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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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