North Platte Memorial Day Climatology
| Memorial Day occurs on May 30 every year, however since 1971, following the National Holiday Act passed by congress, the holiday has been observed on the last Monday of May. The date Memorial Day is observed can vary from as early as May 25 to as late as May 31. Before 1971 the holiday was always observed on May 30, and was called Decoration Day. Weather observations have been taken on this holiday at North Platte dating back to 1875. This study compares the weather reported on the observed day of Memorial (Decoration) Day. |
MEMORIAL DAY IN NORTH PLATTE
PERIOD OF RECORD 142 YEARS: 1875-2016
TEMPERATURE DATA
| Highest |
97 degrees
(May 30, 1934) |
| Lowest |
35 degrees
(May 30, 1883) |
| Lowest Maximum |
49 degrees
(May 27, 1996) |
| Highest Minimum |
70 degrees
(May 30, 1934) |
| Average High |
75.2 degrees |
| Average Low |
51.1 degrees |
| 30 Year Normal High |
74 to 76 degrees |
| 30 Year Normal Low |
47 to 49 degrees |
| Average Temperature Range |
24.1 degrees |
Largest Range
between High and Low |
45 degrees
High 84, Low 39
(May 30, 1953) |
Smallest Range
between High and Low |
5 degrees
High 54, Low 49
(May 30, 2005) |
|
High Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges
| 40s |
50s |
60s |
70s |
80s |
90s |
| 1 |
9 |
29 |
49 |
47 |
7 |
| 0.7% |
6.3% |
20.4% |
34.5% |
33.1% |
4.9% |
|
Low Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges
| 30s |
40s |
50s |
60s |
70s |
| 5 |
53 |
70 |
13 |
1 |
| 3.5% |
37.3% |
49.3% |
9.2% |
0.7% |
|
PRECIPITATION DATA
| Maximum Precipitation |
1.83 inches
(May 30, 1977) |
| Maximum Snowfall |
Trace (hail)
(Hail reports as T of snowfall)
(May 30, 1951)
(May 27, 2002)
(May 26, 2008)
(May 27, 2013) |
| Number of Times Precipitation |
70 Occurrences or 49.3% |
Number of Times
Measurable Precipitation
(more than a Trace) |
51 Occurrences or 35.9% |
| Number of Times Snowfall |
No snowfall occurrences
4 Occurrences of hail or 2.8% |
| Number of Times No Precipitation |
72 Occurrences or 50.7% |
|
DAILY WEATHER SUMMARIES PAST 5 MEMORIAL DAYS
| Date |
High |
Low |
Precip |
Snow |
Remarks |
| May 28, 2012 |
81 |
43 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Sunny, windy (peak gust 36 mph) |
| May 27, 2013 |
75 |
54 |
0.25 |
T |
Morning showers, evening
thunderstorms with hail/49 mph gust |
| May 26, 2014 |
84 |
50 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Partly cloudy |
| May 25, 2015 |
70 |
50 |
0.02 |
0.0 |
Mostly cloudy, early morning shower |
| May 30, 2016 |
81 |
51 |
0.17 |
0.0 |
Mostly sunny, evening thunderstorm
with 43 mph wind gust |
|
YEAR BY YEAR WEATHER FOR PAST MEMORIAL DAYS
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NORTH PLATTE RECORDS FOR POTENTIAL MEMORIAL DAYS
(RECORDS SET ON CELEBRATED MEMORIAL DAYS HIGHLIGHTED)
| Date |
High |
Low |
Low Max |
High Min |
Precip |
Snow |
| May 25 |
96/1967 |
30/2002 |
48/1893 |
63/1926 |
1.86/1917 |
None |
| May 26 |
97/2012 |
30/1992 |
48/1950 |
64/1931 |
1.48/1973 |
None |
| May 27 |
99/2006 |
29/1907 |
46/1992 |
67/2006 |
2.20/1995 |
None |
| May 28 |
98/2006 |
33/1992,47 |
43/1947 |
65/2010,1937 |
2.00/1962 |
0.5/1947 |
| May 29 |
98/1934 |
28/1947 |
54/1889 |
66/1943 |
2.95/2007 |
None |
| May 30 |
97/1934 |
35/1883 |
54/2005,1924 |
70/1934 |
1.83/1977 |
None |
| May 31 |
94/2002 |
31/1964 |
48/1967 |
68/1991 |
2.26/1935 |
None |
|
ALSO VISIT VALENTINE MEMORIAL DAY CLIMATOLOGY
For more holiday climate studies see the main menu
Holiday Climate Studies for North Platte and Valentine
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Page composition by
Matthew Masek
Update includes 2016 |
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