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Weather extremes

How extreme does Saugus's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Saugus 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 Boston station 12 km away. Updated through June 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 Saugus has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
103°F Jul 22, 2011

That is about 21°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Saugus (typical high near 82°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 103°F Jul 22, 2011
2 102°F Aug 2, 1975
3 102°F Jul 21, 1977
❄️ Coldest night
-10°F Feb 4, 2023

About 35°F colder than a normal February night in Saugus (typical low near 25°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -10°F Feb 4, 2023recent
2 -9°F Feb 14, 2016
3 -8°F Feb 3, 2023
🌧️ Most rain in one day
6.11 in Oct 20, 1996

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

The three most extreme on record

1 6.11 in Oct 20, 1996
2 5.69 in Jun 13, 1998
3 4.71 in Sep 10, 1999
Most snow in one day
23.6 in Feb 17, 2003

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Saugus averages about 14 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 23.6 in Feb 17, 2003
2 23.6 in Jan 29, 2022
3 22.4 in Apr 1, 1997

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.

-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 103°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Saugus's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 103°F is about 21°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, Saugus's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 103°F and as low as −10°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 24 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 Reading (NOAA GHCN station USC00196783), about 11 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →