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NORTH PLATTE
THANKSGIVING DAY CLIMATOLOGY
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| Thanksgiving Day is observed nationally on the fourth Thursday in November. Some speculate the holiday dates back to the day of thanks ordered by Governor Bradford of Plymouth Colony in New England in 1621. Currently there are seven days in which Thanksgiving Day is celebrated, ranging from November 22nd to November 28th, however this was not always the case. Before 1941, Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on the day proclaimed by the president in a Presidential Proclamation, typically the last Thursday of November. This changed the seven days Thanksgiving Day was celebrated to November 24th to November 30th. In 1939 and 1940, there were exceptions to the "typical" date of Thanksgiving. Retailers lobbied for more days of shopping between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and won. Thanksgiving Day was celebrated on the 23rd in 1939 and on the 21st in 1940. Following the 1940 debate on which day Thanksgiving would be celebrated, Congress stepped in and designated the current fourth Thursday of November to be the day to celebrate Thanksgiving Day. This study uses the observed day that Thanksgiving Day was celebrated. |
THANKSGIVING DAY IN NORTH PLATTE
PERIOD OF RECORD 143 YEARS: 1874-2016
TEMPERATURE DATA
| Highest |
70 degrees
(November 24, 2011) |
| Lowest |
-10 degrees
(November 29, 1877) |
| Lowest Maximum |
5 degrees
(November 27, 1919) |
| Highest Minimum |
41 degrees
(November 24, 1949) |
| Average High |
44.8 degrees |
| Average Low |
18.5 degrees |
| 30 Year Normal High |
47 to 44 degrees |
| 30 Year Normal Low |
18 to 16 degrees |
| Average Temperature Range |
26.3 degrees |
Largest Range
between High and Low |
50 degrees
High 70, Low 20
(November 24, 2011) |
Smallest Range
between High and Low |
2 degrees
High 32, Low 30
(November 26, 1987) |
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High Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges
| 0s |
10s |
20s |
30s |
40s |
50s |
60s |
70s |
| 1 |
9 |
9 |
25 |
38 |
40 |
20 |
1 |
| 0.7% |
6.3% |
6.3% |
17.5% |
26.6% |
28.0% |
14.0% |
0.7% |
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Low Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges
| -10s |
-0s |
0s |
10s |
20s |
30s |
40s |
| 1 |
5 |
17 |
41 |
67 |
11 |
1 |
| 0.7% |
3.5% |
11.9% |
28.7% |
46.9% |
7.7% |
0.7% |
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PRECIPITATION DATA
| Maximum Precipitation |
0.61 inches
(November 29, 1928) |
| Maximum Snowfall |
6.4 inches
(November 29, 1928) |
| Number of Times Precipitation |
44 Occurrences or 30.8% |
Number of Times
Measurable Precipitation
(more than a Trace) |
21 Occurrences or 14.7% |
| Number of Times Snowfall |
29 Occurrences or 20.3% |
Number of Times
Measurable Snowfall
(more than a Trace) |
12 Occurrences or 8.4% |
| Number of Times No Precipitation |
98 Occurrences or 69.2% |
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SNOW DEPTH INFORMATION IN NORTH PLATTE
PERIOD OF RECORD 135 YEARS: 1882-2016
(snow depth rounded to nearest whole inch or trace if 0.4 inches or less)
Number of Years - 1 inch or
more snow on ground (135 years) |
16 Years (11.9%) |
Number of Years - 1 inch or
more snow on ground (last 25 years) |
3 Years (12.0%) |
Number of Years - 1 inch or
more snow on ground (last 10 years) |
0 Year (0.0%) |
Number of Years with trace or
more snow on Ground (135 years) |
32 Years (23.7%) |
Number of Years with trace or
more snow on Ground (last 25 years) |
6 Years (23.9%) |
Number of Years with trace or
more snow on Ground (last 10 years) |
1 Years (10.0%)
2007 - Trace |
Consecutive Years 1 inch or
more snow on ground |
2 Years
(1930 - 1931) |
Consecutive Years without
1 inch or more snow on ground |
23 Years (1882-1904) |
Current Streak
Consecutive Years without
1 inch or more snow on ground |
16 Years |
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1 Inch or More Snow Depth Occurrences by Decade
* incomplete decade
| 1880s |
1890s |
1900s |
1910s |
1920s |
1930s |
1940s |
| 0* |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 1950s |
1960s |
1970s |
1980s |
1990s |
2000s |
2010s |
| 3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0* |
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DAILY WEATHER SUMMARIES PAST 5 THANKSGIVING DAYS
| Date |
High |
Low |
Precip |
Snow |
Snow Depth |
Remarks |
| Nov 22, 2012 |
53 |
23 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
Sunny, windy (peak gust 40 mph) |
| Nov 28, 2013 |
34 |
18 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
Morning clouds, otherwise mostly
sunny |
| Nov 27, 2014 |
50 |
17 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
Early morning clouds, otherwise mostly
sunny |
| Nov 26, 2015 |
31 |
18 |
T |
T |
0 |
Cloudy, morning freezing drizzle,
afternoon flurries |
| Nov 24, 2016 |
50 |
22 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
Morning fog, otherwise mostly sunny
and windy (peak gust 35 mph) |
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YEAR BY YEAR WEATHER FOR PAST THANKSGIVING DAYS
CLICK ON GRAPH FOR LARGER IMAGE
NORTH PLATTE RECORDS FOR POTENTIAL THANKSGIVING DAYS
(RECORDS SET ON CELEBRATED THANKSGIVING DAYS HIGHLIGHTED)
| Date |
High |
Low |
Low Max |
High Min |
Precip |
Snow |
| Nov 22 |
77/1903 |
-6/1898 |
16/1931,1895 |
45/1885 |
0.22/1952 |
3.2/1952 |
| Nov 23 |
72/1988 |
-6/1950 |
16/1950 |
44/1899 |
0.74/2001 |
1.0/1950 |
| Nov 24 |
72/1915 |
-7/1950 |
12/1993,1880 |
41/1949 |
0.32/1987 |
4.0/1895 |
| Nov 25 |
74/1995,60 |
-7/1880 |
13/1975 |
35/1984 |
0.62/1944 |
4.0/1944 |
| Nov 26 |
73/1960 |
-12/1887 |
11/1975,1919 |
39/1909,1894 |
0.64/1919 |
7.2/1919 |
| Nov 27 |
73/1998 |
-25/1887 |
5/1919 |
41/1962 |
0.88/1983 |
8.3/1983 |
| Nov 28 |
68/1941 |
-13/1976,1896 |
10/1975,1919,1896 |
35/1962,1913,1904,1886 |
0.42/2004 |
9.9/2004 |
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ALSO VISIT VALENTINE THANKSGIVING 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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