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Weather extremes

How extreme does Monroe's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Monroe 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 Monroe 2 Se station 2 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 Monroe has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
107°F Aug 21, 1983

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Monroe (typical high near 89°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 107°F Aug 21, 1983
2 105°F Aug 10, 2007
3 105°F Jun 30, 2012
❄️ Coldest night
-5°F Jan 21, 1985

About 35°F colder than a normal January night in Monroe (typical low near 30°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -5°F Jan 21, 1985
2 4°F Jan 11, 1982
3 4°F Jan 19, 1994
🌧️ Most rain in one day
7.72 in Oct 11, 1990

More rain in a single day than Monroe usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.72 in Oct 11, 1990
2 6.74 in Sep 4, 1998
3 6.15 in Oct 26, 1977
Most snow in one day
13.0 in Jan 25, 2000

Close to a whole typical January's snow in one day (Monroe averages about 1 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 13.0 in Jan 25, 2000
2 8.0 in Feb 13, 2014
3 8.0 in Feb 1, 2026

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 107°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Monroe's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 107°F is about 18°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, Monroe's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 107°F and as low as −5°F. A single day has delivered over 8 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 Monroe 2 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00315771), about 2 km from the city centre.

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