The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Lima has
recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far
they sit beyond a normal day.
Based on 19 years of daily weather observations (2006–present), from the Lima Allen County Airport station 8 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 Lima
has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year
looks like.
🔥Hottest day
105°FJun 28, 2012
The three most extreme on record
1105°FJun 28, 2012
2103°FJul 6, 2012
3101°FJul 7, 2012
❄️Coldest night
-14°FJan 16, 2009
The three most extreme on record
1-14°FJan 16, 2009
2-14°FJan 28, 2014
3-14°FJan 29, 2014
🌧️Most rain in one day
3.71 inJun 16, 2015
The three most extreme on record
13.71 inJun 16, 2015
23.51 inJul 18, 2022
33.26 inAug 21, 2007
In plain terms
Across the record, Lima has reached as high as 105°F and as low as −14°F. A single day has delivered over 4 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 Findlay Wpcc (NOAA GHCN station USC00332791), about 50 km from the city centre.