How extreme does Gadsden's weather get?

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

Based on 20 years of daily weather observations (2005–present), from the Gadsden 19 N station 30 km away. Updated through August 2025 — 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 Gadsden has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

102°F Jul 1, 2012

The three most extreme on record

1 102°F Jul 1, 2012

2 102°F Jun 30, 2012

3 101°F Jun 29, 2012

❄️ Coldest night

3°F Jan 7, 2014

The three most extreme on record

1 3°F Jan 7, 2014

2 4°F Jan 29, 2014

3 5°F Jan 24, 2014

🌧️ Most rain in one day

6.07 in Jun 20, 2021

The three most extreme on record

1 6.07 in Jun 20, 2021recent

2 5.60 in Apr 13, 2020

3 4.43 in Dec 26, 2015

In plain terms

Across the record, Gadsden has reached as high as 102°F and as low as 3°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain. 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 Birmingham AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013876), about 85 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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