Sixty-seven degrees and sunny on Thanksgiving? That’s the latest forecast from Weather.com for Covington. It won’t be the warmest Thanksgiving on record, but it’s still unusual. In the last 139 Thanksgiving holidays in the region, this one will be only the twenty-third to reach the sixties. This is from the National Weather Service:
Here is a look at some Thanksgiving Day weather statistics for Cincinnati, with data going back to 1871. Note that because the holiday falls on different days from year to year, the “normals” shown below have been averaged over the period November 22-28. As can be seen in the data below, there has been a fairly wide spectrum of temperatures and precipitation on Thanksgiving in Cincinnati. Highs have generally ranged from the 30s to the 50s, and lows have typically been in the 20s or 30s. While many Thanksgivings in Cincinnati have been dry, it is not uncommon to see measurable precipitation. Only a small fraction of Thanksgivings in Cincinnati have had measurable snowfall.
Thanksgiving Day Climate Extremes (1871-2011):
Warmest High Temperature: 71 degrees (1896)
Coldest High Temperature: 17 degrees (1930)
Coldest Low Temperature: 3 degrees (1930)
Warmest Low Temperature: 55 degrees (1896)
Most Precipitation: 2.62 inches (2010)
Most Snowfall: 2.1 inches (1938)
Greatest Snow Depth: 1 inches (1975, 1938, 1930)
Thanksgiving Day Climate Normals (1981-2010):
Normal High Temperature: 49 degrees
Normal Low Temperature: 33 degrees
Normal Precipitation: 0.12 inches
Normal Snowfall: 0.0 inches
Take a look at each Thanksgiving’s stats here: National Weather Service (PDF)
IMAGE: National Weather Service
