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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 73F degrees in 2012. The lowest the mercury has fallen to on Veterans Day is 20F in 1957. The high temperature averages 51F degrees and the low 35F degrees on Veterans Day. 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 1.69" of precipitation at the Rochester airport. Due to the dry autumn, area creeks and rivers remained within their banks.

Temperature (F) Data

Highest	73	2012
Lowest	20	1957
Highest Minimum	51	2014
Lowest Maximum	34	1980
Average High	51
Average Low	35

HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES

(since 1954; 70 years)

	30s	40s	50s	60s	70s
Number of occurrences	12	27	18	11	2
Percentage	17%	39%	26%	16%	3%

Precipitation Data

(since 1954; 70 years)

Number of times 0.01" or greater:	33
Number of times 0.10" or greater:	15
Number of times 0.50" or greater:	4

Precipitation Records

Greatest Precipitation	1.69"	2022
Greatest Snow	8.2"	2019

Almanac Data for Recent Veterans Days

Year	High	Low	Precip	Snow
1980	34	32	0.00	0.0
1981	47	34	T	0.0
1982	56	43	0.20	0.0
1983	49	31	0.66	0.9
1984	55	42	0.26	0.0

1985	37	34	0.02	0.0
1986	36	29	0.28	2.5
1987	36	23	0.00	0.0
1988	46	36	T	0.0
1989	51	39	0.02	0.0

1990	40	32	0.23	3.2
1991	38	32	0.67	5.2
1992	53	40	0.03	0.0
1993	54	38	T	0.0
1994	46	30	0.00	0.0

1995	62	33	0.43	T
1996	39	29	0.01	0.1
1997	42	24	0.02	0.0
1998	54	38	0.09	0.0
1999	39	28	T	0.0

2000	44	41	T	0.0
2001	39	30	0.00	0.0
2002	67	46	0.01	0.0
2003	54	27	0.18	0.0
2004	56	33	T	0.0

2005	46	33	T	T
2006	61	40	0.41	0.0
2007	48	25	T	0.0
2008	43	36	0.00	0.0
2009	48	29	0.00	0.0

2010	57	28	0.00	0.0
2011	43	30	0.04	T
2012	73	50	0.08	0.0
2013	46	31	0.42	1.2
2014	69	51	0.00	0.0

2015	53	44	0.02	0.0
2016	56	36	0.00	0.0
2017	33	22	T	T
2018	40	28	T	T
2019	37	26	0.75	8.2

2020	67	43	0.28	0.0
2021	60	32	0.01	0.0
2022	61	53	1.69	0.0
2023	42	37	T	0.0
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