Father's Day Climate Statistics

*Climate Data has been recorded at Barkley Regional Airport in West Paducah since 1949 and prior to that was observed in downtown Paducah back to December of 1937.

Father's Day is observed on the 3rd Sunday of June in the United States. The 1st observance of Father's Day was celebrated in 1910. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson made Father's Day a holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972. For climate purposes, the 3rd Sunday in June for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from June 15th to June 21st for any given year.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Father's Day in Paducah.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 80s or 90s on Father's Day, encompassing 87% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Paducah has never hit the century mark on Father's Day, but has come within 1 degree on two occasions back in 1952 and 1944. There have been 10 years where the high temperature failed to reach 80 degrees. This last occurred back in 2000.

Low temperatures fall in the 60s more often than not, which accounts for 56% of the years on record. There have been 12 years where the low dipped into the 50s, most recently in 2022.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 33% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 5 different occasions, most recently in 2017.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

*Climate Data has been recorded at Evansville Regional Airport since January of 1897.

Father's Day is observed on the 3rd Sunday of June in the United States. The 1st observance of Father's Day was celebrated in 1910. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson made Father's Day a holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972. For climate purposes, the 3rd Sunday in June for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from June 15th to June 21st for any given year.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Father's Day in Evansville.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 80s or 90s on Father's Day, encompassing 84% of all years on record.

Evansville has hit the century mark twice on Father's Day, but it hasn't happened since 1952. There have been 17 years where the high temperature failed to reach 80 degrees. This last occurred back in 2004.

Low temperatures typically fall into the 60s or 70s, accounting for 82% of the years on record. Back in 1992 was one of the exceptions when a chilly low of 46 degrees occurred, which is by far the coldest temperature recorded on Father's Day.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 38% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 5 different occasions. 2019 was the only time over 2 inches, registering a whopping 3.12 inches!

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

*Climate Data has been recorded at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, located 5 miles southwest of Cape Girardeau, since June of 1960.

Father's Day is observed on the 3rd Sunday of June in the United States. The 1st observance of Father's Day was celebrated in 1910. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson made Father's Day a holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972. For climate purposes, the 3rd Sunday in June for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from June 15th to June 21st for any given year.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Father's Day in Cape Girardeau.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 80s or 90s on Father's Day, encompassing 84% of all years on record.

Cape Girardeau has never hit the century mark on Father's Day, but came within 2 degrees back in 1990. There have been 9 years where the high temperature failed to reach 80 degrees. This last occurred back in 2004.

Low temperatures fall in the 60s more often than not, which accounts for 51% of the years on record. There have been 11 years where the low dipped into the 50s, most recently in 2022.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 26% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring on 2 occasions, most recently in 2017.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

Climate Data has been recorded at the Poplar Bluff Airport, located 4 miles east of Poplar Bluff, since December of 1997. Prior to that data was taken at the Poplar Bluff COOP station, located a half mile west of downtown. Data for the COOP station dates back to January 1893.

Father's Day is observed on the 3rd Sunday of June in the United States. The 1st observance of Father's Day was celebrated in 1910. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson made Father's Day a holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972. For climate purposes, the 3rd Sunday in June for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from June 15th to June 21st for any given year.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Father's Day in Poplar Bluff.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 80s or 90s on Father's Day, encompassing 93% of all years on record.

Poplar Bluff has hit the century mark on 3 occasions, most recently in 1953. Meanwhile, there have been 5 years where the high temperature failed to reach 80 degrees. This last occurred back in 2000.

Low temperatures fall in the 60s more often than not, which accounts for 55% of the years on record. There has been 1 instance where the low dropped into the 40s, way back in 1917.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 32% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring on 5 occasions, most recently in 2019.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

Climate Data has been recorded at Southern Illinois Airport, located 4 miles northwest of Carbondale, since August of 1998. Prior to that data was taken at the Carbondale Sewage Plant COOP station, located 3 miles east of Carbondale. Data for the COOP station dates back to November 1898.

Father's Day is observed on the 3rd Sunday of June in the United States. The 1st observance of Father's Day was celebrated in 1910. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson made Father's Day a holiday to be celebrated on the 3rd Sunday of June. The holiday was not officially recognized until 1972. For climate purposes, the 3rd Sunday in June for the entire period of record will be used. The date can vary from June 15th to June 21st for any given year.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Father's Day in Carbondale.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 80s or 90s on Father's Day, encompassing 86% of all years on record.

Carbondale has reached the century mark on 2 occasions, back in 1952 and 1918. Meanwhile, there have been 14 occurrences with highs in the 70s. This last occurred in 2004.

Low temperatures fall in the 60s more often than not, which accounts for 56% of the years on record. There have been 3 years where the low dipped into the 40s, most recently in 1992.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 37% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring on 7 occasions, most recently in 2019.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years: