Memorial Day Climate Statistics

*Climate Data has been recorded at Barkley Regional Airport in West Paducah since 1949 and prior to that was observed in downtown Paducah back to December of 1937.

Prior to 1971, Memorial Day (Decoration Day) was observed on May 30th.  It was moved to the last Monday in May as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means that it can vary from May 25th to May 31st for any given year since 1971. For climate purposes May 30th will be used prior to 1971 and the last Monday in May used from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Memorial Day in Paducah.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s or 80s on Memorial Day, encompassing 85% of all years on record.

Paducah has seen highs as warm as the 90s 12 times, most recently in 2020, when it topped out at 91 degrees. There has also been 2 years where the high temperature failed to reach 70 degrees. This occurred back in 1973 and 1964.

Low temperatures nearly always fall in the 50s or 60s, which accounts for 85% of the years on record. There are always exceptions to the norm of course: in 1992 the low temperature dropped to 43 degrees, which is 1 of 7 years with lows in the 40s. The warmest low temperature was observed in 2012 with 74 degrees.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 33% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 3 different occasions, most recently in 2009.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

*Climate Data has been recorded at Evansville Regional Airport since January of 1897.

Prior to 1971, Memorial Day (Decoration Day) was observed on May 30th.  It was moved to the last Monday in May as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means that it can vary from May 25th to May 31st for any given year since 1971. For climate purposes May 30th will be used prior to 1971 and the last Monday in May used from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Memorial Day in Evansville.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s or 80s on Memorial Day, encompassing 77% of all years on record.

Evansville has seen highs as warm as the 90s 19 times, most recently in 2020, when it topped out at 90 degrees. There has also been 11 years where the high temperature failed to reach 70 degrees, most recently in 1997 when the high only hit 68 degrees.

Low temperatures typically fall in the 50s or 60s, which accounts for 76% of the years on record. There are always exceptions to the norm of course: in 1947 the low temperature dropped to a frigid 37 degrees, which is by far the coldest low on record for Memorial Day. The warmest low temperature was observed in 1953 with a reading of 74 degrees.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Measurable precipitation has fallen 33% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 4 different occasions, most recently in 2009.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

*Climate Data has been recorded at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, located 5 miles southwest of Cape Girardeau, since June of 1960.

Prior to 1971, Memorial Day (Decoration Day) was observed on May 30th.  It was moved to the last Monday in May as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means that it can vary from May 25th to May 31st for any given year since 1971. For climate purposes May 30th will be used prior to 1971 and the last Monday in May used from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Memorial Day in Cape Girardeau.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s or 80s on Memorial Day, encompassing 82% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Cape Girardeau has seen high temperatures as warm as the 90s ten times, most recently in 2019, with a reading reaching 91 degrees. There has also been 2 years where the high temperature failed to reach 70 degrees. This occurred back in 1983 and 1964.

Low temperatures nearly always fall in the 50s or 60s, which accounts for 91% of the years on record. There are always exceptions to the norm of course: in 2021 the low temperature dropped to 47 degrees, which is 1 of 3 years with lows in the 40s. The warmest low temperature was observed in 2012 with 71 degrees.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 39% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 2 different occasions, most recently in 1996.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

Climate Data has been recorded at the Poplar Bluff Airport, located 4 miles east of Poplar Bluff, since December of 1997. Prior to that data was taken at the Poplar Bluff COOP station, located a half mile west of downtown. Data for the COOP station dates back to January 1893.

Prior to 1971, Memorial Day (Decoration Day) was observed on May 30th.  It was moved to the last Monday in May as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means that it can vary from May 25th to May 31st for any given year since 1971. For climate purposes May 30th will be used prior to 1971 and the last Monday in May used from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Memorial Day in Poplar Bluff.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s or 80s on Memorial Day, encompassing 77% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Poplar Bluff has seen high temperatures reach 95 or higher on 4 occasions, one of which hit 100 back in 1934. Meanwhile, there have been 5 years where the high temperature failed to reach 70 degrees, most recently back in 1992.

Low temperatures nearly always fall in the 50s or 60s, which accounts for 86% of the years on record. There are always exceptions to the norm of course: there have been 10 years where the low dropped into the 40s, most recently occurring in 2021. Meanwhile, there have been 5 years where the low remained in the 70s, with the most recent occurrence in 2018.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 30% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 3 different occasions, most recently in 1970.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years:

Climate Data has been recorded at Southern Illinois Airport, located 4 miles northwest of Carbondale, since August of 1998. Prior to that data was taken at the Carbondale Sewage Plant COOP station, located 3 miles east of Carbondale. Data for the COOP station dates back to November 1898.

Prior to 1971, Memorial Day (Decoration Day) was observed on May 30th.  It was moved to the last Monday in May as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act which was passed in 1968 and took effect in 1971. This means that it can vary from May 25th to May 31st for any given year since 1971. For climate purposes May 30th will be used prior to 1971 and the last Monday in May used from 1971 to the present.

Here is a look at high and low temperature frequencies and extremes as well as precipitation statistics for Memorial Day in Carbondale.

As seen by this graphic high temperatures are predominately in the 70s or 80s on Memorial Day, encompassing 81% of all years on record.

*Denotes a tie in previous year(s)

Carbondale has seen high temperatures reach 95 or higher twice, back in 2012 and 1911. There has also been 4 years where the high temperature failed to reach 70 degrees, with the most recent occurrence in 1992.

Low temperatures typically fall in the 50s or 60s, which accounts for 85% of the years on record. There are always exceptions to the norm of course: there have been 13 occurrences with lows in the 40s, most recently occurring in 2021. Meanwhile, there have been 4 years with lows remaining in the 70s, most recently occurring in 2011.

Measurable precipitation has fallen 42% of the time, with over an inch of precipitation falling on 3 different occasions, most recently in 2008.

Here is a look at the observed weather for the past 15 years: