Extreme Temperature Drops

Paducah, KY
Evansville, IN
Cape Girardeau, MO

Paducah, KY Largest Temperature Drops (One calendar day to the next calendar day)

Date	Temperature Drop	High Temperature	Low Temperature
Jan. 25-26, 1943	61	77	16
Dec. 17-18, 2016	59	72	13
Nov. 23-24, 1950	59	57	-2
Jan. 21-22, 1959	58	67	9
Jan. 22-23, 1963	58	48	-10
Feb. 20-21, 1963	57	58	1
Jan. 17-18, 1996	56	68	12
Jan. 18-19, 1996	56	65	9
Sep. 10-11, 1940	56	98	42
Dec. 29-30, 1990	55	67	12
Feb. 4-5, 1962	54	73	19
Nov. 15-16, 1955	53	80	27
Jan. 24-25, 1972	53	73	20
Jan. 7-8, 1978	53	63	10
Feb. 27-28, 1996	53	77	24
Nov. 8-9, 1938	53	77	24
Feb. 10-11, 1955	51	55	4
Nov. 16-17, 1955	51	75	24
Feb. 10-11, 1959	51	71	20
Nov. 2-3, 1961	51	81	30
Jan. 5-6, 1970	51	49	-2
Dec. 5-6, 1972	51	66	15
Jan. 15-16, 1982	51	39	-12
Dec. 27-28, 1988	51	64	13
Mar. 2-3, 2012	51	80	29
Oct. 28-29, 1939	51	81	30
Feb. 10-11, 1939	51	71	20
Nov. 2-3, 1952	50	77	27
Feb. 9-10, 1955	50	63	13
Nov. 5-6, 1959	50	74	24
Nov. 15-16, 1989	50	73	23
Nov. 27-28, 1989	50	75	25
Nov. 27-28, 1990	50	78	28
Oct. 26-27, 1944	50	86	36
Nov. 2-3, 1943	50	80	30

*There have been 35 instances of experiencing a 50+ degree temperature drop from one calendar day to the next in Paducah, dating back to 1938. Daily observations span from Midnight to Midnight (CST) or 1am to 1am (CDT).

Evansville, IN Largest Temperature Drops (One calendar day to the next calendar day)

Date	Temperature Drop	High Temperature	Low Temperature
Dec. 13-14, 1901	65	65	0
Jan. 12-13, 1916	64	69	5
Feb. 20-21, 1963	63	60	-3
Jan. 22-23, 1963	61	47	-14
Jan. 24-25, 1943	61	76	15
Dec. 17-18, 2016	58	70	12
Dec. 18-19, 1924	58	68	10
Nov. 11-12, 1911	58	75	17
Jan. 18-19, 1996	57	65	8
Feb. 4-5, 1962	57	77	20
Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 1917	57	65	8
Jan. 21-22, 1959	56	63	7
Jan. 24-25, 1972	55	71	16
Feb. 27-28, 1996	54	77	23
Nov. 15-16, 1955	54	80	26
Dec. 30-31, 1927	54	57	3
Jan. 16-17, 1982	53	35	-18
Nov. 2-3, 1961	53	83	30
Oct. 27-28, 1952	53	82	29
Nov. 23-24, 1950	53	52	-1
Jan. 17-18, 1996	52	66	14
Dec. 29-30, 1990	52	63	11
Nov. 4-5, 1987	52	82	30
Jan. 15-16, 1982	52	35	-17
Feb. 10-11, 1955	52	53	1
Jan. 27-28, 1934	52	62	10
Jan. 29-30, 1909	52	54	2
Dec. 27-28, 1904	52	62	10
Nov. 21-22, 1898	52	72	20
Sep. 16-17, 1897	52	97	45
Mar. 9-10, 1992	51	73	22
Jan. 7-8, 1978	51	57	6
May 8-9, 1966	51	86	35
Nov. 16-17, 1965	51	75	24
Oct. 14, 1963	51	85	34
Dec. 30-31, 1923	51	67	16
Feb. 8-9, 1900	51	69	18
Sep. 28-29, 1999	50	92	42
Dec. 27-28, 1988	50	63	13
Feb. 5-6, 1967	50	65	15
Feb. 5-6, 1962	50	60	10
Nov. 3-4, 1961	50	77	27
Oct. 23-24, 1955	50	82	32
Feb. 9-10, 1955	50	62	12
Sep. 29, 1953	50	99	49
Nov. 2-3, 1952	50	76	26
Oct. 1-2, 1952	50	90	40
Jan. 28-29, 1934	50	55	5
Dec. 7-8, 1927	50	60	10
May 23-24, 1925	50	90	40
Mar. 18-19, 1923	50	60	10
Mar. 9-10, 1918	50	74	24

*There have been 52 instances of experiencing a 50+ degree temperature drop from one calendar day to the next in Evansville, dating back to 1897. Daily observations span from Midnight to Midnight (CST) or 1am to 1am (CDT).

Cape Girardeau, MO Largest Temperature Drops (One calendar day to the next calendar day)

Date	Temperature Drop	High Temperature	Low Temperature
Jan. 22-23, 1963	64	50	-14
Dec. 17-18, 2016	59	70	11
Jan. 18-19, 1996	57	66	9
Feb. 20-21, 1963	55	60	5
Oct. 16-17, 1999	54	84	30
Jan. 17-18, 1996	54	65	11
Jan. 24-25, 1972	53	70	17
Dec. 29-30, 1990	52	62	10
Mar. 25-26, 1964	52	74	22
Sep. 28-29, 1999	51	92	41
Feb. 27-28, 1996	51	75	24
Jan. 7-8, 1978	51	61	10
Oct. 3-4, 1999	50	83	33
Nov. 27-28, 1989	50	73	23
Jan. 6-7, 1982	50	63	13
Apr. 6-7, 1972	50	81	31

*There have been 16 instances of experiencing a 50+ degree temperature drop from one calendar day to the next in Cape Girardeau, dating back to 1960. Daily observations span from Midnight to Midnight (CST) or 1am to 1am (CDT)