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Weather extremes

How extreme does Sōja's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Sōja has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 34 years of daily weather observations (1991–present), from the Okayama station 13 km away. Updated through August 2025 — 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 Sōja has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
100°F Aug 2, 2025

That is about 13°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Sōja (typical high near 88°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 100°F Aug 2, 2025recent
2 99°F Aug 13, 2023
3 99°F Aug 5, 2025
❄️ Coldest night
18°F Jan 21, 2004

About 14°F colder than a normal January night in Sōja (typical low near 32°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 18°F Jan 21, 2004
2 18°F Jan 29, 2011
3 19°F Feb 24, 1991
🌧️ Most rain in one day
10.12 in Jul 30, 1993

The three most extreme on record

1 10.12 in Jul 30, 1993
2 10.08 in Jul 31, 1993
3 10.08 in Aug 20, 1993

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.

-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 100°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Sōja's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 100°F is about 13°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, Sōja's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 100°F and as low as 18°F. A single day has delivered over 10 inches of rain. 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 the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Kurashiki, about 10 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →