How extreme does Cedar City's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Cedar City 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 Cedar City Ap station 4 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 Cedar City has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

105°F Jul 7, 1989

That is about 14°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Cedar City (typical high near 91°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jul 7, 1989

2 104°F Jul 4, 1985

3 104°F Jul 5, 1985

❄️ Coldest night

-24°F Feb 6, 1989

About 45°F colder than a normal February night in Cedar City (typical low near 21°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -24°F Feb 6, 1989

2 -23°F Dec 23, 1990

3 -21°F Feb 7, 1989

🌧️ Most rain in one day

2.25 in Jul 27, 2013

More rain in a single day than Cedar City usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 1.0 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 2.25 in Jul 27, 2013

2 1.98 in Aug 21, 1986

3 1.62 in Jul 28, 1975

⛄ Most snow in one day

14.9 in Dec 7, 1982

The three most extreme on record

1 14.9 in Dec 7, 1982

2 14.1 in Nov 18, 1994

3 13.1 in Feb 4, 1989

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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Cedar City's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 105°F is about 14°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, Cedar City's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −24°F. A single day has delivered over 2 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 Cedar City AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00093129), about 4 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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