Thanksgiving Day is the fourth Thursday in November so that the date changes each year. This year it is on the 22nd which is the earliest that it occurs. For Christmas shoppers it means you have more time between Thanksgiving and Christmas to get those gifts. Next year, 2013, Thanksgiving Day will fall on the 28th which is the latest date that it occurs.
The weather can be bitter or balmy or anything in between. Research by Climate Central shows that in Columbia, SC, the warmest Thanksgiving Day was in 1900 with 81 degrees F. The coldest temperature recorded has been 21 degrees F in 1970. It is interesting that 1 inch of snow fell in 1912. However, there has not been a measurable snowfall on Christmas Day in Columbia.
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