Lubbock National Weather Service Thanksgiving Climatology

THANKSGIVING CLIMATOLOGY

1941- Present: 4th Thursday in November
Prior to 1941 - Last Thursday in November

Period of Record 1911-2021

View the complete record for Thanksgiving Day

NORMALS
HIGH	61
LOW	33
Precip	0.02"
Snow	0.1"

TOP 5 HIGHEST TEMPS

1) 86 Nov 25 1965

2) 82 Nov 26 1970

3) 80 Nov 22 2012

4) 79 Nov 24 1960

5) 78 Nov 23 2006, 23 Nov 2017

TOP 5 LOWEST TEMPS

1) 7 Nov 24 1938

2) 14 Nov 27 1919

3) 15 Nov 25 1993

4) 17 Nov 27 1924

5) 18 Nov 29 1923

Precipitation

Number of times with any precip: 24

Number of times with measurable precip: 11

Number of times with snow (includes Trace): 10

TOP 5 WETTEST DAYS

1) 0.33" Nov 26 1931

2) 0.27" Nov 28 1996

3) 0.11" Nov 23 2000

4) 0.10" Nov 29 1934

5) 0.07" Nov 27 2008

SNOW

1) 1.0" Nov 29 1934

2) 0.4" Nov 22 2007

2) Trace on 8 occasions

Remarks:

-Nov 26, 2015 - The day was warm, with many spots topping out in the 70s. However, a strong cold front moved through late in the day and temperatures plummeted into the 30s during the evening. A prolonged stretch of freezing rain, sleet and freezing drizzle followed through much of the Thanksgiving weekend.

-Nov 22, 2007 - Had the second measurable snow on record, with four tenths of an inch recorded. Some locations across the southern South Plains into the Permian Basin recorded 3 to 6 inches.

-Nov 27, 1980 - Had 7" of snow on ground left from a snowstorm that dumped nearly 11" two days before.

-Nov 24, 1938 - Coldest Thanksgiving morning on record at Lubbock with a low of 7 degrees.

-Nov 27, 1952 - Only Thanksgiving on record where the high temperature stayed below freezing. The mercury only rose to 28 degrees.