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Veterans Day

     PERIOD OF RECORD:   70 YEARS    (1954 - 2023)

Veterans Day, observed on November 11th became a US holiday in 1954, emerging from Armistice Day which was observed also on November 11th. The highest temperature recorded on Veterans Day is 73F degrees in 2012. The lowest the mercury has fallen to on Veterans Day is 20F in 1957. The high temperature averages 51F degrees and the low 35F degrees on Veterans Day. On Veterans Day 2022 a widespread soaking rain fell, with amounts between 1.50 and 3.00 inches across Western New York, including a record 1.69" of precipitation at the Rochester airport. Due to the dry autumn, area creeks and rivers remained within their banks.

 

 

 

Temperature (F) Data

 

Highest

73 2012

Lowest

20 1957

Highest Minimum

51 2014

Lowest Maximum

34 1980

Average High

51  

Average Low

35  

 

 

 

     HIGH TEMPERATURE (F)  BY 10 DEGREE RANGES

(since 1954; 70 years)

 

  30s 40s 50s 60s 70s
Number of occurrences 12 27 18 11 2
Percentage 17% 39% 26% 16% 3%

 

 

   

Precipitation Data

(since 1954; 70 years)

 

Number of times 0.01" or greater:

33

Number of times 0.10" or greater:

15

Number of times 0.50" or greater:

4

 

 

 

 

Precipitation Records

 

Greatest Precipitation
 

1.69" 2022
Greatest Snow 8.2" 2019

 

 

 

 

Almanac Data for Recent Veterans Days

 

Year High Low Precip Snow
1980
34 32 0.00 0.0
1981
47 34 T 0.0
1982
56 43 0.20 0.0
1983
49 31 0.66 0.9
1984
55 42 0.26 0.0
         
1985 37 34 0.02 0.0
1986 36 29 0.28 2.5
1987 36 23 0.00 0.0
1988 46 36 T 0.0
1989 51 39 0.02 0.0
         
1990 40 32 0.23 3.2
1991 38 32 0.67 5.2
1992 53 40 0.03 0.0
1993 54 38 T 0.0
1994 46 30 0.00 0.0
         
1995 62 33 0.43 T
1996 39 29 0.01 0.1
1997 42 24 0.02 0.0
1998 54 38 0.09 0.0
1999 39 28 T 0.0
         
2000 44 41 T 0.0
2001 39 30 0.00 0.0
2002 67 46 0.01 0.0
2003 54 27 0.18 0.0
2004 56 33 T 0.0
         
2005 46 33 T T
2006 61 40 0.41 0.0
2007 48 25 T 0.0
2008 43 36 0.00 0.0
2009 48 29 0.00 0.0
         
2010 57 28 0.00 0.0
2011 43 30 0.04 T
2012 73 50 0.08 0.0
2013 46 31 0.42 1.2
2014 69 51 0.00 0.0
         
2015 53 44 0.02 0.0
2016 56 36 0.00 0.0
2017 33 22 T T
2018 40 28 T T
2019 37 26 0.75 8.2
         
2020 67 43 0.28 0.0
2021 60 32 0.01 0.0
2022 61 53 1.69 0.0
2023 42 37 T 0.0
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