How extreme does Ashland's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Ashland 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 Mansfield Lahm Rgnl Ap station 18 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 Ashland has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

101°F Jun 25, 1988

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Ashland (typical high near 79°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Jun 25, 1988

2 100°F Jul 7, 1988

3 98°F Jul 8, 1988

❄️ Coldest night

-22°F Jan 20, 1985

About 41°F colder than a normal January night in Ashland (typical low near 19°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -22°F Jan 20, 1985

2 -22°F Jan 19, 1994

3 -21°F Jan 17, 1982

🌧️ Most rain in one day

4.34 in Aug 21, 2007

More rain in a single day than Ashland usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 3.6 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.34 in Aug 21, 2007

2 3.85 in Aug 17, 1972

3 3.72 in Jun 18, 1978

⛄ Most snow in one day

15.2 in Dec 22, 2004

Close to a whole typical December's snow in one day (Ashland averages about 10 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 15.2 in Dec 22, 2004

2 14.2 in Mar 8, 2008

3 12.6 in Jan 19, 2019

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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Ashland's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 101°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, Ashland's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 101°F and as low as −22°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 15 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 Mansfield Lahm Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014891), about 18 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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