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Martin Luther King Day Climatology

St. Louis, MO
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation	Snowfall	Morning Snow Depth
Max	68 (1990)	52 (1880)	57 (1880)	1.34 (1913)	10.9 (1979)	9 (1979)
Min	6 (1885)	-12 (1977)	-1 (1977)	0	0	0
Average	38	22	30	0.05	0.3	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	44 (≥ 0.01)	18 (≥ 0.1)	29 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	73 (≥ T)	42 (≥ T)	49 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

There have been 9 days with low temperatures zero and below.
There is a 25% chance the St. Louis area will have at least 1" of snow on the ground.
The chance for measurable precipitation on MLK Day is 30% and the chance of measurable snowfall is 14%.

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	73 (1957)	45 (1894)	59 (1957)	0.75 (1913)	6.1 (1978)	10 (1987)
Min	4 (1935)	-18 (1977)	-3 (1977)	0	0	0
Average	38	20	29	0.05	0.2	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	41 (≥ 0.01)	19 (≥ 0.1)	35 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	63 (≥ T)	42 (≥ T)	55 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

There have been 14 days with low temperatures zero and below.
There is a 28% chance the Columbia area will have at least 1" of snow on the ground.
The chance of measurable precipitation in Columbia on MLK Day is 30% and the chance of measurable snowfall is 14%.

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	69 (1957)	46 (1933)	54 (1957)	0.78 (1957)
Min	4 (1977, 1970)	-19 (1977))	-8 (1977)	0
Average	33	17	25	0.04
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	28 (≥ 0.01)

Fun Facts

There have been 15 days with low temperatures zero and below.
The chance of measurable precipitation on MLK Day is 23%.

Period of Record

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

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