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Weather History Report: Veterans Day

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Veterans Day - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (va.gov)

Veterans Day (Armistice Day) happens to be a very unique day weather-wise in the QCA.

In 1911, a tornado touched down 1 mile west of Davenport around 1 pm.  Later that afternoon, the temperature topped out at 76, which set the record high for the date.  This record was later tied in 1964.  By midnight that night, the temperature had plummeted 62 degrees for a daily low of only 14F!  This is just three degrees shy of the current record low for the date (11 set in 2019)!  Of note, Oklahoma City, OK set both its record high (83) and record low temperature (17) for the date.  This still stands today!

Veterans Day 1940 is more known for the sudden onset of winter conditions (especially over northwest Iowa and Minnesota), which caught many people off-guard resulting in numerous frostbite injuries and dozens of fatalities.

For more information:

The Armistice Day Blizzard (DVN)
Armistice Day Storm: November 11, 1940 (ARX)

The Great Blue Norther of November 11, 1911 (DVN)
The Great Blue Norther of November 11, 1911 (DMX via ARX)
The Great Blue Norther of November 11, 1911 (OUN)
The Great Blue Norther of November 11 1911 (SGF)

  
       
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...THE MOLINE IL WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR... | ...THE DUBUQUE IA WEATHER HISTORY REPORT FOR...
...VETERANS DAY... | ...VETERANS DAY...
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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 52         | Normal High 47        
Normal Low 33         | Normal Low 30        
Warmest 76 11/11/1964       | Warmest 71 11/11/1927      
Coldest 11 11/11/2019       | Coldest 6 11/11/1986      
Coldest High 27 11/11/1986       | Coldest High 22 11/11/1986      
Warmest Low 59 11/11/1964       | Warmest Low 53 11/11/1922      
Average Max 50.5         | Average Max 47.7        
Average Min 31.5         | Average Min 30.0        
Mean 41.0         | Mean 38.9        
            |            
Days Max 70 - 79 5   3.3%     | Days Max 70 - 79 4   2.6%    
Days Max 60 - 69 30   19.9%     | Days Max 60 - 69 23   15.2%    
Days Max 50 - 59 43   28.5%     | Days Max 50 - 59 37   24.5%    
Days Max 40 - 49 44   29.1%     | Days Max 40 - 49 49   32.5%    
Days Max 30 - 39 25   16.6%     | Days Max 30 - 39 32   21.2%    
Days Max 20 - 29 4   2.6%     | Days Max 20 - 29 6   4.0%    
            |            
Days Min 50 - 59 5   3.3%     | Days Min 50 - 59 3   2.0%    
Days Min 40 - 49 27   17.9%     | Days Min 40 - 49 16   10.8%    
Days Min 30 - 39 56   37.1%     | Days Min 30 - 39 63   42.6%    
Days Min 20 - 29 51   33.8%     | Days Min 20 - 29 51   34.5%    
Days Min 10 - 19 12   7.9%     | Days Min 10 - 19 15   10.1%    
Days Min 0 - 9 0   0.0%     | Days Min 0 - 9 3   2.0%    
            |            
Precipitation           | Precipitation          
Highest 1.49 11/11/1881       | Highest 1.21 11/11/1881      
Average 0.09         | Average 0.09        
            |            
Days = 0.00 89   58.2%     | Days = 0.00 88   57.9%    
Days = T 27   17.6%     | Days = T 25   16.4%    
Days = 0.01 - 0.09 16   10.5%     | Days = 0.01 - 0.09 20   13.2%    
Days = 0.10 - 0.49 14   9.2%     | Days = 0.10 - 0.49 7   4.6%    
Days = 0.50 - 0.99 4   2.6%     | Days = 0.50 - 0.99 10   6.6%    
Days >= 1.00 3   2.0%     | Days >= 1.00 2   1.3%    
            |            
Snowfall           | Snowfall          
Highest 3.5 11/11/2019       | Highest 3.3 11/11/2019      
Average 0.1         | Average 0.1        
            |            
Days = 0.0 119   84.4%     | Days = 0.0 102   77.9%    
Days = T 14   9.9%     | Days = T 21   16.0%    
Days = 0.1 - 0.9 6   4.3%     | Days = 0.1 - 0.9 5   3.8%    
Days = 1.0 - 1.9 0   0.0%     | Days = 1.0 - 1.9 2   1.5%    
Days = 2.0 - 2.9 1   0.7%     | Days = 2.0 - 2.9 0   0.0%    
Days >= 3.0 1   0.7%     | Days >= 3.0 1   0.8%    
            |            
Snow Depth           | Snow Depth          
Highest 2         | Highest 4        
Average 0         | Average 0        
            |            
Days = 0 120   90.9%     | Days = 0 107   87.0%    
Days = T 6   4.5%     | Days = T 11   8.9%    
Days >= 1 6   4.5%     | Days >= 1 5   4.1%    
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Date TX TN PP SF SD | Date TX TN PP SF SD
2024-11-11 54 40 0 0 0 | 2024-11-11 50 35 0 0 0
2023-11-11 52 23 0 0 0 | 2023-11-11 47 23 0 0 0
2022-11-11 43 30 0.05 T 0 | 2022-11-11 37 25 0.17 T 0
2021-11-11 58 41 0.23 0 0 | 2021-11-11 54 34 0.52 0 0
2020-11-11 48 31 0 0 0 | 2020-11-11 43 29 0 0 0
2019-11-11 35 11 0.23 3.5 1 | 2019-11-11 28 7 0.31 3.3 4
2018-11-11 45 29 0 0 0 | 2018-11-11 40 25 0 0 T
2017-11-11 45 31 T 0 0 | 2017-11-11 39 28 0 0 0
2016-11-11 58 30 0 0 0 | 2016-11-11 53 31 0 0 0
2015-11-11 64 43 0.22 0 0 | 2015-11-11 59 43 0.65 0 0
2014-11-11 48 28 0.11 0.1 0 | 2014-11-11 40 25 0.02 0.1 T
2013-11-11 49 23 0.05 0.6 0 | 2013-11-11 43 18 0.12 1.4 0
2012-11-11 66 31 0.65 T 0 | 2012-11-11 62 28 0.94 0 0
2011-11-11 51 28 0 0 0 | 2011-11-11 45 24 0 0 T
2010-11-11 61 43 0.01 0 0 | 2010-11-11 56 38 0 0 0
2009-11-11 57 30 0 0 0 | 2009-11-11 53 28 0 0 0
2008-11-11 43 34 0.21 0 0 | 2008-11-11 38 29 0.13 0 0
2007-11-11 67 50 0 0 0 | 2007-11-11 62 47 0 0 0
2006-11-11 41 27 0 0 0 | 2006-11-11 37 26 0 0 1
2005-11-11 66 38 0 0 0 | 2005-11-11 62 32 0 0 0
2004-11-11 53 32 T 0 0 | 2004-11-11 43 26 T 0 0
2003-11-11 58 46 T 0 0 | 2003-11-11 54 36 0 0 M
2002-11-11 44 35 T 0 0 | 2002-11-11 39 32 0.03 T M
2001-11-11 54 29 0 0 0 | 2001-11-11 50 28 0 0 M
2000-11-11 41 27 0 0 0 | 2000-11-11 39 24 0 0 M
1999-11-11 51 35 0 0 0 | 1999-11-11 45 34 0 0 M
1998-11-11 48 33 T T 0 | 1998-11-11 43 30 T T M
1997-11-11 34 23 T T 0 | 1997-11-11 33 18 T T 0
1996-11-11 33 20 0 0 0 | 1996-11-11 29 18 T T 0
1995-11-11 29 14 0.01 0.2 1 | 1995-11-11 27 9 0.01 0.1 0
1994-11-11 57 26 0 0 0 | 1994-11-11 53 34 0 0 0
1993-11-11 58 30 0 0 0 | 1993-11-11 55 30 0 0 0
1992-11-11 44 37 0.33 0 0 | 1992-11-11 42 31 0.16 0 0
1991-11-11 36 31 T T 0 | 1991-11-11 36 30 0 0 T
1990-11-11 57 23 0 0 0 | 1990-11-11 50 21 T 0 0
1989-11-11 59 35 0 0 0 | 1989-11-11 55 35 0 0 0
1988-11-11 43 24 0 0 0 | 1988-11-11 41 24 0 0 0
1987-11-11 48 21 0 0 0 | 1987-11-11 46 19 0 0 0
1986-11-11 27 14 0.02 0.2 1 | 1986-11-11 22 6 T T T
1985-11-11 38 32 T 0 0 | 1985-11-11 35 26 0.04 0 0
1984-11-11 36 24 0 0 0 | 1984-11-11 39 24 0 0 0
1983-11-11 41 29 0 0 0 | 1983-11-11 39 25 0 0 0
1982-11-11 64 44 1.41 0 0 | 1982-11-11 59 40 1.05 0 0
1981-11-11 52 26 0 0 0 | 1981-11-11 51 30 0 0 0
1980-11-11 47 27 0.01 0 0 | 1980-11-11 44 31 0 0 0
1979-11-11 40 15 0 0 0 | 1979-11-11 34 21 T T T
1978-11-11 52 39 T 0 0 | 1978-11-11 51 34 T 0 0
1977-11-11 43 27 0 0 0 | 1977-11-11 40 24 0 0 0
1976-11-11 32 20 0 0 0 | 1976-11-11 31 15 0 0 0
1975-11-11 59 35 T 0 0 | 1975-11-11 52 35 0 0 0
1974-11-11 53 35 0.03 0 0 | 1974-11-11 50 35 0.08 0 0
1973-11-11 46 31 0 0 0 | 1973-11-11 46 32 0 0 0
1972-11-11 45 40 0 0 0 | 1972-11-11 44 35 T 0 0
1971-11-11 60 27 0 0 0 | 1971-11-11 59 31 0 0 0
1970-11-11 50 36 0 0 0 | 1970-11-11 53 39 0 0 0
1969-11-11 58 39 T 0 0 | 1969-11-11 56 32 0.01 0 0
1968-11-11 37 29 T 0.1 T | 1968-11-11 36 26 T T 0
1967-11-11 63 48 T 0 0 | 1967-11-11 62 47 0.01 0 0
1966-11-11 49 28 T 0 0 | 1966-11-11 47 26 T T 0
1965-11-11 53 42 0.08 0 0 | 1965-11-11 48 39 0.5 0 0
1964-11-11 76 59 0 0 0 | 1964-11-11 70 52 0 0 0
1963-11-11 52 34 0 0 0 | 1963-11-11 48 30 0 0 0
1962-11-11 51 27 0 0 0 | 1962-11-11 48 30 0 0 0
1961-11-11 64 34 T 0 0 | 1961-11-11 61 35 T 0 0
1960-11-11 48 27 0 0 0 | 1960-11-11 44 22 0 0 0
1959-11-11 41 27 0 0 0 | 1959-11-11 38 21 0 0 0
1958-11-11 63 39 0 0 0 | 1958-11-11 60 38 0 0 0
1957-11-11 54 34 0 0 0 | 1957-11-11 53 31 0 0 0
1956-11-11 68 35 0 0 0 | 1956-11-11 63 32 0 0 0
1955-11-11 53 42 T 0 0 | 1955-11-11 48 35 0 0 0
1954-11-11 65 41 0 0 0 | 1954-11-11 63 39 0 0 0
1953-11-11 53 28 0 0 0 | 1953-11-11 49 35 0 0 0
1952-11-11 57 21 0 0 0 | 1952-11-11 52 20 0 0 0
1951-11-11 59 30 0 0 0 | 1951-11-11 55 35 T 0 0
1950-11-11 35 12 0 0 0 | 1950-11-11 34 13 0 0 0
1949-11-11 66 44 0 0 0 | 1949-11-11 55 42 0 0 0
1948-11-11 44 30 0 0 0 | 1948-11-11 44 34 T T 0
1947-11-11 32 14 0 0 1 | 1947-11-11 34 17 T T 1
1946-11-11 43 38 T 0 0 | 1946-11-11 40 37 0.01 0 0
1945-11-11 44 28 T 0 0 | 1945-11-11 41 30 T 0 0
1944-11-11 51 44 0 0 0 | 1944-11-11 49 41 T 0 0
1943-11-11 36 18 0 0 0 | 1943-11-11 35 19 0 0 0
1942-11-11 47 26 0 0 0 | 1942-11-11 45 29 0 0 0
1941-11-11 36 24 T T T | 1941-11-11 40 29 0 T 0
1940-11-11 58 15 0.42 T T | 1940-11-11 57 13 0.6 0.2 T
1939-11-11 58 23 0 0 0 | 1939-11-11 54 25 0 0 0
1938-11-11 60 41 T 0 0 | 1938-11-11 55 42 T 0 T
1937-11-11 53 33 0 0 0 | 1937-11-11 52 34 0 0 0
1936-11-11 56 29 0 0 0 | 1936-11-11 54 34 0 0 0
1935-11-11 37 33 0.21 T 0 | 1935-11-11 34 28 T 0 0
1934-11-11 43 27 0 0 0 | 1934-11-11 40 30 0 0 0
1933-11-11 48 31 T 0 0 | 1933-11-11 43 29 0 T 0
1932-11-11 27 21 0.01 0.1 T | 1932-11-11 28 23 T T T
1931-11-11 61 45 1.41 0 0 | 1931-11-11 51 43 0.94 0 0
1930-11-11 63 42 0 0 0 | 1930-11-11 62 43 0 0 0
1929-11-11 58 41 0 0 0 | 1929-11-11 57 42 0 0 0
1928-11-11 61 40 0 0 0 | 1928-11-11 59 37 0 0 0
1927-11-11 72 32 0.01 0 0 | 1927-11-11 71 29 0.02 0 0
1926-11-11 33 21 0 0 T | 1926-11-11 34 15 0 0 0
1925-11-11 58 36 0 0 0 | 1925-11-11 55 31 0 0 T
1924-11-11 64 37 0.2 T 0 | 1924-11-11 65 34 0.06 0 0
1923-11-11 64 36 0 0 0 | 1923-11-11 61 29 0 0 0
1922-11-11 62 53 0.17 0 0 | 1922-11-11 61 53 0.09 0 0
1921-11-11 32 20 0.25 2.4 1 | 1921-11-11 31 22 0.02 1.4 1
1920-11-11 31 18 T T 0 | 1920-11-11 31 16 T T 0
1919-11-11 45 29 0 0 0 | 1919-11-11 43 26 0 0 0
1918-11-11 54 33 0 0 0 | 1918-11-11 54 33 0 0 0
1917-11-11 66 43 0 0 0 | 1917-11-11 64 37 0 0 0
1916-11-11 36 31 T T 0 | 1916-11-11 34 28 0.06 0.7 1
1915-11-11 69 35 0.01 0 0 | 1915-11-11 68 36 0.02 0 0
1914-11-11 58 36 0 0 0 | 1914-11-11 52 35 0 0 0
1913-11-11 43 20 0 0 0 | 1913-11-11 41 19 0 0 0
1912-11-11 71 54 0 0 0 | 1912-11-11 68 52 0 0 0
1911-11-11 76 14 0.72 T T | 1911-11-11 70 16 0.8 T 0
1910-11-11 33 20 0 0 0 | 1910-11-11 32 22 0 0 0
1909-11-11 69 41 0.17 0 0 | 1909-11-11 70 40 0.16 T 0
1908-11-11 36 24 0 0 0 | 1908-11-11 35 20 0 0 0
1907-11-11 39 24 0 0 0   1907-11-11 35 25 T T 0
1906-11-11 38 29 T T 0   1906-11-11 35 30 T T 0
1905-11-11 60 34 0 0 0   1905-11-11 62 36 0 0 0
1904-11-11 43 25 0 0 0   1904-11-11 42 25 0 0 0
1903-11-11 56 36 0.53 0 0   1903-11-11 46 34 0.69 T 0
1902-11-11 72 40 0.04 0 0   1902-11-11 68 40 0.01 T 0
1901-11-11 68 37 0.09 0 0   1901-11-11 68 35 T 0 0
1900-11-11 38 28 0.01 0 0   1900-11-11 35 28 0.04 0.4 0
1899-11-11 47 36 0 0 0   1899-11-11 44 30 T 0 0
1898-11-11 43 16 0 0 2   1898-11-11 44 19 0 0 T
1897-11-11 40 30 0.01 0 0   1897-11-11 38 31 0 0 0
1896-11-11 34 25 0 0 0   1896-11-11 35 20 0 0 0
1895-11-11 47 28 0 0 0   1895-11-11 47 25 0 0 M
1894-11-11 29 13 T T 0   1894-11-11 27 12 0 0 M
1893-11-11 66 43 0 0 0   1893-11-11 64 42 0 M M
1892-11-11 52 34 T 0 M   1892-11-11 49 34 0.02 M M
1891-11-11 38 33 0 0 M   1891-11-11 36 34 0.06 M M
1890-11-11 50 28 0 0 M   1890-11-11 50 26 0 M M
1889-11-11 50 37 0 0 M   1889-11-11 43 36 0 M M
1888-11-11 47 28 0 0 M   1888-11-11 48 28 0 M M
1887-11-11 49 32 0 0 M   1887-11-11 48 30 0 M M
1886-11-11 46 31 0 0 M   1886-11-11 40 26 0 M M
1885-11-11 64 41 0 0 M   1885-11-11 62 42 0 M M
1884-11-11 48 35 T 0 M   1884-11-11 46 35 0 M M
1883-11-11 48 21 0 M M   1883-11-11 45 24 0 M M
1882-11-11 69 40 0.36 M M   1882-11-11 64 39 0.58 M M
1881-11-11 45 35 1.49 M M   1881-11-11 42 33 1.21 M M
1880-11-11 39 30 0 M M   1880-11-11 39 29 0.01 M M
1879-11-11 66 50 0.68 M M   1879-11-11 62 48 0.82 M M
1878-11-11 50 42 0.26 M M   1878-11-11 47 39 0.07 M M
1877-11-11 48 29 0 M M   1877-11-11 45 24 0 M M
1876-11-11 63 42 0 M M   1876-11-11 60 40 0 M M
1875-11-11 55 40 0 M M   1875-11-11 57 38 0 M M
1874-11-11 47 32 0 M M   1874-11-11 44 29 0 M M
1873-11-11 M M 0.01 M M   1873-11-11 M M 0.12 M M
1872-11-11 M M 0 M M              
1871-11-11 M M M M M              


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