Valentine Memorial Day Climatology
| Memorial Day occurs on May 30 every year, however since 1971, following the National Holiday Act passed by congress, the holiday has been observed on the last Monday of May. The date Memorial Day is observed can vary from as early as May 25 to as late as May 31. Before 1971 the holiday was always observed on May 30, and was called Decoration Day. Weather observations have been taken on this holiday at Valentine dating back to 1890. This study compares the weather reported on the observed day of Memorial (Decoration) Day. |
MEMORIAL DAY IN VALENTINE
PERIOD OF RECORD 127 YEARS: 1890-2016
TEMPERATURE DATA
| Highest |
98 degrees
(May 30, 1934) |
| Lowest |
32 degrees
(May 30, 1947) |
| Lowest Maximum |
46 degrees
(May 27, 1996) |
| Highest Minimum |
73 degrees
(May 30, 1934) |
| Average High |
73.4 degrees |
| Average Low |
49.8 degrees |
| 30 Year Normal High |
74 to 75 degrees |
| 30 Year Normal Low |
47 to 49 degrees |
| Average Temperature Range |
23.6 degrees |
Largest Range
between High and Low |
43 degrees (4 times)
High 75, Low 32 (May 30, 1947)
High 88, Low 45 (May 30, 1965)
High 76, Low 33 (May 31, 1993)
High 84, Low 41 (May 27, 2002) |
Smallest Range
between High and Low |
3 degrees
High 46, Low 43
(May 27, 1996) |
|
High Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges
| 40s |
50s |
60s |
70s |
80s |
90s |
| 1 |
17 |
27 |
37 |
41 |
4 |
| 0.8% |
13.4% |
21.3% |
29.1% |
32.3% |
3.1% |
|
Low Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges
| 30s |
40s |
50s |
60s |
70s |
| 11 |
46 |
60 |
9 |
1 |
| 8.7% |
36.2% |
47.2% |
7.1% |
0.8% |
|
PRECIPITATION DATA
| Maximum Precipitation |
1.45 inches
(May 25, 2015) |
| Maximum Snowfall |
None reported |
| Number of Times Precipitation |
74 Occurrences or 58.3% |
Number of Times
Measurable Precipitation
(more than a Trace) |
58 Occurrences or 45.7% |
| Number of Times Snowfall |
No snowfall occurrences |
| Number of Times No Precipitation |
53 Occurrences or 41.7% |
|
DAILY WEATHER SUMMARIES PAST 5 MEMORIAL DAYS
| Date |
High |
Low |
Precip |
Snow |
Remarks |
| May 28, 2012 |
73 |
48 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Sunny, windy (peak gust 49 mph) |
| May 27, 2013 |
82 |
54 |
0.46 |
0.0 |
Morning fog, mostly cloudy, evening
thunderstorms |
| May 26, 2014 |
83 |
52 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
Partly cloudy |
| May 25, 2015 |
62 |
54 |
1.45 |
0.0 |
Cloudy, morning fog, afternoon
thunderstorms |
| May 30, 2016 |
83 |
54 |
0.63 |
0.0 |
Mostly sunny early, afternoon & evening
thunderstorms |
|
YEAR BY YEAR WEATHER FOR PAST MEMORIAL DAYS
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VALENTINE RECORDS FOR POTENTIAL MEMORIAL DAYS
(RECORDS SET ON CELEBRATED MEMORIAL DAYS HIGHLIGHTED)
| Date |
High |
Low |
Low Max |
High Min |
Precip |
Snow |
| May 25 |
97/1985 |
32/1910 |
48/1904 |
64/1926 |
4.00/1920 |
None |
| May 26 |
98/1969 |
28/1992 |
44/1918 |
63/1931 |
1.41/1955 |
None |
| May 27 |
98/1969 |
30/1907 |
46/1996 |
68/1969 |
1.97/1995 |
None |
| May 28 |
99/1934 |
29/1947 |
37/1947 |
67/2010 |
2.19/1978 |
4.0/1947 |
| May 29 |
102/1934 |
26/1947 |
53/1967 |
64/1988,37,34 |
3.76/1949 |
None |
| May 30 |
98/1934 |
32/1947 |
51/1967 |
73/1934 |
1.39/1938 |
None |
| May 31 |
95/1984 |
31/1964 |
48/1967 |
62/1944,23 |
1.08/1945 |
None |
|
ALSO VISIT NORTH PLATTE MEMORIAL DAY CLIMATOLOGY
For more holiday climate studies see the main menu
Holiday Climate Studies for North Platte and Valentine
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Page composition by
Matthew Masek
Update includes 2016 |
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