How extreme does Pelham's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Pelham has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 49 years of daily weather observations (1977–present), from the Bessemer 3 Wsw station 22 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 Pelham has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

109°F Aug 20, 1998

That is about 17°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Pelham (typical high near 92°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 109°F Aug 20, 1998

2 108°F Jul 17, 1980

3 107°F Jul 13, 1980

❄️ Coldest night

-6°F Jan 21, 1985

About 40°F colder than a normal January night in Pelham (typical low near 34°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -6°F Jan 21, 1985

2 -1°F Dec 23, 1989

3 0°F Jan 10, 1982

🌧️ Most rain in one day

8.80 in Dec 3, 1983

More rain in a single day than Pelham usually gets in the whole month of December (typical December total about 5.2 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 8.80 in Dec 3, 1983

2 6.60 in Sep 16, 2004

3 6.30 in Oct 3, 1995

⛄ Most snow in one day

9.0 in Mar 13, 1993

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

The three most extreme on record

1 9.0 in Mar 13, 1993

2 7.0 in Mar 12, 1993

3 6.0 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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Pelham's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 109°F is about 17°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, Pelham'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 109°F and as low as −6°F. A single day has delivered over 9 inches of rain or close to 9 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 Bessemer 3 Wsw (NOAA GHCN station USC00010764), about 22 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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