How extreme does Lakewood's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Lakewood 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 Cleveland station 9 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 Lakewood has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

104°F Jun 25, 1988

That is about 24°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Lakewood (typical high near 80°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Jun 25, 1988

2 100°F Jul 16, 1988

3 99°F Jul 7, 1988

❄️ Coldest night

-20°F Jan 19, 1994

About 42°F colder than a normal January night in Lakewood (typical low near 22°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -20°F Jan 19, 1994

2 -18°F Jan 20, 1985

3 -17°F Jan 17, 1977

🌧️ Most rain in one day

4.59 in Sep 7, 1996

More rain in a single day than Lakewood usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.59 in Sep 7, 1996

2 3.98 in Sep 7, 2020

3 3.55 in Aug 13, 1994

⛄ Most snow in one day

13.6 in Feb 23, 1993

About 90% of a typical February's snow in a single day (Lakewood averages roughly 15 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 13.6 in Feb 23, 1993

2 12.0 in Dec 19, 1995

3 10.9 in Feb 4, 2009

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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Lakewood's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 104°F is about 24°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, Lakewood's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −20°F. A single day has delivered over 5 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 Cleveland Burke Lakefront AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00004853), about 12 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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