How extreme does Adrian's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Adrian 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 Adrian 2 Nne station 3 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 Adrian 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 23°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Adrian (typical high near 81°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Jun 25, 1988

2 101°F Jun 28, 1971

3 101°F Jun 28, 2012

❄️ Coldest night

-22°F Jan 19, 1994

About 39°F colder than a normal January night in Adrian (typical low near 17°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -22°F Jan 19, 1994

2 -21°F Jan 4, 1981

3 -21°F Jan 21, 1984

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.02 in Jul 30, 2016

More rain in a single day than Adrian usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 3.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.02 in Jul 30, 2016

2 4.74 in Sep 3, 1981

3 4.20 in Aug 26, 1987

⛄ Most snow in one day

22.5 in Jan 13, 1982

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Adrian averages about 9 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 22.5 in Jan 13, 1982

2 22.0 in Mar 1, 2005

3 15.0 in Jan 26, 1978

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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Adrian's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 104°F is about 23°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, Adrian's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −22°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 23 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 Adrian 2 Nne (NOAA GHCN station USC00200032), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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