Historical Grand Floral Rose Parade Day Weather

The annual Grand Floral Rose Parade is held in early June, a time of transition from spring to
early summer. Weather can be fickle, with warm sunny days to cool damp days. The 1980
Parade was troublesome as city streets had to be washed down and spectators wore dust masks
due to volcanic ash leftover from the 18 May eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Averages:

Temperature at start of the parade.

High Temperature for the afternoon
Wind
Relative Humidity
Chance of getting at least 0.01 inch or rain.

Warmest Parade Day

Coolest Parade Day
Wettest Parade

1904
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930

114

1963 & 2003, with afternoon high temperature of 93 F

12 June 1943, with afternoon high temperature of 55 F
12 June 1982, when 0.50 inch of rain fell on the parade

Temperature
High

Low

Rain
(inch)

10 June

80

45

0.04

4 June
8 June
9 June
8 June
13 June
12 June
11 June
10 June
8 June

64
82
74
63
66
73
77
62
66

49
51
48
47
51
56
55
48
50

0
0
0
0
0.12
0.09
0
0.25
0

Parade Date

Parade Date

No Parade, due to World War I

72
49
0.13
12 June
59
45
0.11
24 June

58
49
0.03
13 June
72
56
0
12 June
74
53
0
18 June
No Parade, due to rebuilding of
Multnomah Stadium (parade staging area)
70
54
0.08
16 June

13 June

66

64 F
71 F
NW 4-6 mph
60-65%
36 %

50

Temperature
High
Low

Rain
(inch)

1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
19431
19441
19451
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950

80
53
Trace
12 June
75
46
0
17 June
57
46
0.31
9 June
75
53
0
14 June
72
58
0
7 June
78
58
0
12 June
70
55
0.40
11 June
82
48
0
10 June
71
55
Trace
9 June
68
54
0.03
7 June
69
55
0
13 June
No Parade, due to WWII and security.
55
52
0.29
12 June
88
59
0
10 June
68
53
Trace
9 June
70
51
0.17
7 June
69
54
Trace
13 June
66
56
0.19
12 June
71
58
0
10 June
77
53
0.57
9 June

1951
1952
1953
1954

8 June
12 June
12 June
12 June

72
69
61
65

Estimated data of the parade.

49
46
52
54

0
0.04
0.38
0.11

Portland: Wind and Weather

In 1955, National Weather Service records allowed for more detail of weather data during the
parade time, not just for the day. Following are the expanded weather for the parade time (10 am
to noon), except for rainfall which is the days total. Also, the temperatures listed are parade
start (PS), afternoon maximum (HI), and the morning minimum (LO).
Parade Date
1955 11 June
1956 9 June
1957 15 June
1958 14 June
1959 13 June
1960 11 June
1961 10 June
1962 16 June
1963 15 June
1964 13 June
1965 12 June
1966 11 June
1967 10 June
1968 8 June
1969 14 June
1970 13 June
1971 12 June
1972 10 June
1973 9 June
1974 15 June
1975 14 June
1976 12 June
1977 11 June
1978 10 June
1979 9 June
1980 12 June
1981 13 June
1982 12 June
1983 11 June
1984 9 June
1985 8 June
1986 7 June
1987 6 June
1988 11 June
1989 10 June
1990 9 June
1991 8 June
1992 6 June
1993 12 June
1994 11 June
1995 10 June
1996 8 June
1997 7 June
1998 6 June
1999 12 June

Parade
Sky Condition/Weather
Mostly Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy
Partly Sunny
Cloudy
Sunny
Mostly cloudy
Mostly sunny
Cloudy. Light rain.
Partly cloudy
Cloudy. Light rain.
Cloudy.
Cloudy
Sunny
Cloudy. Sprinkles.
Cloudy
Sunny
Mostly cloudy
Cloudy
Partly sunny
Cloudy
Cloudy
Cloudy. Rain.
Sunny
Cloudy. Light rain.
Mostly cloudy
Cloudy. Rain.
Cloudy. Rain.
Cloudy. Light rain.
Partly sunny
Cloudy
Sunny
Sunny
Sunny
Cloudy. Light rain.
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
Partly cloudy
Cloudy. Light rain.
Partly cloudy
Mostly cloudy
Mostly sunny
Mostly sunny

Temperatures
P.S. HI
LO
77
52
59
77
56
63
67
50
58
75
58
63
71
50
61
75
52
61
73
50
58
70
51
60
93
65
75
72
55
62
68
45
57
67
52
59
66
52
56
61
54
57
82
61
66
69
58
64
64
51
58
70
48
60
65
50
56
71
57
66
84
55
67
63
43
59
64
51
58
63
51
58
85
53
74
62
54
60
66
48
55
60
52
55
65
50
57
65
49
56
69
46
59
67
55
60
74
50
61
72
48
59
77
49
61
64
51
57
71
54
65
80
52
66
69
51
59
78
56
63
65
56
61
73
53
62
67
56
60
81
55
64
88
60
71

Avg
RH %
66
66
75
70
67
63
60
56
48
65
55
77
80
74
63
58
61
58
45
56
55
57
70
82
50
75
72
90
88
71
65
75
64
55
65
80
65
55
65
61
72
55
52
55
48

Avg Wind
(mph)
NW 8
E 4 to 6
NW 3
NW 8 to 10
W 5 to 6
NW 7 to 9
W6
NW 6 to 7
NW 3 to 5
NW 6
W 4 to 6
S 7 to 10
SE 10 to 15
NW 8 to 10
W 8 to 11
Calm
NW 2 to 3
N 1 to 3
N5
NW 4 to 6
N 4 to 6
NW 6 to 8
NE 4 to 6
SW 10 to 13
NW 6 to 9
SW 4 to 7
NW 10
S 3 to 5
S 3 to 6
NW 3 to 5
NW 4 to 6
NW 3 to 6
NW 3 to 7
W 5 to 6
NW 2 to 4
NW 5 to 8
NW 3 to 6
NW 4 to 8
NW 3 to 4
W 5 to 7
S 7 to 10
W 4 to 7
NW 6 to 10
NW 3 to 5
W 8 to 10

Rainfall
(day)
0
0.12
Trace
0
0
0
0.06
0
0
0.02
0
0.03
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Trace
0.10
0
0.02
0.08
0.40
0.18
0.13
0
Trace
0
0
0
0.44
0
0
0
0
0.21
0
0
0
0

115

Parade Date
2000 10 June
2001 9 June
2002 8 June
2003 7 June
2004 12 June
2005 11 June
2006 10 June
2007 9 June
2008 7 June
2009 6 June
2010 12 June
2011 11 June
2012 9 June
2013 8 June
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020

116

Parade
Sky Condition/Weather
Cloudy. Light rain.
Mostly cloudy
Cloudy. Sprinkles.
Sunny
Mostly cloudy
Cloudy. Light rain.
Partly sunny.
Cloudy. Light rain.
Mostly cloudy. Showers.
Mostly cloudy
Partly sunny
Mostly cloudy
Mostly cloudy Light rain.
Sunny

Temperatures
P.S. HI
LO
58
46
54
66
55
60
61
45
53
93
63
74
67
55
59
61
53
55
72
53
60
61
54
56
58
48
53
64
54
58
81
50
61
69
54
58
64
46
54
78
51
61

Avg
RH %
82
72
65
54
60
80
55
82
68
69
67
70
75
50

Avg Wind
(mph)
S 9 to 15
W 8 to 12
W 4 to 6
N 1 to 2
NE 2 to 4
W 8 to 11
NW 5 to 8
S 5 to 9
SW 2 to 6
SW 2 to 5
W 3 to 5
NW 2 to 5
NW 3 to 6
NW 3 to 8

Rainfall
(day)
0.16
0.04
0.18
0
0
0.15
0
0.37
0.06
0
0
0
0.09
0