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Halloween
PERIOD OF RECORD: 154 YEARS (1871 - 2024)
The highest temperature recorded on Halloween is 80F degrees in 1971. The lowest the mercury has fallen to on Halloween is 21F back in 1988. The high temperature averages 55F degrees and the low averages 39F degrees on Halloween. A strong cold front pushed across Rochester during Halloween in 2019. This front brought strong wind gusts to 47 mph (58 mph just past midnight) downed many trees, created numerous power outages and also produced a daily record precipitation event.
Temperature (F) Data
Highest |
80 | 1971 |
Lowest |
21 | 1988 |
Highest Minimum |
61 | 2024 |
Lowest Maximum |
34 | 1917 |
Average High |
55 | |
Average Low |
39 |
HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
(since 1940; 85 years)
30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | 80s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of occurrences | 1 | 18 | 30 | 28 | 7 | 1 |
Percentage | 1% | 21% | 35% | 33% | 8% | 1% |
Precipitation Data
(since 1940; 85 years)
Number of times 0.01" or greater: |
29 |
Number of times 0.10" or greater: |
17 |
Number of times 0.50" or greater: |
8 |
|
Precipitation Records
Greatest Precipitation |
1.09" |
2019
|
Almanac Data for Recent Halloweens
Year | High | Low | Precip |
1980
|
56 | 43 | 0.00 |
1981
|
62 | 38 | 0.00 |
1982
|
64 | 46 | 0.73 |
1983
|
56 | 29 | 0.00 |
1984
|
58 | 39 | T |
1985 | 59 | 34 | 0.00 |
1986 | 56 | 26 | 0.00 |
1987 | 54 | 34 | 0.00 |
1988 | 48 | 21 | 0.00 |
1989 | 73 | 50 | 0.15 |
1990 | 57 | 34 | 0.00 |
1991 | 52 | 37 | 0.00 |
1992 | 41 | 28 | 0.00 |
1993 | 38 | 33 | 0.90 (2.6" snow) |
1994 | 63 | 50 | 0.71 |
1995 | 42 | 37 | 0.01 |
1996 | 49 | 35 | T |
1997 | 66 | 32 | 0.00 |
1998 | 53 | 29 | 0.00 |
1999 | 66 | 48 | T |
2000 | 51 | 27 | 0.00 |
2001 | 56 | 37 | T |
2002 | 47 | 25 | T |
2003 | 74 | 50 | 0.00 |
2004 | 58 | 47 | T |
2005 | 64 | 44 | 0.00 |
2006 | 68 | 48 | T |
2007 | 68 | 39 | 0.00 |
2008 | 67 | 39 | 0.00 |
2009 | 60 | 46 | 0.11 |
2010 | 48 | 34 | 0.04 (T snow) |
2011 | 51 | 31 | 0.00 |
2012 | 47 | 42 | 0.02 |
2013 | 68 | 40 | 0.49 |
2014 | 50 | 41 | 0.06 |
2015 | 52 | 31 | 0.01 |
2016 | 50 | 31 | T |
2017 | 45 | 37 | T |
2018 | 61 | 38 | 0.23 |
2019 | 64 | 45 | 1.09 |
2020 | 45 | 28 | 0.00 |
2021 | 55 | 50 | 0.01 |
2022 | 61 | 37 | 0.01 |
2023 | 47 | 32 | 0.03 (0.2 snow) |
2024 | 78 | 61 | T |