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Veteran's Day Climatology

St. Louis, MO

Daily Record

High Temperature

Low Temperature

Average Temp

Precipitation

Snowfall

Morning Snow Depth

Max 85 (1989) 64 (1879) 71 (1902, 1879) 1.53 (1992) 1.5 (2019) 1 (1995)
Min 30 (1894) 16 (2019) 25 (1894) 0 0 0
Average 57 38 47 0.09 0.0 -
Total Occurrences - - - 36 (≥ 0.01) 3 (≥ 0.1) 1 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences - - - 54 (≥ T) 11 (≥ T) 3 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

  1. There is a 25% chance that there will be measurable precipitation on Veterans Day.
  2. There have been 5 years where precipitation amounts have exceeded an inch.
  3. Veterans Day 1911 saw a dramatic cold front move through with a high of 78 degrees followed by a record low of 18 degrees late that evening! In addition, an inch of snowfall was observed (also a record for the date) behind the front in the cold air. A tale of two seasons indeed!

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 82 (1949, 1911) 60 (1912) 71 (1949) 1.90 (1992) 1.1 (2019) 1 (1995)
Min 29 (1995) 13 (1911) 23 (1995) 0 0 0
Average 56 35 45 0.07 0.0 -
Total Occurrences - - - 31 (≥ 0.01) 4 (≥ 0.1) 1 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences - - - 49 (≥ T) 13 (≥ T) 4 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

  1. There is a 23% chance there will be measurable precipitation on Veterans Day.
  2. There is a 3% chance of seeing measurable snowfall on Veterans Day.
  3. There has been an inch or more of precipitation on only one occasion (1992).
  4. A very rare feat was observed on Veterans Day 1911. Both a record high of 82 degrees and a record low of 13 degrees was recorded. A very strong cold front swept through the mid-Mississippi Valley with very cold arctic air behind it. In addition, 11/11/1911 also had 0.4" of snowfall, which is also a record to this date.

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 74 (1964, 1949) 61 (1909) 69 (1949) 1.10 (1982)
Min 29 (1996, 1995) 12 (2019, 1950) 23 (1995) 0
Average 54 35 44 0.05
Total Occurrences - - - 26 (≥ 0.01)

Fun Facts

  1. There is a 21% chance that Quincy will see measurable precipitation on Veterans Day.
  2. There has been an inch or more of precipitation on only one occasion (1982).

Period of Record

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