Holiday records - Not-so-spooky Halloween weather history (2024)

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On the warmer side, Greensboro, N.C., reached a toasty 85 F back in 1961. Wilmington, N.C., reached the same 85 F record warm temperature for Halloween more recently in 2004. Much further south in Tampa, Fla., 1993 was a record-breaking year for cold – yes, cold – weather in Florida.

There has been measurable (0.01" or greater) precipitation on 44 Halloweens (29.1%) and trace amounts (less than 0.01") on 22 Halloweens (14.6%). Since 1897, it has snowed on 14 of 124 Halloweens (11.3%). The only Halloweens with measurable snowfall were in 1926 (2.4"), 1995 (0.5"), and 2023 (1.1").

The lowest natural temperature ever directly recorded at ground level on Earth is −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F; 184.0 K) at the then-Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica on 21 July 1983 by ground measurements.

What is the coldest Wisconsin has ever been? The lowest recorded temperature in Wisconsin was -55 degrees in Couderay on Feb. 4 in 1996. Couderay is in Sawyer County, near the northwestern tip of the state.

The warmest on record is 61 degrees in Milwaukee and 56 in Madison, both set in 1982. The coldest Christmas in Milwaukee happened the following year when the mercury dropped to minus 12 in 1983; Madison's coldest was minus 21 set in 2000.

A group of riders passes a sprinkler set up at the corner of South 68th Street and West Rogers Street during the West Allis Cheese Wheel Classic on June 21, 2022. Temperatures hit 100 in Milwaukee that day — the first 100-degree day in Milwaukee in a decade.

However, tied for the coldest low temperature are the years 1873 and 1917 with a low of 18 F – brrr! However, trick-or-treating didn't become a widespread practice until the 1930s. Thank goodness with that chill!

This winter storm dropped 28.4" of snow on the Twin Cities (single storm record for the metropolitan record) while Duluth received 36.9" of snow (the largest single storm total in MN history).

The 1993 Halloween Massacre was an event that not only shocked Pasadena but also the nation. In a moment of madness, a group of known gang members targeted and opened fire on a group of innocent teens walking home from a party they attended earlier that night, leaving 3 dead and a few injured.

The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch, in Death Valley in the United States.

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A small village named Oymyakon in Russia is the coldest permanently inhabited place on Earth. According to Live Science, average temperatures in Oymyakon reach minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 50 degrees Celsius) and was originally a destination for reindeer herders to water their herd at a thermal spring.

"July 9th has to be some sort of record," city officials said in a Monday morning tweet with a photo showing a wet patch of concrete. The small pile of snow, tucked away in a shady, cool spot in a parking garage, finally fell victim to the post-Independence Day weekend warm weather.

Michigan is surrounded by the Great Lakes, which cool off more slowly than the land and air in the fall and early winter. Therefore they act like a blanket, keeping Michigan slightly warmer (but also cloudier and with more precipitation) than Wisconsin, which gets the chill of the Dakotas and Minnesota directly.

While the snowless winter of 1968 may have been unexpected and caused some difficulties, it also provided an opportunity for innovation and adaptation.

Details. The year 2023 was the warmest year since global records began in 1850 at 1.18°C (2.12°F) above the 20th-century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F). This value is 0.15°C (0.27°F) more than the previous record set in 2016. The 10 warmest years in the 174-year record have all occurred during the last decade (2014–2023).

The current official highest registered air temperature on Earth is 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), recorded on 10 July 1913 at Furnace Creek Ranch, in Death Valley in the United States.

The warmest month is July, with an average temperature of 69.2, and the coldest month is January, with an average temperature of 15.3 The wettest month is June, with 4.7 inches of precipitation. The chart has 1 X axis displaying Month.