	T	T
2012	70	53	T	0.0
2013	45	29	0.48	0.7
2014	68	50	0.00	0.0

2015	51	42	0.09	0.0
2016	55	35	0.00	0.0
2017	35	19	T	T
2018	36	30	0.01	T
2019	36	25	0.81	8.7

2020	69	43	0.45	0.0
2021	64	39	T	0.0
2022	61	54	1.56	0.0
2023	43	36	0.00	0.0
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