Cold Season Records

Paducah, KY

Coldest High Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
1	January 20, 1985
4	December 22, 1989
4	December 24, 1983
4	January 10, 1962
7	February 3, 1996
7	January 18, 1994
8	January 19, 1940
9	January 8, 1970
9	December 12, 1962
10	January 6, 2014
10	January 11, 1997
10	February 4, 1996
10	January 15, 1972

Coldest Low Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
-15	January 20, 1985
-14	January 18, 1994
-14	January 17, 1982
-14	February 2, 1951
-13	January 19, 1994
-12	January 16, 1982
-11	January 17, 1977
-11	January 11, 1977
-11	January 24, 1963
-11	February 1, 1951

Number of Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year	Rank	LEAST	Year
1	36	1978	1 (tie)	2	2012
2	33	1985	1 (tie)	2	1992
3	30	1963	3	3	1953
4	29	1977	4 (tie)	4	2020
5	27	1979	4 (tie)	4	1990
6	25	1958	4 (tie)	4	1946
7 (tie)	24	2000	7 (tie)	5	2006
7 (tie)	24	1940	7 (tie)	5	1991
9	23	1968	7 (tie)	5	1949
10 (tie)	21	several years, most recently 2014	10 (tie)	6	1987, 1956, 1954

Number of Days with Lows At or Below 0 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year
1	9	1940
2	8	1977
3 (tie)	6	1985
3 (tie)	6	1963
5 (tie)	5	1994
5 (tie)	5	1989
5 (tie)	5	1970
5 (tie)	5	1960
9 (tie)	4	2015
9 (tie)	4	1984
9 (tie)	4	1983
9 (tie)	4	1982
9 (tie)	4	1962

Consecutive Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
13	1978-01-09 to 1978-01-21
11	2000-12-24 to 2001-01-03
11	1940-01-18 to 1940-01-28
10	2021-02-10 to 2021-02-19
10	2010-01-01 to 2010-01-10
10	1989-12-15 to 1989-12-24
10	1983-12-22 to 1983-12-31
9	1948-01-24 to 1948-02-01
8	1973-12-30 to 1974-01-06
7	2018-01-12 to 2018-01-18
7	1997-01-08 to 1997-01-14
7	1996-01-30 to 1996-02-05
7	1979-01-05 to 1979-01-11
7	1978-01-26 to 1978-02-01
7	1973-01-05 to 1973-01-11
7	1937-12-06 to 1937-12-12

Consecutive Days with Lows At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
58	1978-01-08 to 1978-03-06
51	1976-12-20 to 1977-02-08
50	1983-12-14 to 1984-02-01
47	1939-12-20 to 1940-02-04
46	1960-02-10 to 1960-03-26
45	1979-01-01 to 1979-02-14
40	1985-01-01 to 1985-02-09
37	1969-12-19 to 1970-01-24
36	1967-12-22 to 1968-01-26
34	1947-01-31 to 1947-03-05

Period of Record: December 3, 1937 to March 1, 2021

Evansville, IN

Coldest High Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
-3	December 22, 1989
-3	January 20, 1985
-2	January 12, 1918
-1	January 10, 1962
-1	February 9, 1899
0	December 24, 1983
3	January 1, 1928
3	February 13, 1905
3	February 12, 1899
4	January 18, 1994
4	January 8, 1970
4	December 20, 1901
4	February 10, 1899

Coldest Low Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
-23	February 2, 1951
-21	January 17, 1977
-18	January 17, 1982
-18	January 28, 1963
-17	January 19, 1994
-17	January 16, 1982
-16	January 20, 1985
-16	January 11, 1977
-16	January 12, 1918
-15	January 18, 1994
-15	December 22, 1989
-15	January 21, 1984
-15	January 27, 1963
-15	January 24, 1963
-15	January 8, 1942
-15	February 9, 1899

Number of Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year	Rank	LEAST	Year
1	46	1978	1	4	2012
2 (tie)	38	1985	2 (tie)	5	1953
2 (tie)	38	1977	2 (tie)	5	1931
4	36	1979	4 (tie)	6	2020
5 (tie)	35	2010	4 (tie)	6	2006
5 (tie)	35	1963	4 (tie)	6	1990
5 (tie)	35	1902	7 (tie)	7	1992
8	34	1899	7 (tie)	7	1949
9	33	1912	7 (tie)	7	1946
10	32	1918	10 (tie)	8	several years, most recently 2002

Number of Days with Lows At or Below 0 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year
1	19	1977
2	13	1963
3 (tie)	11	1979
3 (tie)	11	1936
5	9	1978
6 (tie)	8	1989
6 (tie)	8	1970
8 (tie)	7	1985
8 (tie)	7	1982
8 (tie)	7	1912
8 (tie)	7	1899

Consecutive Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
18	2000-12-17 to 2001-01-03
17	1978-01-26 to 1978-02-11
17	1918-01-07 to 1918-01-23
15	1980-01-27 to 1980-02-10
15	1966-01-22 to 1966-02-05
14	1978-01-09 to 1978-01-22
13	2017-12-25 to 2018-01-06
13	1940-01-18 to 1940-01-30
12	1989-12-14 to 1989-12-25
12	1967-12-30 to 1968-01-10
11	2010-01-01 to 2010-01-11
11	1963-12-13 to 1963-12-23
11	1948-01-22 to 1948-02-01
11	1936-01-23 to 1936-02-02
11	1899-02-04 to 1899-02-14

Consecutive Days with Lows At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
58	1978-01-08 through 1978-03-06
52	1976-12-20 through 1977-02-09
51	1985-01-01 through 1985-02-20
48	1969-12-08 through 1970-01-24
43	1902-01-11 through 1902-02-22
42	1966-12-10 through 1967-01-20
42	1947-01-30 through 1947-03-12
37	1967-12-21 through 1968-01-26
36	1985-12-12 through 1986-01-16
35	1944-12-08 through 1945-01-11

Period of Record: January 1, 1897 to March 1, 2021

Cape Girardeau, MO

Coldest High Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
2	January 20, 1985
3	December 22, 1989
3	December 24, 1983
6	January 10, 1962
8	January 6, 2014
8	February 3, 1996
8	January 18, 1994
8	January 17, 1982
9	February 15, 2021
9	December 23, 1983
9	December 12, 1962

Coldest Low Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
-18	January 11, 1977
-16	January 17, 1977
-15	January 20, 1985
-14	February 19, 2015
-14	January 24, 1963
-14	January 23, 1963
-13	January 17, 1982
-12	January 16, 1982
-12	January 28, 1961
-11	February 17, 2015
-11	January 19, 1994
-11	December 22, 1989

Number of Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year	Rank	LEAST	Year
1	42	1978	1	1	2012
2 (tie)	31	1979	2	4	1960
2 (tie)	31	1977	3 (tie)	5	2020
4 (tie)	30	1985	3 (tie)	5	1992
4 (tie)	30	1963	3 (tie)	5	1987
6	25	2000	6	6	2006
7 (tie)	23	1982	7	7	1990
7 (tie)	23	1968	8 (tie)	8	2019
9	22	2015	8 (tie)	8	1999
10 (tie)	21	2014	10 (tie)	9	2017
10 (tie)	21	1980	10 (tie)	9	2002
10 (tie)	21	1966	10 (tie)	9	1998

Number of Days with Lows At or Below 0 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year
1	12	1977
2	7	1963
3 (tie)	6	2003
3 (tie)	6	1985
3 (tie)	6	1982
6 (tie)	5	2015
6 (tie)	5	1989
6 (tie)	5	1978
9 (tie)	4	1984
9 (tie)	4	1983
9 (tie)	4	1979
9 (tie)	4	1965
9 (tie)	4	1962

Consecutive Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
18	2000-12-17 to 2001-01-03
15	1978-01-09 to 1978-01-23
14	1983-12-18 to 1983-12-31
12	2021-02-09 to 2021-02-20
12	1967-12-31 to 1968-01-11
11	1989-12-14 to 1989-12-24
11	1979-01-01 to 1979-01-11
10	2010-01-01 to 2010-01-10
8	1994-01-14 to 1994-01-21
8	1984-01-14 to 1984-01-21
8	1982-01-07 to 1982-01-14
8	1978-01-26 to 1978-02-02
8	1977-01-06 to 1977-01-13

Consecutive Days with Lows At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
58	1978-01-08 to 1978-03-06
54	1976-12-20 to 1977-02-11
52	1978-12-31 to 1979-02-20
50	1983-12-14 to 1984-02-01
41	1969-12-15 to 1970-01-24
40	1985-01-01 to 1985-02-09
37	1967-12-21 to 1968-01-26
33	2000-12-11 to 2001-01-12
32	1980-01-18 to 1980-02-18
30	2011-01-01 to 2011-01-30

Period of Record: June 1, 1960 to March 1, 2021

Poplar Bluff, MO

Coldest High Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
3	January 21, 1985
6	January 11, 1982
8	January 17, 1982
8	February 17, 1903
8	February 12, 1899
9	February 15, 2021
9	December 23, 1989
10	January 17, 1977
10	January 8, 1942
10	January 31, 1899

Coldest Low Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
-25	February 13, 1899
-23	January 18, 1930
-20	January 8, 1942
-18	February 2, 1951
-18	January 13, 1918
-18	January 12, 1918
-18	February 12, 1899
-17	January 23, 1930
-13	January 11, 1977
-13	January 22, 1930

Number of Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year	Rank	LEAST	Year
1	27	1985	1	0	2012
2	22	1977	2 (tie)	1	1954
3 (tie)	21	2000	2 (tie)	1	1941
3 (tie)	21	1989	2 (tie)	1	1939
5 (tie)	20	1963	2 (tie)	1	1931
5 (tie)	20	1917	6 (tie)	2	1983
7	19	1979	6 (tie)	2	1953
8 (tie)	18	2014	6 (tie)	2	1952
8 (tie)	18	1996	6 (tie)	2	1938
8 (tie)	18	1978, 1918	6 (tie)	2	1927

Number of Days with Lows At or Below 0 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year
1 (tie)	9	1977
1 (tie)	9	1918
3	8	1899
4 (tie)	6	1940
4 (tie)	6	1930
6	5	1963
7 (tie)	4	1989
7 (tie)	4	1970
7 (tie)	4	1962
7 (tie)	4	1942
7 (tie)	4	1928
7 (tie)	4	1924
7 (tie)	4	1895
7 (tie)	4	1894

Consecutive Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
16	2000-12-19 to 2001-01-03
11	2021-02-09 to 2021-02-19
11	1989-12-15 to 1989-12-25
10	1902-01-27 to 1902-02-05
10	1899-02-04 to 1899-02-13
9	2010-01-02 to 2010-01-10
9	1942-01-02 to 1942-01-10
9	1930-01-15 to 1930-01-23
9	1917-12-08 to 1917-12-16

Consecutive Days with Lows At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
46	1917-12-25 to 1918-02-08
43	1966-12-10 to 1967-01-21
35	1936-01-09 to 1936-02-12
34	1976-12-20 to 1977-01-22
33	1929-01-23 to 1929-02-24
33	1895-01-23 to 1895-02-24
32	2004-01-18 to 2004-02-18
32	2000-12-11 to 2001-01-11
32	1958-01-21 to 1958-02-21
32	1902-01-23 to 1902-02-23

Period of Record: January 1, 1893 to August 1, 2021

Carbondale, IL

Coldest High Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
-3	December 23, 1989
-2	February 12, 1899
0	January 17, 1977
1	January 17, 1982
2	January 12, 1918
2	February 9, 1899
3	January 11, 1982
4	January 19, 1994
4	January 1, 1928
5	February 12, 1981
5	January 10, 1962

Coldest Low Temperatures on Record

Temperature (°F)	Date
-25	January 11, 1977
-24	January 17, 1977
-24	January 12, 1977
-24	January 13, 1912
-22	February 2, 1951
-21	January 21, 1984
-20	January 17, 1982
-20	January 18, 1977
-19	January 19, 1994
-19	January 18, 1930
-19	January 7, 1912
-19	February 9, 1899

Number of Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year	Rank	LEAST	Year
1	42	1978	1	1	1931
2	35	1977	2	2	1953
3	34	1979	3	3	1921
4	31	1963	4 (tie)	4	2012
5	30	1899	4 (tie)	4	1999
6 (tie)	26	2010	4 (tie)	4	1949
6 (tie)	26	2000	4 (tie)	4	1946
6 (tie)	26	1989	8 (tie)	5	1964
6 (tie)	26	1918	8 (tie)	5	1954
10	25	1958	8 (tie)	5	1952, 1938, 1923

Number of Days with Lows At or Below 0 Degrees

Rank	MOST	Year
1	16	1977
2	14	1978
3	13	1979
4 (tie)	11	1982
4 (tie)	11	1963
6	10	1917
7 (tie)	9	1940
7 (tie)	9	1936
7 (tie)	9	1918
7 (tie)	9	1899

Consecutive Days with Highs At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
18	2000-12-17 to 2001-01-03
15	1978-01-09 to 1978-01-23
13	2021-02-07 to 2021-02-19
12	1967-12-31 to 1968-01-11
11	1979-01-02 to 1979-01-12
11	1936-01-23 to 1936-02-02
11	1899-02-04 to 1899-02-14
10	1940-01-18 to 1940-01-27

Consecutive Days with Lows At or Below 32 Degrees

Number of Days	Dates
74	1976-11-28 to 1977-02-09
73	1981-12-05 to 1982-02-15
63	1978-01-08 to 1978-03-11
46	1960-02-11 to 1960-03-27
43	2011-01-01 to 2011-02-12
43	1917-12-25 to 1918-02-05
41	1976-01-01 to 1976-02-10
41	1969-12-15 to 1970-01-24
38	1980-12-14 to 1981-01-20
35	1944-12-08 to 1945-01-11

Period of Record: November 1, 1898 to August 1, 2021

Slight Risk for Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms Thursday

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