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Weather extremes

How extreme does Albany's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Albany 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 Eugene-Mahlon Sweet Fld station 57 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 Albany has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
111°F Jun 27, 2021

That is about 37°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Albany (typical high near 74°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 111°F Jun 27, 2021recent
2 108°F Aug 9, 1981
3 106°F Aug 7, 1972
❄️ Coldest night
-12°F Dec 8, 1972

About 46°F colder than a normal December night in Albany (typical low near 34°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -12°F Dec 8, 1972
2 -10°F Dec 8, 2013
3 -7°F Dec 10, 1972
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.89 in Dec 5, 1981

About 68% of a typical December's rain in a single day (Albany averages roughly 7.2 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.89 in Dec 5, 1981
2 4.74 in Jan 15, 1974
3 4.48 in Dec 2, 1980
Most snow in one day
9.5 in Feb 25, 2019

The three most extreme on record

1 9.5 in Feb 25, 2019
2 8.2 in Dec 26, 2021
3 7.3 in Jan 13, 1971

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 111°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Albany's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 111°F is about 37°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, Albany's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 111°F and as low as −12°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 10 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 Eugene-mahlon Sweet Fld (NOAA GHCN station USW00024221), about 57 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →