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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 76F degrees in 1927. The lowest the mercury has ever fallen to on Saint Patrick's Day is 0F in 1885. Normally, the high temperature averages 44F degrees and the low 27F degrees on Saint Patrick's Day.
Temperature (F) Data
Highest |
76 | 1927 |
Lowest |
0 | 1885 |
Highest Minimum |
47 | 2012 |
Lowest Maximum |
7 | 1885 |
Average High |
44 | |
Average Low |
27 |
HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
(since 1940; 86 years)
20s or lower | 30s | 40s | 50s | 60s | 70s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of occurrences | 12 | 23 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
Percentage | 14% | 27% | 35% | 16% | 5% | 3% |
Precipitation Data Snow Data
(since 1940; 86 years) (since 1940; 86 years)
Number of times 0.01" or greater: |
40 |
Number of times 0.1" or greater: |
32 | |
Number of times 0.10" or greater: |
19 |
Number of times 1.0" or greater: |
16 | |
Number of times 0.50" or greater: |
3 |
Number of times 3.0" or greater: |
5 | |
|
Number of times 6.0" or greater: |
2 |
Precipitation Records
Greatest Snow |
10.4" | 1974 |
Greatest Precipitation |
1.18" | 1973 |
Almanac Data for Recent Saint Patrick Days
Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
1980
|
53 | 44 | T | 0.0 |
1981
|
29 | 9 | 0.11 | 2.2 |
1982
|
39 | 33 | 0.19 | 0.0 |
1983
|
57 | 30 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1984
|
24 | 16 | 0.10 | 1.5 |
1985 | 42 | 23 | 0.05 | 0.8 |
1986 | 43 | 27 | T | 0.0 |
1987 | 44 | 24 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1988 | 40 | 23 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1989 | 43 | 24 | 0.16 | 2.4 |
1990 | 56 | 40 | 0.59 | 0.0 |
1991 | 55 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1992 | 40 | 25 | 0.05 | 0.7 |
1993 | 43 | 15 | 0.07 | 0.8 |
1994 | 27 | 14 | 0.03 | 1.2 |
1995 | 45 | 30 | 0.09 | T |
1996 | 44 | 21 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1997 | 46 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1998 | 44 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
1999 | 54 | 32 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2000 | 29 | 23 | 0.03 | 0.5 |
2001 | 30 | 28 | 0.36 | 4.9 |
2002 | 41 | 22 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
2003 | 67 | 37 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2004 | 28 | 22 | 0.12 | 1.8 |
2005 | 42 | 19 | T | T |
2006 | 34 | 23 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2007 | 31 | 21 | 0.45 | 8.3 |
2008 | 35 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2009 | 58 | 31 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2010 | 62 | 29 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2011 | 63 | 34 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2012 | 72 | 47 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2013 | 31 | 19 | 0.02 | 1.5 |
2014 | 27 | 10 | T | T |
2015 | 43 | 27 | 0.01 | T |
2016 | 57 | 39 | 0.03 | 0.0 |
2017 | 42 | 18 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2018 | 43 | 16 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2019 | 36 | 25 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
2020 | 46 | 36 | 0.01 | 0.0 |
2021 | 53 | 27 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2022 | 71 | 33 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2023 | 53 | 35 | 0.42 | 0.0 |
2024 | 47 | 35 | 0.01 | T |
2025 | 45 | 28 | 0.01 | T |
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