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Rochester Ground Hog Day

Ground Hog's Day

PERIOD OF RECORD: 154 YEARS (1871 - 2024)

Ground Hog's Day is celebrated on the 2nd day of February. According to folklore, if the ground hog sees its shadow, winter will persist for 6 more weeks. If the ground hog does not see its shadow, then Spring will come early.

The highest temperature ever recorded on Ground Hog's Day is 59F degrees in 1973. The lowest the mercury has ever fallen to on Ground Hog's Day is -16F in 1961. Normally, the high temperature averages 33F degrees and the low 18F degrees on Ground Hog's Day.

Temperature (F) Data

Highest	59	1973
Lowest	-16	1961
Highest Minimum	41	1973
Lowest Maximum	7	1971
Average High	33
Average Low	18

HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES

(since 1940; 85 years)

	Single Digits	Teens	20s	30s	40s	50s
Number of occurrences	1	11	24	33	13	3
Percentage	1%	13%	28%	39%	15%	4%

Single

Digits

Teens

20s

30s

40s

50s

Number of occurrences

1

11

24

33

13

3

Percentage

1%

13%

28%

39%

15%

4%

Precipitation Data Snow Data

(since 1940; 85 years) (since 1940; 85 years)

Number of times 0.01" or greater:	54	Number of times 0.1" or greater:	46
Number of times 0.10" or greater:	19	Number of times 1.0" or greater:	23
Number of times 0.50" or greater:	2	Number of times 3.0" or greater:	8
		Number of times 6.0" or greater:	3

Precipitation Records

Greatest Snow	8.0"	1902
Greatest Precipitation	0.80"	1902

Almanac Data for Recent Ground Hog Day's

Year	High	Low	Precip	Snow
1980	12	3	T	T
1981	39	14	0.02	0.4
1982	36	1	0.00	0.0
1983	50	29	0.36	0.0
1984	40	7	0.00	0.0

1985	23	13	0.12	3.7
1986	40	25	0.03	T
1987	38	34	0.00	0.0
1988	34	22	0.17	0.7
1989	25	18	0.03	0.3

1990	41	17	0.57	6.7
1991	46	17	0.00	0.0
1992	27	13	T	0.1
1993	25	0	T	T
1994	21	2	0.00	0.0

1995	32	12	0.04	0.9
1996	13	5	0.01	0.3
1997	42	25	0.00	0.0
1998	47	32	0.00	0.0
1999	45	34	0.17	0.0

2000	21	13	0.09	2.0
2001	35	20	0.05	0.8
2002	30	20	T	T
2003	35	33	T	T
2004	31	4	0.00	0.0

2005	34	2	0.00	0.0
2006	54	37	0.08	0.0
2007	32	20	0.04	1.0
2008	34	31	0.03	0.3
2009	38	16	0.00	0.0

2010	28	14	0.01	0.3
2011	29	17	0.49	5.6
2012	37	30	0.02	0.4
2013	21	15	T	T
2014	39	28	0.04	T

2015	19	9	0.41	6.1
2016	42	29	0.02	0.0
2017	30	14	0.11	2.4
2018	21	9	0.02	1.2
2019	39	4	0.00	0.0

2020	34	29	0.16	0.7
2021	30	24	0.59	5.9
2022	43	34	0.06	0.0
2023	36	20	0.07	1.5
2024	38	33	0.04	T