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Weather History Reports: Palm Sunday

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It seems as though when you think about Palm Sunday weather, the first things that come to mind are tornado outbreaks.  Below are a few of the more notable "Palm Sunday Tornado Outbreaks" over the years.

For more general Palm Sunday climate information for Dubuque, IA and Moline, IL see below.
 

Date

Number
of
Tornadoes

Rating

Fatalities

States
Affected

Remarks

3/28/1920

>38

F2-F4

380

AL, GA,
IL, IN,
MO, OH,
WI


One tornado tracked from the western suburbs of Chicago northeast out over Lake Michigan dispelling the myth that a tornado can't strike a big city.
 

4/5/1936

17

F4-F5

436

AL, AR,
GA, MS,
SC, TN


Particularly hard hit were the towns of Tupelo, MS and Gainesville, GA.  It is believed that a very young Elvis Presley was one of the survivors.
 

4/11/1965

47

F1-F4

271

IA, IL,
IN, MI,
OH


The first tornadic storm of the outbreak developed around 12:45 pm near Tipton, IA producing an F4 tornado in Clinton County Iowa around 12:55 pm.

The Tornado Watch and Warning Program, still in use today, was implemented as a result of the terrible death toll from this outbreak.
 

3/27/1994

27

F0-F4

42

AL, GA,
SC, NC


This outbreak was at its strongest during the late morning hours when church services were in progress.  Twenty people were killed when the roof of Goshen United Methodist Church collapsed after being struck by a tornado.
 
 
 
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...PALM SUNDAY.. | ...PALM SUNDAY..
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CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 | CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2024 | CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2024
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Temperature Value Date % of Record     | Temperature Value Date % of Record    
Normal High 50-64         | Normal High 44-59        
Normal Low 30-41         | Normal Low 26-38        
Warmest 82 04/08/2001       | Warmest 78 04/02/1882      
Coldest 12 03/30/1969       | Coldest 5 03/30/1969      
Coldest High 29 03/30/1969       | Coldest High 25 03/30/1969      
Warmest Low 62 04/09/2017       | Warmest Low 56 04/09/2017      
Average Max 54.5         | Average Max 50.9        
Average Min 33.5         | Average Min 31.8        
Mean 44.0         | Mean 41.3        
            |            
Days Max 80 - 89 2   1.3%     | Days Max 80 - 89 0   0.0%    
Days Max 70 - 79 20   13.2%     | Days Max 70 - 79 9   6.0%    
Days Max 60 - 69 34   22.4%     | Days Max 60 - 69 26   17.2%    
Days Max 50 - 59 40   26.3%     | Days Max 50 - 59 47   31.1%    
Days Max 40 - 49 37   24.3%     | Days Max 40 - 49 38   25.2%    
Days Max 30 - 39 18   11.8%     | Days Max 30 - 39 28   18.5%    
Days Max 20 - 29 1   0.7%     | Days Max 20 - 29 3   2.0%    
            |            
Days Min 60 - 69 1   0.7%     | Days Min 60 - 69 0   0.0%    
Days Min 50 - 59 9   5.9%     | Days Min 50 - 59 7   4.6%    
Days Min 40 - 49 29   19.1%     | Days Min 40 - 49 22   14.6%    
Days Min 30 - 39 66   43.4%     | Days Min 30 - 39 60   39.7%    
Days Min 20 - 29 34   22.4%     | Days Min 20 - 29 44   29.1%    
Days Min 10 - 19 13   8.6%     | Days Min 10 - 19 16   10.6%    
Days Min 0 - 9 0   0.0%     | Days Min 0 - 9 2   1.3%    
Days Min -9 to -1 0   0.0%     | Days Min -9 to -1 0   0.0%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Normal 0.08-0.13         | Normal 0.07-0.15        
Highest 1.92 03/25/1945       | Highest 2.77 04/13/2014      
            |            
Days = 0.00 87   56.5%     | Days = 0.00 85   55.9%    
Days = T 20   13.0%     | Days = T 17   11.2%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 14   9.1%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 15   9.9%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 22   14.3%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 29   19.1%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 9   5.8%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 4   2.6%    
Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%     | Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Normal 0.1         | Normal 0.1        
Highest 4.4 03/24/2013       | Highest 5.6 03/27/1983      
            |            
Days = 0.0 118   81.9%     | Days = 0.0 108   79.4%    
Days = T 16   11.1%     | Days = T 17   12.5%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 7   4.9%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 7   5.1%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 1   0.7%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 1   0.7%    
Days = 3.0 - 3.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 3.0 - 3.9 0   0.0%    
Days = 4.0 - 4.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 4.0 - 4.9 1   0.7%    
Days = 5.0 - 5.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 5.0 - 5.9 1   0.7%    
Days >= 6.0 0   0.0%     | Days >= 6.0 0   0.0%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 6 03/25/2018       | Highest 7 03/27/1983      
Average 2         | Average 2        
            |            
Days = 0 117   88.0%     | Days = 0 90   73.8%    
Days = T 10   7.5%     | Days = T 18   14.8%    
Days >= 1 6   4.5%     | Days >= 1 14   11.5%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2025-04-13 76 50 0 0 0 | 2025-04-13 67 48 0 0 0
2024-03-24 57 34 0 0 0 | 2024-03-24 45 28 T T T
2023-04-02 68 34 0 0 0 | 2023-04-02 63 30 0 0 0
2022-04-10 71 35 0 0 0 | 2022-04-10 63 35 0 0 0
2021-03-28 48 27 0 0 0 | 2021-03-28 43 27 0 0 0
2020-04-05 62 36 0 0 0 | 2020-04-05 57 33 0 0 0
2019-04-14 44 30 0 0 0 | 2019-04-14 41 28 0 0 0
2018-03-25 40 26 0 0 6 | 2018-03-25 47 24 0 0 2
2017-04-09 81 62 0 0 0 | 2017-04-09 76 56 0 0 0
2016-03-20 50 36 0 0 0 | 2016-03-20 45 27 0 T 1
2015-03-29 58 30 0.06 0 0 | 2015-03-29 54 29 0.1 0 0
2014-04-13 68 48 0.73 0 0 | 2014-04-13 56 42 2.77 0 0
2013-03-24 34 30 0.27 4.4 1 | 2013-03-24 31 26 0.16 1.3 3
2012-04-01 78 51 0 0 0 | 2012-04-01 61 41 T 0 0
2011-04-17 53 35 0.2 0 0 | 2011-04-17 50 33 0.2 0 0
2010-03-28 59 35 0 0 0 | 2010-03-28 51 33 0 0 0
2009-04-05 46 33 0.4 1.1 0 | 2009-04-05 41 32 0.19 0.5 0
2008-03-16 43 21 0 0 0 | 2008-03-16 37 21 0 0 2
2007-04-01 55 43 T 0 0 | 2007-04-01 50 42 0.04 0 0
2006-04-09 60 32 0 0 0 | 2006-04-09 58 30 0 0 0
2005-03-20 48 31 0 0 0 | 2005-03-20 42 29 0 0 0
2004-04-04 54 33 0 0 0 | 2004-04-04 53 28 0 0 0
2003-04-13 74 33 0 0 0 | 2003-04-13 68 30 0 0 M
2002-03-24 42 27 T T 0 | 2002-03-24 38 24 0 0 M
2001-04-08 82 41 0 0 0 | 2001-04-08 70 36 0.26 0 M
2000-04-16 63 43 0.67 0 0 | 2000-04-16 43 37 0.43 0 M
1999-03-28 60 33 0.18 0 0 | 1999-03-28 56 35 0.08 0 M
1998-04-05 58 29 0 0 0 | 1998-04-05 55 32 0 0 M
1997-03-16 44 13 0 0 0 | 1997-03-16 40 8 T T 0
1996-03-31 49 34 0.24 0 0 | 1996-03-31 47 30 0.16 0 0
1995-04-09 43 35 1.23 T 0 | 1995-04-09 41 30 0.12 0 0
1994-03-20 63 38 0.1 0 0 | 1994-03-20 58 39 0.21 0 0
1993-04-04 52 22 0 0 0 | 1993-04-04 46 28 0 0 T
1992-04-12 43 32 T T 0 | 1992-04-12 39 26 0 0 0
1991-03-24 56 36 0 0 0 | 1991-03-24 53 34 0 0 0
1990-04-08 68 41 T 0 0 | 1990-04-08 67 32 0.02 0 0
1989-04-16 70 46 0.07 0 0 | 1989-04-16 61 40 0.2 0 0
1988-03-27 56 26 0 0 0 | 1988-03-27 51 23 0 0 0
1987-04-12 61 36 0 0 0 | 1987-04-12 63 39 0 0 0
1986-03-23 62 30 0 0 0 | 1986-03-23 56 28 0 0 0
1985-03-31 42 34 0.35 T 0 | 1985-03-31 36 28 0.73 2.9 1
1984-04-15 51 45 0.06 0 0 | 1984-04-15 53 44 T 0 0
1983-03-27 42 33 0.54 0.6 T | 1983-03-27 33 30 0.41 5.6 7
1982-04-04 39 22 0 0 0 | 1982-04-04 36 17 0 0 M
1981-04-12 62 44 0.69 0 0 | 1981-04-12 58 43 0.51 0 0
1980-03-30 41 36 0.46 T 0 | 1980-03-30 44 31 0 0 0
1979-04-08 49 36 0.04 0 0 | 1979-04-08 42 30 0.02 0 0
1978-03-19 49 29 0 0 T | 1978-03-19 41 27 0 0 2
1977-03-27 61 55 0.16 0 0 | 1977-03-27 58 52 0.38 0 0
1976-04-11 53 31 T 0 0 | 1976-04-11 47 29 0 0 0
1975-03-23 58 37 0.24 T 0 | 1975-03-23 43 35 0.37 0 T
1974-03-31 54 28 0 0 0 | 1974-03-31 48 27 0 0 0
1973-04-15 75 50 0.46 0 0 | 1973-04-15 65 45 0.44 0 T
1972-03-26 44 30 0.17 T 0 | 1972-03-26 35 28 0.05 0 0
1971-04-04 46 20 0 0 0 | 1971-04-04 43 22 0 0 0
1970-03-15 35 17 0 0 0 | 1970-03-15 33 13 0 0 T
1969-03-30 29 12 0 0 0 | 1969-03-30 25 5 0 0 T
1968-04-07 72 40 0 0 0 | 1968-04-07 69 39 0 0 0
1967-03-19 35 24 0.62 0.8 0 | 1967-03-19 34 24 0.68 4.7 0
1966-04-03 43 37 0.06 0 0 | 1966-04-03 46 34 0.3 0 0
1965-04-11 76 50 0.08 0 0 | 1965-04-11 72 44 T 0 0
1964-03-22 38 21 0 0 1 | 1964-03-22 38 17 0 0 2
1963-04-07 62 35 T 0 0 | 1963-04-07 55 39 0.1 0 0
1962-04-15 50 26 0 0 0 | 1962-04-15 47 25 0 0 0
1961-03-26 70 45 T 0 0 | 1961-03-26 61 45 0.29 0 0
1960-04-10 51 21 0 0 0 | 1960-04-10 47 20 0 0 0
1959-03-22 46 17 0 0 0 | 1959-03-22 38 12 0 0 6
1958-03-30 60 33 0 0 0 | 1958-03-30 55 31 0 0 0
1957-04-07 45 36 0.06 0 0 | 1957-04-07 49 34 0.04 T 0
1956-03-25 61 32 T 0 0 | 1956-03-25 54 29 T 0 0
1955-04-03 65 37 0 0 0 | 1955-04-03 60 34 0 0 0
1954-04-11 63 40 0 0 0 | 1954-04-11 58 38 0 0 0
1953-03-29 54 25 0 0 0 | 1953-03-29 53 26 0 0 0
1952-04-06 56 33 0 0 0 | 1952-04-06 53 33 0 0 0
1951-03-18 36 16 0.28 T 3 | 1951-03-18 35 13 0.13 T 4
1950-03-26 70 42 0.28 T 0 | 1950-03-26 59 39 0.37 T 0
1949-04-10 56 34 0.01 0 0 | 1949-04-10 55 36 0 0 0
1948-03-21 66 41 0.01 0 0 | 1948-03-21 63 38 0.2 0 0
1947-03-30 48 21 0 0 0 | 1947-03-30 37 24 0.01 0.1 T
1946-04-14 70 49 0.16 0 0 | 1946-04-14 74 52 0.02 0 0
1945-03-25 67 55 1.92 0 0 | 1945-03-25 65 55 2.23 0 0
1944-04-02 40 25 0 0 0 | 1944-04-02 36 23 0 0 T
1943-04-18 60 33 T 0 0 | 1943-04-18 54 36 0.17 T 0
1942-03-29 33 22 0.02 T T | 1942-03-29 36 28 T T T
1941-04-06 52 36 0 0 0 | 1941-04-06 48 39 0 0 0
1940-03-17 66 33 0 0 T | 1940-03-17 52 35 0 0 T
1939-04-02 58 28 0.1 0 0 | 1939-04-02 49 30 T T T
1938-04-10 58 31 0 0 0 | 1938-04-10 59 33 0 0 T
1937-03-21 44 15 0 0 2 | 1937-03-21 44 27 0 0 T
1936-04-05 35 31 0.62 0.1 T | 1936-04-05 36 29 T T 1
1935-04-14 68 32 0 0 0 | 1935-04-14 68 32 T 0 0
1934-03-25 46 15 0 0 T | 1934-03-25 44 18 0 0 T
1933-04-09 66 38 0.14 T 0 | 1933-04-09 47 37 0.15 T 0
1932-03-20 34 22 T T 0 | 1932-03-20 32 18 0.27 0 1
1931-03-29 36 23 0 0 2 | 1931-03-29 38 25 0 0 7
1930-04-06 69 43 T 0 0 | 1930-04-06 66 44 0 0 0
1929-03-24 74 38 0 0 0 | 1929-03-24 55 35 0 0 0
1928-04-01 71 41 0 0 0 | 1928-04-01 67 40 0 0 0
1927-04-10 59 45 0.01 0 0 | 1927-04-10 58 45 0 0 0
1926-03-21 50 31 0 0 0 | 1926-03-21 50 36 0 0 0
1925-04-05 57 29 0 0 0 | 1925-04-05 55 27 0 0 0
1924-04-13 75 49 T 0 0 | 1924-04-13 73 48 0 0 0
1923-03-25 50 18 0 0 T | 1923-03-25 34 19 T T 4
1922-04-09 72 57 0 0 0 | 1922-04-09 65 50 0.14 0 0
1921-03-20 77 40 T 0 0 | 1921-03-20 77 38 0 0 0
1920-03-28 64 39 0.16 T 0 | 1920-03-28 64 39 0.07 T 0
1919-04-13 69 41 T 0 0 | 1919-04-13 66 38 0.01 0 0
1918-03-24 59 30 0 0 0 | 1918-03-24 60 29 0 0 0
1917-04-01 44 34 0.12 T T | 1917-04-01 45 34 0.08 T 0
1916-04-16 60 46 0.17 0 0 | 1916-04-16 59 46 0.26 0 0
1915-03-28 42 23 0 0 0 | 1915-03-28 36 22 T T 0
1914-04-05 48 29 T 0 0 | 1914-04-05 46 25 0.02 0 0
1913-03-16 30 15 T 0.2 T | 1913-03-16 27 14 T T T
1912-03-31 55 35 T 0 0 | 1912-03-31 43 35 0.02 0 T
1911-04-09 54 36 0 0 0 | 1911-04-09 53 30 0 0 0
1910-03-20 64 42 0 0 0 | 1910-03-20 61 42 0 0 0
1909-04-04 67 39 0 0 0 | 1909-04-04 56 35 0 0 0
1908-04-12 66 36 0 0 0 | 1908-04-12 69 34 0 0 0
1907-03-24 62 37 0 0 0 | 1907-03-24 60 38 0 0 0
1906-04-08 61 48 0.76 0 0 | 1906-04-08 55 40 0.32 0 0
1905-04-16 44 28 T T 0 | 1905-04-16 44 31 T T 0
1904-03-27 31 16 0 0 0 | 1904-03-27 29 15 0 0 0
1903-04-05 56 36 0 0 0 | 1903-04-05 55 35 0 0 0
1902-03-23 59 40 0 0 0 | 1902-03-23 59 34 0 0 0
1901-03-31 45 28 T T T | 1901-03-31 45 23 0.01 0.1 T
1900-04-08 61 47 0 0 0 | 1900-04-08 58 43 0 0 0
1899-03-19 34 19 0 0 0 | 1899-03-19 31 18 0 0 T
1898-04-03 56 32 0 0 0 | 1898-04-03 55 26 0 0 0
1897-04-11 48 30 0 0 0 | 1897-04-11 49 28 0 0 0
1896-03-22 38 20 0 0 0 | 1896-03-22 36 18 0 0 M
1895-04-07 57 45 T 0 0 | 1895-04-07 58 46 0.22 0 M
1894-04-15 70 49 0.01 0 0 | 1894-04-15 70 46 0 0 M
1893-03-26 40 30 0 0 0 | 1893-03-26 39 24 0 M M
1892-04-10 44 25 0 0 M | 1892-04-10 42 25 0 M M
1891-03-22 42 33 0 0 M | 1891-03-22 42 33 0 M M
1890-03-30 35 25 0 0 M | 1890-03-30 38 24 0 M M
1889-04-14 54 35 0 0 M | 1889-04-14 53 34 0 M M
1888-03-25 33 23 0.36 2.9 M | 1888-03-25 30 17 0.31 M M
1887-04-03 72 41 0 0 M | 1887-04-03 62 38 0 M M
1886-04-18 76 55 0 0 M | 1886-04-18 77 56 0 M M
1885-03-29 45 26 0 0 M | 1885-03-29 44 22 T M M
1884-04-06 58 35 0.02 M M | 1884-04-06 59 34 0.03 M M
1883-03-18 58 13 0 M M | 1883-03-18 52 18 T M M
1882-04-02 77 53 0 M M | 1882-04-02 78 50 0 M M
1881-04-10 41 32 0 M M | 1881-04-10 42 29 T M M
1880-03-21 58 32 0 M M | 1880-03-21 57 31 0 M M
1879-03-30 51 38 0 M M | 1879-03-30 50 40 0 M M
1878-04-14 52 40 0.59 M M | 1878-04-14 51 42 0.72 M M
1877-03-25 35 18 0 M M | 1877-03-25 37 14 0 M M
1876-04-09 64 39 0 M M | 1876-04-09 62 36 0 M M
1875-03-21 31 20 0.05 M M | 1875-03-21 32 14 0.1 M M
1874-03-29 42 25 0 M M | 1874-03-29 M M 0 M M
1873-04-06 M M 0.83 M M | 1873-04-06 M M M M M
1872-03-24 M M 0.11 M M |            
1871-04-02 M M M M M |            
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