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How extreme does Coventry's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Coventry 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 Providence station 21 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 Coventry has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
104°F Aug 2, 1975

That is about 22°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Coventry (typical high near 82°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 104°F Aug 2, 1975
2 102°F Jul 21, 1991
3 102°F Jul 6, 2010
❄️ Coldest night
-13°F Jan 23, 1976

About 35°F colder than a normal January night in Coventry (typical low near 22°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -13°F Jan 23, 1976
2 -12°F Jan 5, 1981
3 -10°F Jan 22, 1976
🌧️ Most rain in one day
6.31 in Aug 4, 1979

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

The three most extreme on record

1 6.31 in Aug 4, 1979
2 5.32 in Mar 30, 2010
3 5.15 in May 31, 1984
Most snow in one day
35.5 in Feb 23, 2026

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Coventry averages about 11 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 35.5 in Feb 23, 2026recent
2 19.0 in Jan 8, 1996
3 18.8 in Jan 29, 2022

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°130° all-time high 104°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Coventry's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August'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, Coventry's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 104°F and as low as −13°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 36 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 Providence (NOAA GHCN station USW00014765), about 21 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →