Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >

St. Patrick's Day Climatology

Saint Louis, Missouri

Daily Records

Daily High Temperature

Daily Low Temperature

Daily Average Temperature

Daily Precipitation

Daily Snowfall

Morning Snow Depth

Maximum
Value

83 (2011)

59 (2012)

70 (2012)

1.34 (2012)

2.5 (1893, 1949)

7 (1960)

Minimum
Value

24 (1906)

10 (1900)

19 (1906)

Average
Value

0.11

0.1

Number of
Occurrences

45 (≥ 0.01)

10 (≥ 0.01)

7 (≥ 1.0)

Number of
Occurrences

60 (≥ Trace)

24 (≥ T)

9 (≥ T)

Fun Facts!

There hasn't been an inch or more of snow the morning of St. Patrick's Day since 1978.
Only 3 years have had over an inch of precipitation in the St. Louis area (1991, 2012, & 2013) .
The chance for measurable precipitation is 31% and the chance for measurable snowfall 8% on St. Patrick's Day. There is also a 6% chance there will already be snow on the ground on the morning of St. Patrick's Day.

Records:
(1874-present) Temperature/Precipitation
(1892-present) Snowfall
(1893-present) Snow Depth

Columbia, Missouri

Daily Records

Daily High Temperature

Daily Low Temperature

Daily Average Temperature

Daily Precipitation

Daily Snowfall

Morning Snow Depth

Maximum
Value

83 (1894)

59 (2012)

70 (1894)

2.40 (2021)

2.4 (1924)

13 (1960)

Minimum
Value

26 (1906)

8 (1900, 1906)

17 (1906)

Average
Value

0.10

0.1

Number of
Occurrences

38 (≥ 0.01)

11 (≥ 0.1)

6 (≥ 1.0)

Number of
Occurrences

57 (≥ Trace)

22 (≥ T)

14 (≥ T)

Fun Facts!

Only 3 years have there been precipitation totals above 1 inch in the Columbia area (2021, 1991, & 2008).
There is a measurable 28% chance for precipitation and a 8% chance of measurable snowfall on St. Patrick's Day. There is also a 5% chance there will already be snow on the ground the morning of St. Patrick's Day.

Records:
(1890-present) Temperature/Precipitation
(1890-present) Snowfall
(1893-present) Snow Depth

Quincy, Illinois

Daily Records

Daily High Temperature

Daily Low Temperature

Daily Average Temperature

Daily Precipitation

Daily Snowfall

Morning Snow Depth

Maximum
Value

79 (1966, 2012)

58 (2012)