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Memorial Day Climatology

St. Louis, MO
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation
Max	97 (1934)	76 (1913, 2012)	85 (2012)	2.19 (2008)
Min	55 (1889)	42 (1889)	49 (1889)	0
Average	80	61	71	0.15
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	57 (≥ 0.01)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	76 (≥ T)

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For the St. Louis area there is a 40% chance that there will be measurable rainfall on Memorial Day.
There have been 7 different years the recorded rainfall amount has exceeded 1 inch. Twice it has exceeded 2 inches! (2008 & 2009).

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
Max	99 (1934)	72 (1953, 2012)	83 (1913, 1934)	2.54 (1967)
Min	61 (1984)	40 (1947)	51 (1984)	0
Average	79	59	69	0.17
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	54 (≥ 0.01)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	73 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

For the Columbia area there is a 40% chance of measurable rainfall on Memorial Day.
There have been 4 years that have had rainfall totals over 1 inch. Three of them have been over 2 inches! (1941, 1967, & 1996)

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	103 (1934)	80 (1919)	88 (1934)	2.12 (2013)
Min	54 (1992)	41 (1992)	48 (1992)	0
Average	79	59	69	0.12
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	47 (≥ 0.01)

Fun Facts

There is a 38% chance that there will be measurable rainfall on Memorial Day in Quincy.
There have been 3 years where recorded rainfall has been above 1 inch. Only once has it been above 2 inches! (2013) The first year there was a recorded precipitation amount of an inch or more was 1996.
There has only been 1 year where the high temperatures have met or exceeded the 100 degree mark (1934).

Period of Record

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

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