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Washington's Birthday Climatology

St. Louis, MO
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation	Snowfall	Morning Snow Depth
Max	79 (2017)	53 (1930, 1922)	65.5 (2017)	1.42 (1915)	6.5 (1993)	14 (1912)
Min	4 (2021)	0 (2021)	2 (2021)	0	0	0
Average	46	29	38	0.09	0.2	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	49 (≥ 0.01)	16 (≥ 0.1)	17 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	75 (≥ T)	30 (≥ T)	34 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

There is a 34% chance there will be measurable precipitation on Washington's Birthday and a 13% chance of measurable snowfall.
There is an 15% chance that the St. Louis area will have at least 1 inch of snow on the ground.
The St. Louis record precipitation amount (1.42") is the only time the area has ever had over an inch. Only four other times did the precipitation pass the 0.50 inch mark.

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	77 (2017)	58 (2017)	67.5 (2017)	1.30 (1930)	4.3 (1993)	7 (1978)
Min	0 (2021)	-4 (2021)	-2 (2021)	0	0	0
Average	46	26	36	0.08	0.2	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	47 (≥ 0.01)	16 (≥ 0.1)	22 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	68 (≥ T)	32 (≥ T)	44 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

There is a 17% chance the Columbia area will have at least 1 inch of snow on the ground.
There is a 12% chance of measurable snow on Washington's Birthday and a 35% chance of measurable precipitation.

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	77 (2017)	57 (1922)	64.5 (2017)	1.16 (1991)
Min	0 (2021)	-5 (2021)	-2.5 (2021)	0
Average	42	24	33	0.07
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	28 (≥ 0.01)

Fun Facts

The low temperatures have been at or below zero 5 times.
There is a 26% chance of measurable precipitation on Washington's Birthday.

Period of Record

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

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