Spring Weather Hazards Across the U.S. Thursday

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern Plains and south Texas Thursday. Widespread high winds will continue to impact the interior Northwest, northern Plains, and Upper Midwest Thursday. A storm tracking across the northern Plains, Great Lakes and into the Northeast U.S. will bring heavy snow and gusty winds Thursday into Saturday. Read More >

Mother's Day

PERIOD OF RECORD: 112 YEARS (1914 - 2025)

Mother's Day first became a national holiday in 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation, which set aside the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day. Mother's Day can fall between May 8th and May 14th. The highest temperature recorded on Mother's Day was 83F on May 14, 1961. The lowest temperature recorded on Mother's Day was 32 degrees set on May 12, 1963. Normally, the high temperature averages 66F degrees and the low 47F degrees on Mother's Day.

Temperature (F) Data

Highest	83	1961
Lowest	32	1963
Average High	66
Average Low	47

Precipitation Records

Greatest Snow	0.5	1977
Greatest Precipitation	1.94"	1990

Almanac Data for Recent Mother Days

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
1980	11th	68	55	0.10
1981	10th	75	55	0.01
1982	9th	66	35	0.00
1983	8th	60	38	0.16 (T snow)
1984	13th	47	36	0.62 (T snow)

1985	12th	83	67	T
1986	11th	71	43	0.00
1987	10th	72	55	T
1988	8th	82	45	0.00
1989	14th	60	45	0.10

1990	13th	50	45	1.94
1991	12th	73	60	0.00
1992	10th	66	51	T
1993	9th	81	49	0.00
1994	8th	63	45	0.07

1995	14th	79	60	0.18
1996	12th	48	36	0.03 (T snow)
1997	11th	56	37	0.03
1998	10th	55	53	0.57
1999	9th	56	45	0.02

2000	14th	54	48	0.00
2001	13th	59	38	0.00
2002	12th	51	44	0.84
2003	11th	75	50	0.88
2004	9th	65	44	0.24

2005	8th	70	42	0.00
2006	14th	69	54	0.00
2007	13th	61	39	0.00
2008	11th	65	45	0.13
2009	10th	48	42	0.00

2010	9th	49	34	0.01 (T snow)
2011	8th	62	40	0.00
2012	13th	73	49	0.00
2013	12th	51	36	0.05 (T snow)
2014	11th	70	43	0.00

2015	10th	81	67	0.10
2016	8th	55	42	T
2017	14th	63	48	0.23
2018	13th	74	45	0.00
2019	12th	49	43	0.09

2020	10th	53	37	0.01
2021	9th	53	40	0.16
2022	8th	65	38	0.00
2023	14th	62	48	0.00
2024	12th	77	52	0.00

2025	11th	64	44	0.00
2026	10th
2027	9th
2028	14th
2029	13th