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Weather extremes

How extreme does Augusta's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Augusta 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 Augusta State Ap station 2 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 Augusta has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
100°F Jun 24, 2025

That is about 26°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Augusta (typical high near 74°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 100°F Jun 24, 2025recent
2 98°F Jul 20, 1991
3 98°F Jun 19, 1995
❄️ Coldest night
-19°F Jan 11, 1976

About 31°F colder than a normal January night in Augusta (typical low near 12°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -19°F Jan 11, 1976
2 -18°F Feb 7, 1993
3 -17°F Feb 4, 2023
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.95 in Sep 16, 1999

More rain in a single day than Augusta usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.95 in Sep 16, 1999
2 4.79 in Sep 30, 2015
3 4.50 in Aug 19, 1991
Most snow in one day
15.2 in Jan 10, 1977

The three most extreme on record

1 15.2 in Jan 10, 1977
2 15.0 in Dec 22, 2008
3 13.1 in Mar 15, 1999

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° all-time high 100°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Augusta's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 100°F is about 26°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, Augusta's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 100°F and as low as −19°F. A single day has delivered over 5 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 Augusta State AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014605), about 2 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →