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Saint Patrick's Day
PERIOD OF RECORD: 155 YEARS (1871 - 2025)
Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th.
The highest temperature recorded on Saint Patrick's Day is 73F degrees in 2012. The lowest the mercury has ever fallen to on Saint Patrick's Day is -4F in 1885. Normally, the high temperature averages 42F degrees and the low 27F degrees on Saint Patrick's Day.
Temperature (F) Data
Highest |
73 | 2012 |
Lowest |
-4 | 1885 |
Highest Minimum |
51 | 2012 |
Lowest Maximum |
4 | 1885 |
Average High |
42 | |
Average Low |
27 |
HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
(since 1944; 82 years)
20s or lower | 30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of occurrences | 11 | 33 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 1 |
Percentage | 13% | 40% | 24% | 15% | 6% | 1% |
Precipitation Data Snow Data
(since 1944; 82 years) (since 1944; 82 years)
Number of times 0.01" or greater: |
42 |
Number of times 0.1" or greater: |
28 | |
Number of times 0.10" or greater: |
15 |
Number of times 1.0" or greater: |
10 | |
Number of times 0.50" or greater: |
1 |
Number of times 3.0" or greater: |
3 | |
|
Number of times 6.0" or greater: |
1 |
Precipitation Records
Greatest Snow |
19.0" | 1936 |
Greatest Precipitation |
2.62" | 1936 |
Almanac Data for Recent Saint Patrick Days
Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
1980
|
52 | 35 | 0.16 | 0.0 |
1981
|
28 | 8 | 0.33 | 3.6 |
1982
|
42 | 33 | 0.16 | T |
1983
|
61 | 30 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1984
|
23 | 17 | T | T |
1985 | 36 | 22 | 0.07 | 0.6 |
1986 | 39 | 30 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1987 | 45 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1988 | 36 | 24 | T | T |
1989 | 41 | 25 | 0.06 | 0.2 |
1990 | 54 | 38 | 0.37 | 0.0 |
1991 | 57 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1992 | 39 | 24 | 0.08 | 0.7 |
1993 | 40 | 9 | 0.38 | 1.9 |
1994 | 27 | 15 | 0.02 | 0.5 |
1995 | 43 | 29 | 0.08 | 0.1 |
1996 | 47 | 24 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1997 | 44 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1998 | 44 | 19 | 0.01 | T |
1999 | 58 | 32 | T | 0.0 |
2000 | 28 | 19 | T | T |
2001 | 30 | 26 | 0.38 | 5.4 |
2002 | 39 | 24 | 0.07 | T |
2003 | 65 | 39 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2004 | 27 | 19 | 0.01 | 0.9 |
2005 | 37 | 22 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2006 | 33 | 22 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2007 | 31 | 20 | 0.14 | 2.2 |
2008 | 36 | 18 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2009 | 54 | 31 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2010 | 53 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2011 | 60 | 31 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2012 | 73 | 51 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2013 | 31 | 21 | T | 0.3 |
2014 | 30 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2015 | 41 | 27 | 0.01 | T |
2016 | 52 | 39 | 0.03 | 0.0 |
2017 | 40 | 19 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2018 | 35 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2019 | 32 | 24 | T | T |
2020 | 43 | 36 | T | 0.0 |
2021 | 52 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 |
2022 | 67 | 44 | 0 | 0.0 |
2023 | 50 | 34 | 0.44 | 0.0 |
2024 | 44 | 33 | 0.03 | 0.0 |
2025 | 39 | 27 | 0.04 | T |
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