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  Easter Climatology  

Saint Louis, Missouri

 Daily Records  Daily High Temperature Daily Low Temperature  Daily Average Temperature  Daily Precipitation  Daily Snowfall Morning Snow Depth
  Maximum
 Value
 89 (1941) 67 (1886) 76 (2006)  1.44 (1921) 1.0 (1917) T (1920, 1970, 1978)
 Minimum
 Value
26 (1894) 17 (1894) 22 (1894)  0  0  0
 Average
 Value
 64 45 54  0.13 0.0 -
 Number of
 Occurrences
 - - - 63 (≥ 0.01)  4 (≥ 0.1) 0 (≥ 1.0)
 Number of
 Occurrences
 -  - - 78 (≥ Trace) 13 (≥ T) 3 (≥ T)
 

  Fun Facts!

  • There is a 43% chance there will be measurable precipitation on Easter.
     
  • The St. Louis area has seen 5 years where it has had an inch or more of precipitation. Four of them occurred within 16 years of each other (1913-1929).
     
  • There is a 3% chance it will snow on Easter and a very slim chance (<1%) there will be an inch or more of snow on the ground Easter morning.  Last measurable snow was 0.6" on 4/1/2018, and the maximum snowfall recorded was 1.0" on 4/8/1917.

 Records:
(1874-present) Temperature/Precipitation
(1892-present) Snowfall
(1893-present) Snow Depth

 
 

Columbia, Missouri

 Daily Records Daily High Temperature  Daily Low Temperature  Daily Average Temperature  Daily Precipitation Daily Snowfall  Morning Snow Depth
 Maximum
 Value
87 (1941, 1987) 65 (1941) 76 (1941)  0.93 (1981) 4.6 (1920)  8 (1978)
 Minimum
 Value
 32 (1894) 13 (1894) 23 (1894)  0 0 0
 Average
 Value
 63 42 53 0.11 0.1 -
 Number of
 Occurrences
 - - -  57 (≥ 0.01) 6 (≥ 0.1) 3 (≥ 1.0)
 Number of
 Occurrences
 -  -  - 69 (≥ Trace) 15 (≥ T)  4 (≥ T)
 

  Fun Facts!

  • There is a 42% chance there will be measurable precipitation on Easter.
     
  • For the Columbia area, there is a 4% chance there will be measurable snowfall and a 2% chance that there will already be an inch or more of snow on the ground Easter morning.
     
  • The longest Columbia has gone without snow falling on Easter has been 28 years (1965-1993). Last measurable snow was 0.3" on 4/1/2018, and the maximum snowfall recorded was 4.6" on 4/4/1920.
Records:
(1890-present) Temperature/Precipitation
(1890-present) Snowfall
(1893-present) Snow Depth
 
 

Quincy, Illinois

Daily Records Daily High Temperature Daily Low Temperature Daily Average Temperature Daily Precipitation  Daily Snowfall  Morning Snow Depth
 Maximum
 Value
 89 (1941) 66 (1941) 78 (1941)  1.37 (1929) -  -
 Minimum
 Value
 29 (2018)  16 (1940) 24 (1940)  0 - -
 Average
 Value
 61 40 50  0.10 - -
 Number of
 Occurrences
 - - - 46 (≥ 0.01) - -
             
 

  Fun Facts!

  • There is a 37% chance of measurable precipitation on Easter in Quincy.
     
  • The only year an inch or more of precipitation has been recorded is the current maximum record, 1.37".

Records:
(1901-present) Temperature/Precipitation
No Snowfall or Snow Depth due to incomplete data sets