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THANKSGIVING DAY
THANKSGIVING DAY IS OBSERVED NATIONALLY ON THE FOURTH THURSDAY IN NOVEMBER. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE HOLIDAY DATES BACK TO THE DAY OF THANKS ORDERED BY GOVERNOR BRADFORD OF PLYMOUTH COLONY IN NEW ENGLAND IN 1621.
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED IN BUFFALO ON THANKSGIVING DAY WAS IN 1896 WHEN A HIGH OF 68 DEGREES WAS REACHED ON NOVEMBER 26TH. THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED WAS 12 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 23TH, 2000. NORMALLY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AVERAGES 42 DEGREES AND THE LOW ABOUT 30 DEGREES.
THERE IS BETWEEN A 75 AND 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF A TRACE OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION.
RAIN, SOMETIMES HEAVY, THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON NOVEMBER 28TH, 1968 TOTALED 0.96 INCHES ...THE MOST PRECIPITATION EVER RECORDED ON A THANKSGIVING DAY. THE MOST SNOW THAT FELL ON THANKSGIVING DAY WAS IN 1952 WHEN 10.3 INCHES WAS RECORDED AT THE AIRPORT ON NOVEMBER 27TH. MOST PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO RECEIVED BETWEEN SIX AND TEN INCHES.
ON THANKSGIVING DAY 1956, A SNOWSTORM HIT FROM CENTRAL ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES SOUTHWARD. FOUR FEET OF SNOW WAS REPORTED FROM THE SPRINGVILLE AREA, ALTHOUGH ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW WAS RECEIVED AT THE AIRPORT AND THROUGHOUT MUCH OF METRO BUFFALO.
THANKSGIVING DAY : PERIOD OF RECORD 115 YEARS : 1890-2004
| TEMPERATURE DATA | |
| HIGHEST | 68 DEGREES ON NOV 26 1896 |
| LOWEST | 12 DEGREES ON NOV 23 2000 |
| LOWEST MAXIMUM | 22 DEGREES ON NOV 26 1903 AND NOV 24 1938 |
| HIGHEST MINIMUM | 53 DEGREES ON NOV 22 1979 |
| AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE | 42.0 DEGREES |
| AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE | 30.1 DEGREES |
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HIGH TEMPERATURE BY 10 DEGREE RANGES |
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| 20S | 30S | 40S | 50S | 60S | ||
| 11 | 39 | 40 | 19 | 6 | NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES | |
| 10% | 34% | 35% | 17% | 5% | ||
| PRECIPITATION DATA | |
| MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION | 0.96 INCHES ON NOV 28 1968 |
| MAXIMUM SNOW | 10.3 INCHES ON NOV 27 1952 |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION | 65 OCCURRENCES OR 57% |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH TRACE OR MORE PRECIPITATION | 90 OCCURRENCES OR 78% |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO PRECIPITATION | 25 OCCURRENCES OR 22% |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH SNOW TRACE OR MORE | 54 |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH SNOW OVER A TRACE | 31 |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH SNOW 1.0 INCH OR MORE | 12 |
| NUMBER OF TIMES WITH SNOW 5.0 INCHES OR MORE | 1 |
WEATHER FOR THE PAST TEN THANKSGIVING DAYS
| DATE | HIGH | LOW | PRECIP | SNOW | REMARKS |
| NOV 23 1995 | 36 | 27 | 0.01 | 0.4 | CLOUDY, LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS |
| NOV 28 1996 | 28 | 15 | 0.05 | 1.0 | CLOUDY, LIGHT SNOW |
| NOV 27 1997 | 44 | 33 | TRACE | CLOUDY | |
| NOV 26 1998 | 49 | 39 | 0.23 | CLOUDY, RAIN | |
| NOV 25 1999 | 46 | 38 | 0.01 | MOSTLY CLOUDY, LIGHT RAIN | |
| NOV 23 2000 | 24 | 12 | TRACE | TRACE | PARTLY CLOUDY, FLURRIES -- snow depth 20 inches |
| NOV 22 2001 | 52 | 35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | PARTLY SUNNY |
| NOV 28 2002 | 32 | 21 | TRACE | TRACE | CLOUDY, EARLY MORNING FLURRIES |
| NOV 27 2003 | 44 | 32 | 0.31 | RAIN FROM LATE MORNING ON | |
| NOV 25 2004 | 41 | 28 | 0.12 | TRACE | CLOUDY |
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