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Columbus Day Climatology

St. Louis, MO
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation	Snowfall	Morning Snow Depth
Max	90 (2007)	70 (1879)	80 (1879)	2.16 (1984)	0.0	0
Min	42 (1909)	31 (1987)	37 (1909)	0	0	0
Average	71	51	61	0.13	0.0	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	39 (≥ 0.01)	0 (≥ 0.1)	0 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	54 (≥ T)	0 (≥ T)	0 (≥ T)

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There is a 27% chance the St. Louis area will see measurable precipitation on Columbus Day.
There have been 8 occasions with at least one inch of precipitation.
It has not snowed on Columbus Day in St. Louis since records began in 1874.

Period of Record

Temperature and Precipitation: 1874 - present
Snowfall: 1892 - present
Snow Depth: 1893 - present

Columbia, MO
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation	Snowfall	Morning Snow Depth
Max	94 (1899)	69 (1928)	79 (1928)	3.74 (1969)	T (1946)	0
Min	42 (1909)	26 (1909, 1895)	34 (1909)	0	0	0
Average	71	48	60	0.12	0.0	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	35 (≥ 0.01)	0 (≥ 0.1)	0 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	50 (≥ T)	1 (≥ T)	0 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

The chance for Columbia to see measurable precipitation on Columbus Day is 26%.
There have been 2 occasions with at least one inch of rainfall.
It has only snowed once on Columbus Day in Columbia since records began in 1890.

Period of Record

Temperature and Precipitation: 1890 - present
Snowfall: 1890 - present
Snow Depth: 1893 - present

Quincy, IL
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation
Max	87 (1975, 1956)	70 (1928)	78 (1928)	4.46 (1969)
Min	39 (1909)	27 (1909)	33 (1909)	0
Average	70	47	58	0.10
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	28 (≥ 0.01)

Fun Facts

There is a 23% chance Quincy will see measurable precipitation on Columbus Day.
The longest period without precipitation amounts greater than or equal to 0.01 is 23 years (1932-1954).

Period of Record

Temperature and Precipitation: 1901 - present
No Snowfall or Snow Depth due to incomplete datasets.

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