VALENTINE'S DAY
THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED ON VALENTINES DAY WAS 56 DEGREES IN 1984. THE LOWEST OCCURRED IN 1979 WHEN THE MERCURY DIPPED TO MINUS 14. NORMALLY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AVERAGES AROUND 32 DEGREES AND THE LOW NEAR 17.
THE MOST PRECIPITATION ON VALENTINES DAY WAS 1.75 INCHES IN 1950. THE MOST SNOW FELL IN 1960 WHEN 18.4 INCHES WAS RECORDED.
IN 1960, A STORM DROPPED 18.4 INCHES IN THE ROCHESTER AREA. THIS STORM ESTABLISHED A NEW RECORD FOR THE AMOUNT OR PRECIPITATION IN A 24-HOUR PERIOD. THIS RECORD IS SET FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THIS STORM STARTED OUT IN SNOW THEN TURNED INTO RAIN.
VALENTINE'S DAY FEBRUARY 14 PERIOD OF RECORD: 71 YEARS (1941‑2012)
TEMPERATURE DATA
HIGHEST 56 DEGREES IN 1984
LOWEST ‑14 DEGREES IN 1979
LOWEST MAXIMUM 6 DEGREES IN 1979
HIGHEST MINIMUM 42 DEGREES IN 1984
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE 32.4
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE 17.3
HIGH TEMPERATURE BY 10 DEGREE RANGES
SINGLE
DIGITS TEENS 20S 30S 40S 50S
1 6 20 29 13 3 NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES
1% 8% 28% 41% 18% 4%
PRECIPITATION DATA
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH MEASURABLE 44 OCCURRENCES OR 62%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 61 OCCURRENCES OR 86%
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH NO PRECIP 10 OCCURRENCES OR 14%
SNOWFALL: NUMBER OF TIMES WITH A TRACE OR MORE 56
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH OVER A TRACE 44
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH 1.0 INCH OR MORE 20
NUMBER OF TIMES WITH 5.0 INCHES OR MORE 3
MAXIMUM PRECIPITATION: 1.75 INCHES IN 1950
MAXIMUM SNOWFALL: 18.4 INCHES IN 1960
VALENTINE'S DAY
YEAR HI LO PRECIP REMARKS
1941 43 32 .02/0.0 CLOUDY, LIGHT FOG
1942 32 20 .01/0.1 CLOUDY
1943 17 -12 .43/4.9 CLOUDY
1944 32 6 .16/1.6 CLOUDY
1945 31 20 .12/1.2 CLOUDY
1946 54 24 .04/TR CLOUDY
1947 45 28 0.0/0.0 MOSTLY CLOUDY
1948 44 18 0.27/1.0 CLOUDY
1949 39 34 .04/0.0 CLOUDY, LIGHT FOG
1950 39 26 1.75/3.7 CLOUDY, GLAZE
1951 23 5 .08/1.5 CLOUDY, SLEET
1952 20 7 TR/TR SUNNY
1953 46 26 0.0/0.0 SUNNY
1954 51 25 0.0/0.0 CLOUDY
1955 28 13 .10/0.7 CLOUDY
1956 44 22 TR/TR CLOUDY, SLEET
1957 39 31 TR/TR CLOUDY,
1958 21 7 TR/0.4 CLOUDY
1959 40 22 .20/0.0 CLOUDY
1960 18 13 .53/18.4 CLOUDY
1961 39 33 TR/0.6 CLOUDY
1962 32 24 .95/5.8 CLOUDY
1963 24 15 .08/2.4 CLOUDY
1964 36 21 .04/0.5 CLOUDY
1965 29 13 0.0/0.0 MOSTLY CLOUDY
1966 36 25 TR/.2 HAZE, CLOUDY
1967 48 21 TR/.3 CLOUDY
1968 29 21 TR/TR CLOUDY
1969 19 10 TR/.4 HAZE, MOSTLY CLOUDY
1970 17 -5 0.0/0.0 PARTLY CLOUDY
1971 21 10 .25/4.9 BLOWING SNOW, AVG WIND SPEED 22.9MPH, CLOUDY
1972 38 32 .12/.4 FOG, HAZE, CLOUDY
1973 40 5 .28/2.0 CLOUDY
1974 29 7 TR/.5 FOG, CLOUDY
1975 24 10 0.0/0.0 CLOUDY
1976 34 21 TR/.3 CLOUDY
1977 33 25 .01/.4 CLOUDY
1978 22 1 TR/TR CLOUDY
1979 6 -14 TR/.2 CLOUDY
1980 31 16 .09/1.1 FOG, CLOUDY
1981 38 16 0.0/0.0 PARTLY CLOUDY
1982 29 16 .02/.4 FOG, HAZE, CLOUDY
1983 45 17 0.0/0.0 SUNNY
1984 56 42 0.56/0.0 FOG, CLOUDY
VALENTINE'S DAY
YEAR HI LO PRECIP REMARKS
1985 29 21 0.14/2.2 CLOUDY
1986 24 10 0.03/0.6 FOG, CLOUDY
1987 12 2 0.01/0.2 CLOUDY
1988 36 13 TR/0.3 BLOWING SNOW, CLOUDY
1989 41 30 0.01/0.0 FOG, MOSTLY SUNNY
1990 36 22 0.06/0.3 FOG, CLOUDY
1991 36 29 0.23/2.6 FOG, ICE PELLETS, CLOUDY
1992 34 30 0.02/0.2 FOG, HAZE, CLOUDY
1993 26 14 TR/TR PARTLY CLOUDY
1994 20 3 0.01/0.3 BLOWING SNOW, MOSTLY CLOUDY
1995 22 6 TR/TR SUNNY
1996 25 17 0.03/0.9 CLOUDY
1997 37 19 0.03/0.3 FREEZING RAIN, CLOUDY
1998 22 9 0.08/2.8 PARTLY SUNNY
1999 30 9 TR/TR PARTLY SUNNY
2000 31 26 0.29/4.9 FREEZING RAIN, ICE PELLETS, CLOUDY
2001 43 27 0.41/1.7 DRIZZLE, HAZE, CLOUDY
2002 39 18 0.0/0.0 PARTLY SUNNY
2003 21 7 0.03/0.7 CLOUDY
2004 30 15 0.11/1.6 CLOUDY
2005 42 19 0.13/0.0 CLOUDY
2006 38 26 0.05/1.6 CLOUDY
2007 18 11 0.47/17.8 CLOUDY
2008 36 18 TR/TR CLOUDY
2009 32 20 0.0/0.0 CLEAR
2010 30 25 TR/0.1 LIGHT SNOW
2011 48 22 0.2/MM LIGHTS RAN, LIGHT SNOW
2012 36 26 0.03/MM RAIN, SNOW