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Thanksgiving Climatology

St. Louis, MO
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation	Snowfall	Morning Snow Depth
Max	74 (1966, 1973, 1981)	57 (1915)	65 (1966)	1.56 (1968)	6.5 (1929)	8 (1975)
Min	24 (1877, 1880)	8 (1950)	20 (1877)	0	0	0
Average	49	32	40	0.08	0.1	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	46 (≥ 0.01)	7 (≥ 0.1)	7 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	69 (≥ T)	21 (≥ T)	10 (≥ T)

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There is a 32% chance the St. Louis area will see measurable precipitation on Thanksgiving.
There is a 6% chance measurable snow will fall Thanksgiving Day and a 6% chance there will already be snow on the ground Thanksgiving morning.
The longest period without snowfall is from 1906-1922 (17 years).

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	72 (2012)	60 (1966)	65 (1966)	1.32 (1915)	3.5 (1980)	8 (1975)
Min	25 (1905)	4 (1950)	18 (1905)	0	0	0
Average	48	30	39	0.08	0.1	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	37 (≥ 0.01)	9 (≥ 0.1)	8 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	53 (≥ T)	23 (≥ T)	15 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

The chance for Columbia to see measurable precipitation on Thanksgiving is 28%.
There is a 7% chance there will be measurable snowfall on Thanksgiving and a 6% chance that there will already be snow on the ground Thanksgiving morning.
The longest period without at least a Trace of snowfall is 12 years (1890-1901 and 2010-2021).

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	72 (1933)	58 (1966)	63 (1966)	1.47 (1968)
Min	26 (1930, 1945)	2 (1950)	17 (1950)	0
Average	46	29	38	0.04
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	28 (≥ 0.01)

Fun Facts

There is a 23% chance Quincy will see measurable precipitation on Thanksgiving.
The longest period without precipitation amounts greater than or equal to 0.01 is 17 years (1901-1917).

Period of Record

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

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