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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 88F on May 10, 1953. The lowest temperature recorded on Mother's Day was 31 degrees set on May 12, 1963. Normally, the high temperature averages 68F degrees and the low 47F degrees on Mother's Day.

Snow on Mother's Day is rare, but on May 12, 1996 it snowed 1.1 inches at the Rochester airport.

Temperature (F) Data

Highest	88	1953
Lowest	31	1963
Average High	68
Average Low	47

Precipitation Records

Greatest Snow	1.1"	1996
Greatest Precipitation	1.23"	1990

Almanac Data for Recent Mother Days

Year	Date	High	Low	Precip
1980	11th	74	51	0.03
1981	10th	77	53	0.24
1982	9th	66	44	T
1983	8th	62	39	0.31
1984	13th	51	37	0.48

1985	12th	78	60	0.21
1986	11th	68	40	0.00
1987	10th	75	56	T
1988	8th	82	38	0.00
1989	14th	63	40	0.14

1990	13th	50	43	1.23
1991	12th	82	61	0.00
1992	10th	72	63	T
1993	9th	77	45	0.00
1994	8th	63	45	0.48

1995	14th	74	58	0.14
1996	12th	46	32	0.40 (1.1 snow)
1997	11th	62	40	0.07
1998	10th	55	51	0.69
1999	9th	60	47	0.06

2000	14th	58	45	T
2001	13th	59	39	0.00
2002	12th	52	45	0.52
2003	11th	74	52	0.91
2004	9th	63	44	0.12

2005	8th	67	41	0.00
2006	14th	66	53	0.00
2007	13th	60	37	0.00
2008	11th	67	42	T
2009	10th	51	41	0.00

2010	9th	46	33	0.04 (0.4 snow)
2011	8th	60	44	0.00
2012	13th	69	54	0.00
2013	12th	51	38	0.03
2014	11th	74	45	0.00

2015	10th	84	67	0.17
2016	8th	59	43	0.04
2017	14th	65	42	0.14
2018	13th	70	43	0.00
2019	12th	49	43	0.16

2020	10th	52	33	0.02 (T snow)
2021	9th	54	36	0.20
2022	8th	60	35	0.00
2023	14th	60	44	0.00
2024	12th	63	49	T

2025	11th	59	44	0.00
2026	10th
2027	9th
2028	14th
2029	13th