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Weather extremes

How extreme does Auburn's weather get?

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

Based on 15 years of daily weather observations (2011–present), from the Auburn Opelika Ap station 5 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 Auburn has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
102°F Jun 30, 2012

That is about 12°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Auburn (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 102°F Jun 30, 2012
2 102°F Jul 1, 2012
3 100°F Jun 29, 2012
❄️ Coldest night
0°F May 9, 2015

About 61°F colder than a normal May night in Auburn (typical low near 61°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 0°F May 9, 2015
2 9°F Jan 7, 2014
3 9°F Jan 8, 2015
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.63 in Apr 19, 2020

About 98% of a typical April's rain in a single day (Auburn averages roughly 5.8 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.63 in Apr 19, 2020
2 4.41 in Sep 16, 2020
3 4.30 in Sep 25, 2024
Most snow in one day
2.0 in Jan 28, 2014

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Auburn averages about 0 in across the month).

Top recorded days

1 2.0 in Jan 28, 2014

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 102°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Auburn's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 102°F is about 12°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, Auburn's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 102°F and as low as 0°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 2 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 Columbus Metro AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00093842), about 52 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →