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 14 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED ON NOVEMBER 26TH, 1903 AND NOVEMBER 30TH, 1905. NORMALLY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AVERAGES 42 DEGREES AND THE LOW ABOUT 31 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: 121 YEARS (1890‑2011)
TEMPERATURE DATA
HIGHEST 68 DEGREES ON NOV 26, 1896
LOWEST 14 DEGREES ON NOV 26, 1903 AND NOV 30, 1905
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 29.8 DEGREES
HIGH TEMPERATURE BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
20S 30S 40S 50S 60S
11 42 43 21 6 ‑ NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES
9% 35% 36% 17% 5% ‑PROBABILITY OF HIGH TEMP IN THAT RANGE
PRECIPITATION DATA
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH MEASURABLE 62OCCURRENCES OR 51%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 94 OCCURRENCES OR 78%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO PRECIPITATION 28 OCCURRENCES OR 23%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH PRECIPITATION OF: 0.01 INCH OR MORE 69
0.50 INCH OR MORE 10
SNOWFALL: NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 57
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH OVER A TRACE 33
MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION: 0.96 INCH ON NOV 28, 1968
MAXIMUM SNOWFALL: 10.3 INCHES ON NOV 27, 1952
THANKSGIVING
DATE HI LO PRECIP CHARACTER
NOV 27 1890 27 21 TR / TR CLOUDY
NOV 26 1891 45 23 0.00 CLOUDY
NOV 24 1892 30 18 0.01/0.1 CLOUDY
NOV 30 1893 38 31 0.08/0.4 PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 29 1894 25 17 TR / TR CLOUDY
NOV 28 1895 46 32 0.00 CLEAR
NOV 26 1896 68 50 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 25 1897 50 36 0.20/ TR CLOUDY
NOV 24 1898 29 22 TR / TR CLOUDY
NOV 30 1899 48 43 0.06 CLOUDY
NOV 29 1900 41 34 0.18/ TR RAIN AND SNOW
NOV 28 1901 30 16 0.05/0.5 PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 27 1902 39 28 0.15/1.0 CLOUDY
NOV 26 1903 22 14 0.05/0.5 CLOUDY
NOV 24 1904 48 31 0.05/ TR CLOUDY
NOV 30 1905 27 14 0.11/1.2 MORNING SNOW THEN CLEAR.
NOV 29 1906 35 22 TR / TR SNOW
NOV 28 1907 44 34 0.03 CLOUDY, WINDY
NOV 26 1908 63 45 0.02 PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 25 1909 36 22 0.00 CLOUDY
NOV 24 1910 44 38 0.11 CLOUDY
NOV 29 1911 40 26 TR / TR MOSTLY CLOUDY, FLURRIES
NOV 28 1912 35 30 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 27 1913 35 28 TR / TR CLOUDY
NOV 26 1914 53 46 0.00 VERY WINDY AND WARM
NOV 25 1915 54 37 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 30 1916 43 32 TR / TR CLOUDY
NOV 29 1917 39 32 TR / TR MOSTLY CLOUDY, FLURRIES
NOV 28 1918 51 33 0.02 CLOUDY, WINDY
NOV 27 1919 37 27 0.33/2.8 CLOUDY AND WINDY
NOV 25 1920 35 31 0.08/0.7 CLOUDY
NOV 24 1921 34 28 0.66 CLOUDY, VERY SLIPPERY
NOV 30 1922 35 28 0.01/0.1 CLOUDY
NOV 29 1923 43 29 0.19 CLOUDY, RAIN
NOV 27 1924 41 31 0.43/2.8 RAIN AND SNOW
NOV 26 1925 37 26 TR CLOUDY
NOV 25 1926 44 28 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 24 1927 42 31 0.37 CLOUDY, RAIN
NOV 29 1928 38 37 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 28 1929 31 16 0.01/0.1 PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 27 1930 24 16 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY, WINDY AND COLD
NOV 26 1931 36 28 0.00 CLEAR
THANKSGIVING
DATE HI LO PRECIP CHARACTER
NOV 24 1932 39 35 0.00 CLOUDY, WINDY
NOV 30 1933 52 39 0.12 EARLY MORNING RAIN THEN PARTLY SUNNY
NOV 29 1934 54 44 0.63 RAIN
NOV 28 1935 53 40 0.28 CLOUDY AND WINDY
NOV 26 1936 26 25 TR / TR CLOUDY, RATHER COLD
NOV 25 1937 53 38 TR PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 24 1938 22 16 0.07/0.7 CLOUDY, COLD
NOV 23 1939 51 47 0.00 CLEAR
NOV 21 1940 60 36 0.01 CLOUDY
NOV 20 1941 62 38 0.31 CLOUDY, RAIN SHOWERS
NOV 26 1942 49 31 0.01 CLOUDY
NOV 25 1943 48 32 0.00 CLEAR
NOV 30 1944 38 23 0.45/3.3 RAIN AND SNOW, SLIPPERY CONDITIONS
NOV 22 1945 47 25 0.18/ TR WINDY, MORNING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW
NOV 28 1946 47 28 0.00 CLOUDY
NOV 27 1947 31 20 0.03/1.2 CLOUDY
NOV 25 1948 47 35 0.00 PLEASANT SUNNY DAY
NOV 24 1949 40 23 0.40/1.7 CLOUDY
NOV 23 1950 41 23 0.00 CLOUDY
NOV 22 1951 48 41 0.00 CLOUDY
NOV 27 1952 42 24 0.88/10.3 CLOUDY, SNOWY AND WINDY
NOV 26 1953 34 30 0.75/4.3 CLOUDY, SNOW FLURRIES AND SQUALLS
NOV 25 1954 42 34 0.10/ TR MORNING & EVENING MIXED RAIN/SNOW
NOV 24 1955 39 29 0.00 FAIR AND BREEZY
NOV 22 1956 36 22 TR / TR CLOUDY, WINDY, FEW SNOW FLURRIES
NOV 28 1957 56 47 0.38 RAIN DURING AFTERNOON AND NIGHT
NOV 27 1958 32 21 TR / TR MOSTLY FAIR
NOV 26 1959 35 27 TR / TR PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 24 1960 47 29 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY
NOV 23 1961 50 40 0.76 CLOUDY, STEADY RAIN FROM NOON
NOV 22 1962 45 31 0.01/0.1 CLOUDY, LIGHT SNOW BEGAN IN AFTERNOON
NOV 28 1963 54 35 0.00 PARTLY CLOUDY, WARM
NOV 26 1964 47 38 0.30 RAIN, DRIZZLE AND FOG
NOV 25 1965 46 33 0.02 SHOWERS IN AFTERNOON AND EVENING
NOV 24 1966 56 51 0.03 CLOUDY, MILD, MORNING SHOWERS
NOV 23 1967 39 32 0.22/1.0 CLOUDY, MORNING SNOW
NOV 28 1968 55 30 0.96 CLOUDY, RAIN HEAVY AT TIMES
NOV 27 1969 33 27 0.04/0.9 LIGHT SNOW ALL DAY
NOV 26 1970 41 26 TR / TR MOSTLY CLOUDY
NOV 25 1971 36 27 0.04/0.9 CLOUDY ALL DAY
NOV 23 1972 32 17 0.02/0.2 MOSTLY CLOUDY
NOV 22 1973 53 43 0.00 MOSTLY SUNNY
NOV 28 1974 35 27 0.12/1.2 VARIABLE CLOUDS, COLD, AFTERNOON SNOW
THANKSGIVING
DATE HI LO PRECIP CHARACTER
NOV 27 1975 42 32 0.13/0.8 SNOW TURNED TO RAIN BY DAYBREAK
NOV 25 1976 38 26 0.06/0.6 CLOUDY, LIGHT SNOW TILL NOON
NOV 24 1977 45 35 TR CLOUDY, EARLY MORNING SHOWER
NOV 23 1978 49 31 0.42 CLOUDY, RAIN DURING THE DAY
NOV 22 1979 61 53 0.20 MILD WITH RAIN MOST OF THE DAY
NOV 27 1980 38 27 0.17/1.2 SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON
NOV 26 1981 51 28 0.23 CLOUDY, RAIN LATE EVENING
NOV 25 1982 38 29 0.00 VARIABLE CLOUDS
NOV 24 1983 62 34 TR CLOUDY, WINDY, EARLY MORNING SHOWER
NOV 22 1984 33 17 0.00 CLOUDY ALL DAY
NOV 28 1985 32 30 0.44/4.3 CLOUDY, MORNING SNOW
NOV 27 1986 45 33 0.01 PARTLY CLOUDY, MORNING RAIN
NOV 28 1987 39 32 0.07 MORNING RAIN OTHERWISE CLOUDY
NOV 24 1988 41 25 0.00 PARTLY SUNNY
NOV 23 1989 24 16 TR / TR PARTLY SUNNY, FLURRIES
NOV 22 1990 59 48 0.50 CLOUDY, INTERMITTENT RAIN
NOV 28 1991 44 32 0.58/0.1 EVENING RAIN MIXING WITH SNOW AT MIDNIGHT
NOV 26 1992 55 20 0.08 CLOUDY, A FEW AFTERNOON/EVENING SHOWERS
NOV 25 1993 31 21 TR / TR EARLY MORNING FLURRIES THEN SUNNY
NOV 24 1994 47 23 TR / TR CLOUDY, WINDY, MORNING FLURRIES
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 TR 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 TR / TR PARTLY CLOUDY, FLURRIES
NOV 22 2001 52 35 0.00 PARTLY SUNNY
NOV 28 2002 32 21 TR / TR CLOUDY, EARLY MORNING FLURRIES
NOV 27 2003 44 32 0.31 RAIN FROM LATE MORNING ON
NOV 25 2004 41 28 0.12/ TR CLOUDY
NOV 24 2005 34 14 0.13/2.5 CLOUDY AND SNOW
NOV 23 2006 50 27 0.00 MOSTLY SUNNY
NOV 22 2007 39 26 0.68/0.2 CLOUDY, ICE PELLETS
NOV 27 2008 37 24 0.0 CLOUDY
NOV 26 2009 51 40 0.09 LIGHT RAIN
NOV 25 2010 45 31 0.24/MM LIGHT RAIN, SNOW
NOV 24 2011 47 32 0.0/0.0 FOG, HAZE