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Memorial Day

PERIOD OF RECORD: 155 YEARS (1871 - 2025)

Memorial Day is a federal holiday for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the armed forces of the United States. Memorial Day originally was celebrated on May 30th since the mid 1800s. The Uniform Monday Holiday Act moved the date of remembrance to the last Monday in May. Memorial Day will occur between the 25th and 31st of May. The highest temperature recorded on Memorial Day was 87F on May 30, 1944. The lowest temperature recorded on Memorial Day was 34F degrees set on May 30, 1961. The high temperature averages 71F degrees and the low 53F degrees on Memorial Day.

Temperature (F) Data

Highest	87	1944
Lowest	34	1961
Average High	71
Average Low	53

Precipitation Records

Greatest Precipitation

1.16"

1993

Almanac Data for Recent Memorial Days

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
1980	26th	66	44	0.00
1981	25th	75	60	T
1982	31st	74	59	0.01
1983	30th	70	53	0.08
1984	28th	53	46	0.66

1985	27th	72	58	0.22
1986	26th	82	53	0.00
1987	25th	67	48	0.00
1988	30th	82	64	0.00
1989	29th	75	42	0.00

1990	28th	79	49	T
1991	27th	77	69	T
1992	25th	56	35	0.00
1993	31st	65	51	1.16
1994	30th	82	58	0.00

1995	29th	68	54	0.08
1996	27th	68	46	0.00
1997	26th	62	37	0.00
1998	25th	72	57	0.02
1999	31st	83	59	T

2000	29th	71	44	0.00
2001	28th	56	50	0.19
2002	27th	76	43	0.00
2003	26th	67	46	0.00
2004	31st	64	57	0.81

2005	30th	68	49	0.00
2006	29th	82	64	0.00
2007	28th	70	51	0.00
2008	26th	75	53	0.00
2009	25th	70	49	0.00

2010	31st	85	60	0.00
2011	30th	83	63	T
2012	28th	86	62	0.00
2013	27th	71	40	0.00
2014	26th	72	55	0.00

2015	25th	82	62	0.04
2016	30th	78	63	0.00
2017	29th	72	59	0.34
2018	28th	84	65	0.00
2019	27th	74	50	0.00

2020	25th	84	66	0.13
2021	31st	68	43	0.00
2022	30th	83	62	T
2023	29th	86	53	0.00
2024	27th	77	62	0.14

2025	26th	69	43	0.00
2026	25th
2027	31st
2028	29th
2029	28th