How extreme does Apple Valley's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Apple Valley 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 Farmington 3Nw station 8 km away. Updated through May 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 Apple Valley has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

104°F Jul 31, 1988

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Apple Valley (typical high near 82°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Jul 31, 1988

2 102°F Jun 8, 1985

3 101°F Aug 1, 1988

❄️ Coldest night

-36°F Jan 15, 1972

About 44°F colder than a normal January night in Apple Valley (typical low near 8°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -36°F Jan 15, 1972

2 -35°F Jan 9, 1977

3 -35°F Jan 11, 1977

🌧️ Most rain in one day

6.05 in Sep 16, 1992

More rain in a single day than Apple Valley usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.2 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 6.05 in Sep 16, 1992

2 4.54 in Jun 5, 1994

3 4.24 in Jul 2, 1992

⛄ Most snow in one day

17.5 in Nov 1, 1991

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

The three most extreme on record

1 17.5 in Nov 1, 1991

2 17.0 in Jan 20, 1982

3 16.0 in Dec 29, 1982

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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Apple Valley's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 104°F is about 22°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, Apple Valley's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 0s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −36°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 18 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 Farmington 3nw (NOAA GHCN station USC00212737), about 8 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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