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Valentine's Day
PERIOD OF RECORD: 155 YEARS (1871 - 2025)
Valentine's Day falls on the same date each February, with the 14th of the month set aside for this special day.
The highest temperature ever recorded on Valentine's Day is 56F degrees in 1984. The lowest the mercury has ever fallen to on Valentine's Day is -14F in 1979. Normally, the high temperature averages 35F degrees and the low 19F degrees on Valentine's Day.
Temperature (F) Data
Highest |
56 | 1984 |
Lowest |
-14 | 1979 |
Highest Minimum |
42 | 1984 |
Lowest Maximum |
6 | 1979 |
Average High |
35 | |
Average Low |
19 |
HIGH TEMPERATURE (F) BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
(since 1940; 86 years)
Single Digits |
10s | 20s | 30s | 40s | 50s | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of occurrences | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 17 | 4 |
Percentage | 2% | 9% | 28% | 36% | 20% | 5% |
Precipitation Data Snow Data
(since 1940; 86 years) (since 1940; 86 years)
Number of times 0.01" or greater: |
51 |
Number of times 0.1" or greater: |
54 | |
Number of times 0.10" or greater: |
21 |
Number of times 1.0" or greater: |
22 | |
Number of times 0.50" or greater: |
5 |
Number of times 3.0" or greater: |
8 | |
|
Number of times 6.0" or greater: |
3 |
Precipitation Records
Greatest Snow |
18.4" | 1998 |
Greatest Precipitation |
1.75" | 1950 |
Almanac Data for Recent Valentine Days
Year | High | Low | Precip | Snow |
1980
|
31 | 16 | 0.09 | 1.1 |
1981
|
38 | 16 | 0.00 | 0 |
1982
|
29 | 16 | 0.02 | 0.4 |
1983
|
45 | 17 | 0.00 | 0 |
1984
|
56 | 42 | 0.56 | 0 |
1985 | 29 | 21 | 0.14 | 2.2 |
1986 | 24 | 10 | 0.03 | 0.6 |
1987 | 12 | 2 | 0.01 | 0.2 |
1988 | 36 | 13 | T | 0.3 |
1989 | 41 | 30 | 0.01 | 0 |
1990 | 36 | 22 | 0.06 | 0.3 |
1991 | 36 | 29 | 0.23 | 2.6 |
1992 | 34 | 30 | 0.02 | 0.2 |
1993 | 26 | 14 | T | T |
1994 | 20 | 3 | 0.01 | 0.3 |
1995 | 22 | 6 | T | T |
1996 | 25 | 17 | 0.03 | 0.9 |
1997 | 37 | 19 | 0.03 | 0.3 |
1998 | 22 | 9 | 0.08 | 2.8 |
1999 | 30 | 9 | T | T |
2000 | 31 | 26 | 0.29 | 4.9 |
2001 | 43 | 27 | 0.41 | 1.7 |
2002 | 39 | 18 | 0.00 | 0 |
2003 | 21 | 7 | 0.03 | 0.7 |
2004 | 30 | 15 | 0.11 | 1.6 |
2005 | 42 | 19 | 0.13 | 0 |
2006 | 38 | 26 | 0.05 | 1.6 |
2007 | 18 | 11 | 0.47 | 17.8 |
2008 | 36 | 18 | T | T |
2009 | 32 | 20 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2010 | 30 | 25 | T | 0.1 |
2011 | 48 | 22 | 0.02 | T |
2012 | 36 | 26 | 0.03 | T |
2013 | 42 | 23 | 0.08 | T |
2014 | 32 | 23 | 0.01 | 0.2 |
2015 | 24 | 7 | 0.05 | 1.5 |
2016 | 8 | -12 | T | T |
2017 | 44 | 16 | T | T |
2018 | 45 | 28 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 42 | 24 | T | 0.1 |
2020 | 16 | 3 | 0.01 | 0.5 |
2021 | 25 | 14 | T | 0.1 |
2022 | 15 | 5 | 0.05 | 0.6 |
2023 | 51 | 26 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
2024 | 32 | 21 | 0.01 | 0.1 |
2025 | 25 | 19 | T | 0.1 |
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