How extreme does Drexel Heights's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Drexel Heights 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 Tucson Intl Ap station 7 km away. Updated through May 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 Drexel Heights has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

117°F Jun 26, 1990

That is about 16°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Drexel Heights (typical high near 101°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 117°F Jun 26, 1990

2 116°F Jun 29, 1994

3 116°F Jun 20, 2017

❄️ Coldest night

16°F Dec 24, 1974

About 24°F colder than a normal December night in Drexel Heights (typical low near 41°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 16°F Dec 24, 1974

2 17°F Jan 6, 1971

3 17°F Jan 15, 2013

🌧️ Most rain in one day

2.96 in Oct 1, 1983

More rain in a single day than Drexel Heights usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 0.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.96 in Oct 1, 1983

2 2.84 in Sep 15, 2011

3 2.29 in Aug 23, 2005

⛄ Most snow in one day

6.8 in Dec 8, 1971

The three most extreme on record

1 6.8 in Dec 8, 1971

2 4.3 in Jan 16, 1987

3 3.8 in Mar 3, 1976

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.

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Drexel Heights's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 117°F is about 16°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, Drexel Heights's warmest days reach the low 100s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 40s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 117°F and as low as 16°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain or close to 7 inches of snow. 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 Tucson Wfo (NOAA GHCN station USC00028815), about 12 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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