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Weather extremes

How extreme does Florence's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Florence 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 Florence Rgnl Ap station 3 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 Florence has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
106°F Aug 1, 1980

That is about 16°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Florence (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 106°F Aug 1, 1980
2 106°F Aug 8, 2007
3 106°F Aug 9, 2007
❄️ Coldest night
0°F Jan 21, 1985

About 36°F colder than a normal January night in Florence (typical low near 36°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 0°F Jan 21, 1985
2 7°F Jan 20, 1985
3 8°F Dec 26, 1983
🌧️ Most rain in one day
11.74 in Oct 8, 2016

More rain in a single day than Florence usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 3.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 11.74 in Oct 8, 2016
2 5.54 in Aug 3, 1973
3 4.73 in Oct 2, 2015
Most snow in one day
13.0 in Feb 10, 1973

The three most extreme on record

1 13.0 in Feb 10, 1973
2 11.0 in Feb 18, 1979
3 9.9 in Jan 7, 1988

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 106°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Florence's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 106°F is about 16°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, Florence'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 106°F and as low as 0°F. A single day has delivered over 12 inches of rain or close to 13 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 Florence Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013744), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →