Juneteenth 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.

Juneteenth is observed on June 19th. It marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. 

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Juneteenth in Paducah.

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

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Paducah has never hit the century mark on Juneteenth, but has come within 2 degrees on two occasions back in 1952 and 1944. There have been 6 years where the high temperature failed to reach 80 degrees. This last occurred back in 1999.

Low temperatures fall in the 60s more often than not, which accounts for 59% of the years on record. There have been 10 years where the low dipped into the 50s, most recently in 2022.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 30% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 4 different occasions, most recently in 2015.

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.

Juneteenth is observed on June 19th. It marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. 

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Juneteenth in Evansville.

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

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Evansville hasn't reached the century mark on Juneteenth, but has come within 1 degree on two occasions. There have been 16 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 86% of the years on record. The coldest Juneteenth occurred back in 1965, when temperatures dropped to a chilly 50 degrees.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 30% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 2 different occasions. Both those events produced over 3 inches, with the highest being back in 2015.

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.

Juneteenth is observed on June 19th. It marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. 

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

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

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Cape Girardeau has never hit the century mark on Juneteenth, but came within 3 degrees back in 1990. There have been 6 years where the high temperature failed to reach 80 degrees. This last occurred back in 2015.

Low temperatures fall in the 60s more often than not, which accounts for 60% of the years on record. There have been 10 years where the low dipped into the 50s, most recently in 2022.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 24% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring on 3 occasions, most recently in 2015.

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.

Juneteenth is observed on June 19th. It marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. 

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

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

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Poplar Bluff has reached the century mark on 3 occasions, most recently back in 1953. There have been 8 years where the high temperature failed to reach 80 degrees. This last occurred back in 2015.

Low temperatures fall in the 60s more often than not, which accounts for 59% of the years on record. There have been 16 years where the low dipped into the 50s, most recently in 2008.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 19% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring on 4 occasions, most recently in 2015.

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.

Juneteenth is observed on June 19th. It marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday. 

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Juneteenth in Carbondale.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 80s or 90s on Juneteenth, encompassing 89% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Carbondale has reached the century mark on 3 occasions, most recently back in 1953. There have been 10 years where the high temperature failed to reach 80 degrees. This last occurred back in 1999.

Low temperatures fall in the 60s more often than not, which accounts for 68% of the years on record. There has been one occurrence of lows dipping into the 40s, back in 1904 when the temperature dropped to 47.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 30% of the time, with an inch or more of precipitation occurring on 4 occasions, most recently in 2015.

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