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Weather extremes

How extreme does Goshen's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Goshen 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 Goshen 3Sw station 5 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 Goshen has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
103°F Jul 6, 2012

That is about 20°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Goshen (typical high near 83°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 103°F Jul 6, 2012
2 102°F Jun 25, 1988
3 101°F Jun 28, 1971
❄️ Coldest night
-24°F Jan 21, 1984

About 42°F colder than a normal January night in Goshen (typical low near 18°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -24°F Jan 21, 1984
2 -22°F Jan 20, 1985
3 -22°F Jan 19, 1994
🌧️ Most rain in one day
6.65 in Jul 12, 2006

More rain in a single day than Goshen usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 4.0 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 6.65 in Jul 12, 2006
2 5.70 in Jul 26, 1981
3 4.28 in Aug 20, 1979
Most snow in one day
15.0 in Mar 11, 1982

Close to a whole typical March's snow in one day (Goshen averages about 5 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 15.0 in Mar 11, 1982
2 14.0 in Jan 26, 1978
3 13.3 in Jan 1, 2008

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 103°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Goshen's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 103°F is about 20°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, Goshen's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 103°F and as low as −24°F. A single day has delivered over 7 inches of rain or close to 15 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 Goshen 3sw (NOAA GHCN station USC00123418), about 5 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →