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Halloween Climatology  

Saint Louis, Missouri

 Daily Records  Daily High Temperature Daily Low Temperature  Daily Average Temperature  Daily Precipitation  Daily Snowfall Morning Snow Depth
  Maximum
 Value
 88 (1968) 66 (1876)  76 (1950) 2.91 (1946)  T (2019, 2017, 1993, 1954) 0
 Minimum
 Value
 41 (1878, 1993) 26 (1878) 34 (1878)  0  0 0
 Average
 Value
63 45 54  0.12 - -
 Number of
 Occurrences
 - - - 45 (≥ 0.01) 0 (≥ 0.01) 0 (≥ 1.0)
 Number of
 Occurrences
 -  - -  64 (≥ Trace) 6 (≥ T)  0 (≥ T)
 

  Fun Facts!

  • There is a 32% chance that there will be measurable precipitation on Halloween.
     
  • There have been 5 years where precipitation amounts have exceeded an inch (1912, 1919, 1946, 2005, & 2018).

 Records:
(1874-present) Temperature/Precipitation
(1892-present) Snowfall
(1893-present) Snow Depth

 
 

Columbia, Missouri

 Daily Records Daily High Temperature  Daily Low Temperature  Daily Average Temperature  Daily Precipitation Daily Snowfall  Morning Snow Depth
 Maximum
 Value
87 (1950) 62 (1950, 1982) 75 (1950)  2.06 (1946)  0.3 (1912) T (1951, 1954)
 Minimum
 Value
 39 (1951, 1993) 22 (1890, 1898, 1930, 1993) 31 (1993)  0 0 0
 Average
 Value
 62 42 52 0.18 - -
 Number of
 Occurrences
 - - - 48 (≥ 0.01) 4 (≥ 0.1) 0 (≥ 1.0)
 Number of
 Occurrences
 -  -  -  58 (≥ Trace) 5 (≥ T) 2 (≥ T)
 

  Fun Facts!

  • There is a 36% chance there will be measurable precipitation on Halloween.
     
  • For snowfall, there is a 3% chance of seeing measurable snowfall.
  • There has been an inch or more of precipitation 11 years (1900, 1909, 1912, 1946, 1960, 1979, 1985, 1991, 1994, 2004, and 2013). The current record is the only year precipitation totals have exceeded 2 inches.
Records:
(1890-present) Temperature/Precipitation
(1890-present) Snowfall
(1893-present) Snow Depth
 
 

Quincy, Illinois

Daily Records Daily High Temperature Daily Low Temperature Daily Average Temperature Daily Precipitation  Daily Snowfall  Morning Snow Depth
 Maximum
 Value
88 (1950)  61 (1974)  74 (1950)  2.2 (1984) -  -
 Minimum
 Value
36 (1951)  20 (1925)  30 (1913)  0 - -
 Average
 Value
 60 41 51 0.13 - -
 Number of
 Occurrences
 - - - 41 (≥ 0.01) - -
             
 

  Fun Facts!

  • There is a 34% chance that Quincy will see measurable precipitation.
  • The precipitation amounts have exceeded 1 inch 4 years (1947, 1984, 1994, and 2013). The record is the only year that has passed the 2 inch mark.

Records:
(1901-present) Temperature/Precipitation
No Snowfall or Snow Depth due to incomplete data sets