How extreme does Oxford's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Oxford 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 Anniston Metro Ap station 3 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 Oxford has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

106°F Aug 21, 1983

That is about 16°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Oxford (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 106°F Aug 21, 1983

2 105°F Jul 13, 1980

3 104°F Jul 17, 1980

❄️ Coldest night

-5°F Jan 21, 1985

About 39°F colder than a normal January night in Oxford (typical low near 34°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -5°F Jan 21, 1985

2 -2°F Jan 20, 1985

3 1°F Jan 11, 1982

🌧️ Most rain in one day

7.96 in Mar 29, 1977

More rain in a single day than Oxford usually gets in the whole month of March (typical March total about 5.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 7.96 in Mar 29, 1977

2 5.13 in Jul 7, 1975

3 5.07 in Jan 4, 1972

⛄ Most snow in one day

11.2 in Mar 13, 1993

The three most extreme on record

1 11.2 in Mar 13, 1993

2 4.5 in Feb 4, 1998

3 4.3 in Jan 18, 1992

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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Oxford's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 106°F is about 16°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, Oxford's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 106°F and as low as −5°F. A single day has delivered over 8 inches of rain or close to 11 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 Anniston Metro AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013871), about 3 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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