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Weather extremes

How extreme does Norristown's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Norristown 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 Norristown station 1 km away. Updated through June 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 Norristown has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
108°F Jul 24, 2011

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Norristown (typical high near 89°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 108°F Jul 24, 2011
2 106°F Aug 10, 2001
3 106°F Jul 23, 2011
❄️ Coldest night
-12°F Jan 18, 1982

About 35°F colder than a normal January night in Norristown (typical low near 23°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -12°F Jan 18, 1982
2 -10°F Dec 25, 1983
3 -8°F Jan 17, 1982
🌧️ Most rain in one day
7.00 in Oct 1, 2010

More rain in a single day than Norristown usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 4.3 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.00 in Oct 1, 2010
2 6.45 in Aug 28, 2011
3 6.35 in Sep 2, 2021
Most snow in one day
18.0 in Feb 12, 2006

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Norristown averages about 11 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 18.0 in Feb 12, 2006
2 16.0 in Feb 23, 1987
3 16.0 in Jan 24, 2016

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 108°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Norristown's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 108°F is about 19°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, Norristown's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 108°F and as low as −12°F. A single day has delivered over 7 inches of rain or close to 18 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 Norristown (NOAA GHCN station USC00366370), about 1 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →