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With some holidays not falling on the same calendar day every year, some climate records are not as easy to find. Historical data such as the high and low temperatures on New Years is easy to look up, since it falls on January 1st every year. Holidays such as Memorial Day, Labor Day, and Thanksgiving are not as easy to look up the record high and low as they fall on different calendar days of their respective month each year. On this page those holidays do in fact reflect the average and record for the holiday over the years despite falling on different calendar days.
The following values are for Amarillo, Texas
| New Year's Eve | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 75 | 1909 | 47.0 | |
| LOW | -2 | 1918 | 22.2 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 56.0 | 1909 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 4.5 | 1923 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 0.31 | 1947 | 0.02 | |
| Snow | 3.1 | 1947 | 0.10 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 18 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 12 | |||
| New Year's Day | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 76 | 1910 | 46.4 | |
| LOW | -8 | 1919 | 23.4 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 61.0 | 1910 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | -0.5 | 1979 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 0.30 | 1944 | 0.01 | |
| Snow | 2.5 | 1936 | 0.10 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 19 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 13 | |||
| Memorial Day | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 100 | 2011 | 82.3 | |
| LOW | 42 | 1908 | 56.2 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 86.5 | 2011 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 54.0 | 1964 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 2.11 | 1961 | 0.2 | |
| Snow | NA | NA | NA | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 51 | Last Monday in May | ||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 0 | |||
| Independence Day | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 102 |
1953,1973,1980
|
90.2 | |
| LOW | 52 | 1903 | 65.0 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 88.0 | 1980 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 58.0 | 1924,1972 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 1.71 | 1914 | 0.08 | |
| Snow | NA | NA | NA | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 30 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 0 | |||
| Halloween | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 87 | 2016 | 65.0 | |
| LOW | 14 | 2019 | 39.0 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 71.0 | 2001 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 20.0 | 1991 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 1.44 | 1948 | 0.07 | |
| Snow | 2.9 | 1991 | 0.04 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 23 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 5 | |||
| St. Patrick's Day | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 89 | 2011 | 63.9 | |
| LOW | 7 | 1892 | 34.3 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 70.5 | 2012 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 15.0 | 1892 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 0.74 | 1961 | 0.03 | |
| Snow | 6.3 | 1961 | 0.15 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 20 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 10 | |||
| Veterans' Day | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 81 |
1989,2003,2007
|
61.3 | |
| LOW | 13 | 1911 | 33.8 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 65.5 | 2003 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 24.0 | 1907 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 1.60 | 2010 | 0.02 | |
| Snow | 3.0 | 2018 | 0.04 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 17 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 6 | |||
| Labor Day (1894-) | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 102 | 2000,2023 | 86.6 | |
| LOW | 47 | 1922,1935 | 62.0 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 84.5 |
1939,2000,2012
|
NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 54.0 | 1974 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 1.75 | 1920 | 0.1 | |
| Snow | NA | NA | NA | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 25 | 1st Monday in September | ||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 0 | |||
| Thanksgiving | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 81 | 1965 | 56.0 | |
| LOW | 6 | 1919 | 29.6 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 65.5 | 1965 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 8.0 | 1919 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 0.59 | 2015 | 0.02 | |
| Snow | 7.0 | 1931 | 0.03 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 16 | 4th Thu In November post-1941 | ||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 5 | Last Thu in Nov pre-1941 | ||
| Christmas Eve | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 81 | 1955 | 48.2 | |
| LOW | -3 | 1983 | 23.5 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 65.0 | 1955 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | -0.5 | 1983 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 0.69 | 1914 | 0.01 | |
| Snow | 6.9 | 1914 | 0.13 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 12 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 11 | |||
| Christmas | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 73 | 1971,1979 | 49.0 | |
| LOW | 2 | 1983 | 23.6 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 55.5 | 1971,2021 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 8.0 | 1983 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 0.44 | 1939 | 0.02 | |
| Snow | 4.6 | 1939 | 0.16 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 16 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 12 | |||
| Valentine's Day | Record | Year | Average | |
| HIGH | 86 | 1979 | 52.9 | |
| LOW | -2 | 1895 | 26.6 | |
| Warmest Day (average) | 63.5 | 1954 | NA | |
| Coldest Day (average) | 3.5 | 2021 | NA | |
| Precipitation | 0.48 | 1908 | 0.02 | |
| Snow | 6.0 | 1908 | 0.2 | |
| Number days with measurable Precip | 26 | |||
| Number of days with measurable Snow | 17 | |||
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