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Weather extremes

How extreme does American Canyon's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days American Canyon has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Sonoma station 22 km away. Updated through March 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days American Canyon has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
116°F Jul 13, 1972

That is about 30°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in American Canyon (typical high near 86°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 116°F Jul 13, 1972
2 114°F Jul 14, 1972
3 112°F Jul 15, 1972
❄️ Coldest night
13°F Dec 22, 1990

About 25°F colder than a normal December night in American Canyon (typical low near 38°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 13°F Dec 22, 1990
2 15°F Apr 1, 1983
3 15°F Dec 23, 1990
🌧️ Most rain in one day
20.00 in Jul 7, 1982

The three most extreme on record

1 20.00 in Jul 7, 1982
2 6.75 in Jan 4, 1982
3 5.75 in Jan 11, 1979

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 116°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

American Canyon's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 116°F is about 30°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, American Canyon's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 116°F and as low as 13°F. A single day has delivered over 20 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Berkeley (NOAA GHCN station USC00040693), about 33 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →