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Washington's Birthday

PERIOD OF RECORD: 154 YEARS (1871 - 2024)

Washington's Birthday, sometimes referred to as Presidents Day was observed on the 22nd day of February. In 1967, under the Monday Holiday Bill, the holiday is now observed on the 3rd Monday in February.

The highest temperature recorded on Washington's Birthday is 66F degrees, on February 22nd, 1930. The lowest the mercury has fallen to on Washington's Birthday is -10F on February 16, 2015. Normally, the high temperature averages 34F degrees and the low 20F degrees on Washington's Birthday.

Temperature (F) Data

Highest	66	1930
Lowest	-10	2015
Average High	34
Average Low	20

Precipitation Records

Greatest Snow	5.9"	1914
Greatest Precipitation	0.82"	2018

Almanac Data for Recent Washington Birthday's

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow
1980	18th	26	13	0.02	0.4
1981	16th	55	39	0.19	0.0
1982	15th	45	31	0.00	0.0
1983	21st	48	33	T	T
1984	20th	38	31	0.02	T

1985	18th	39	22	T	T
1986	17th	38	24	0.01	0.0
1987	16th	19	0	T	T
1988	15th	46	28	0.47	T
1989	20th	35	22	0.02	0.1

1990	19th	40	22	T	T
1991	18th	41	27	0.11	0.0
1992	17th	35	30	T	T
1993	15th	33	27	T	T
1994	21st	41	32	T	T

1995	20th	45	22	T	T
1996	19th	39	10	T	T
1997	17th	36	5	0.01	0.1
1998	16th	45	26	T	T
1999	15th	41	23	0.00	0.0

2000	21st	38	26	T	T
2001	19th	41	22	0.00	0.0
2002	18th	30	14	0.00	0.0
2003	17th	17	7	0.20	3.3
2004	16th	21	-2	T	T

2005	21st	32	27	0.17	1.2
2006	20th	27	16	T	T
2007	19th	37	5	T	T
2008	18st	51	28	0.18	T
2009	16th	30	20	T	T

2010	15th	31	22	T	T
2011	21st	24	13	0.10	1.5
2012	20th	35	22	0.00	0.0
2013	18th	37	10	T	T
2014	17th	31	-2	T	T

2015	16th	2	-10	T	0.1
2016	15th	28	2	0.01	T
2017	20th	46	28	0.00	0.0
2018	19th	58	31	0.82	0.0
2019	18th	23	13	0.11	1.8

2020	17th	36	28	0.00	0.0
2021	15th	28	15	0.29	3.4
2022	21st	56	34	0.00	0.0
2023	20th	47	31	0.00	0.0
2024	19th	30	16	T	T