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Weather extremes

How extreme does Ely's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Ely 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 Ely Ap station 6 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 Ely has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
101°F Jul 18, 1998

That is about 12°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Ely (typical high near 89°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Jul 18, 1998
2 101°F Jul 12, 2002
3 100°F Jul 5, 1985
❄️ Coldest night
-30°F Feb 6, 1989

About 46°F colder than a normal February night in Ely (typical low near 16°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -30°F Feb 6, 1989
2 -29°F Feb 7, 1989
3 -29°F Dec 22, 1990
🌧️ Most rain in one day
2.52 in Sep 26, 1982

More rain in a single day than Ely usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 0.6 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.52 in Sep 26, 1982
2 1.62 in Sep 10, 1984
3 1.58 in Jun 26, 2024
Most snow in one day
14.4 in Jan 19, 2018

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Ely averages about 11 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 14.4 in Jan 19, 2018
2 13.2 in Apr 7, 2011
3 13.0 in Dec 25, 2003

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.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 101°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Ely's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 101°F is about 12°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, Ely's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 101°F and as low as −30°F. A single day has delivered over 3 inches of rain or close to 14 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 Ely AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00023154), about 6 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →