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Columbus Day Climatology

St. Louis, MO
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation	Snowfall	Morning Snow Depth
Max	90 (2007)	70 (1879)	80 (1879)	2.16 (1984)	0.0	0
Min	42 (1909)	31 (1987)	37 (1909)	0	0	0
Average	71	51	61	0.13	0.0	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	39 (≥ 0.01)	0 (≥ 0.1)	0 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	54 (≥ T)	0 (≥ T)	0 (≥ T)

St. Louis, MO

Daily Record

High Temperature

Low Temperature

Average Temp

Precipitation

Snowfall

Morning Snow Depth

Max

90 (2007)

70 (1879)

80 (1879)

2.16 (1984)

0.0

Min

42 (1909)

31 (1987)

37 (1909)

Average

0.13

0.0

Total Occurrences

39 (≥ 0.01)

0 (≥ 0.1)

0 (≥ 1.0)

Total Occurrences

54 (≥ T)

0 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

There is a 27% chance the St. Louis area will see measurable precipitation on Columbus Day.
There have been 8 occasions with at least one inch of precipitation.
It has not snowed on Columbus Day in St. Louis since records began in 1874.

Period of Record

Temperature and Precipitation: 1874 - present
Snowfall: 1892 - present
Snow Depth: 1893 - present

Columbia, MO
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation	Snowfall	Morning Snow Depth
Max	94 (1899)	69 (1928)	79 (1928)	3.74 (1969)	T (1946)	0
Min	42 (1909)	26 (1909, 1895)	34 (1909)	0	0	0
Average	71	48	60	0.12	0.0	-
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	36 (≥ 0.01)	0 (≥ 0.1)	0 (≥ 1.0)
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	51 (≥ T)	1 (≥ T)	0 (≥ T)

Fun Facts

The chance for Columbia to see measurable precipitation on Columbus Day is 27%.
There have been 2 occasions with at least one inch of rainfall.
It has only snowed once on Columbus Day in Columbia since records began in 1890.

Period of Record

Temperature and Precipitation: 1890 - present
Snowfall: 1890 - present
Snow Depth: 1893 - present

Quincy, IL
Daily Record	High Temperature	Low Temperature	Average Temp	Precipitation
Max	87 (1975, 1956)	70 (1928)	78 (1928)	4.46 (1969)
Min	39 (1909)	27 (1909)	33 (1909)	0
Average	70	47	58	0.10
Total Occurrences	-	-	-	29 (≥ 0.01)

Fun Facts

There is a 23% chance Quincy will see measurable precipitation on Columbus Day.
The longest period without precipitation amounts greater than or equal to 0.01 is 23 years (1932-1954).

Period of Record

Temperature and Precipitation: 1901 - present
No Snowfall or Snow Depth due to incomplete datasets.

NWS St. Louis Announces Changes To May 16, 2025 Tornado Damage Assessment

Columbus Day climatology

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