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Weather extremes

How extreme does Norwich's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Norwich 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 Norwich Public Utility Plt station. 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 Norwich has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
102°F Aug 10, 2001

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Norwich (typical high near 83°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 102°F Aug 10, 2001
2 101°F Jul 21, 1991
3 101°F Jul 15, 1995
❄️ Coldest night
-23°F Jan 20, 1994

About 44°F colder than a normal January night in Norwich (typical low near 21°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -23°F Jan 20, 1994
2 -21°F Jan 21, 1994
3 -18°F Jan 19, 1994
🌧️ Most rain in one day
6.34 in Sep 2, 2021

More rain in a single day than Norwich usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 4.8 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 6.34 in Sep 2, 2021recent
2 6.18 in Oct 15, 2005
3 6.11 in Jun 5, 1982
Most snow in one day
20.0 in Feb 9, 2013

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Norwich averages about 7 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 20.0 in Feb 9, 2013
2 18.5 in Feb 23, 2026
3 16.5 in Feb 18, 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 102°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Norwich's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 102°F is about 19°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, Norwich'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 102°F and as low as −23°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 20 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 Norwich Public Utility Plt (NOAA GHCN station USC00065910), inside the city.

How we build these numbers →