How extreme does Meads's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Meads 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 Ashland station 10 km away. Updated through March 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 Meads has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

106°F May 20, 1996

That is about 31°F hotter than a normal May afternoon in Meads (typical high near 75°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 106°F May 20, 1996

2 105°F May 16, 1983

3 105°F Aug 1, 1999

❄️ Coldest night

-25°F Jan 19, 1994

About 48°F colder than a normal January night in Meads (typical low near 23°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -25°F Jan 19, 1994

2 -25°F Jan 20, 1994

3 -23°F Feb 4, 1996

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.61 in Jul 20, 1973

More rain in a single day than Meads usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 4.6 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.61 in Jul 20, 1973

2 4.00 in Jul 2, 1986

3 4.00 in Mar 20, 2002

⛄ Most snow in one day

9.5 in Jan 18, 1994

The three most extreme on record

1 9.5 in Jan 18, 1994

2 8.5 in Jan 19, 1994

3 8.0 in Jan 6, 1996

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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Meads's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — May's 106°F is about 31°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, Meads'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 106°F and as low as −25°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 10 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 Ashland (NOAA GHCN station USC00150254), about 10 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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