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Weather extremes

How extreme does Pittsburg's weather get?

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

🔥 Hottest day
109°F Aug 3, 2011

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Pittsburg (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 109°F Aug 3, 2011
2 107°F Jul 30, 2012
3 106°F Aug 2, 2011
❄️ Coldest night
-11°F Feb 16, 2021

About 39°F colder than a normal February night in Pittsburg (typical low near 28°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -11°F Feb 16, 2021recent
2 -11°F Feb 17, 2021
3 -7°F Feb 10, 2011
🌧️ Most rain in one day
8.77 in Sep 25, 1993

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

The three most extreme on record

1 8.77 in Sep 25, 1993
2 8.58 in Nov 21, 1979
3 7.93 in Jul 30, 2013
Most snow in one day
14.0 in Feb 8, 1980

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

The three most extreme on record

1 14.0 in Feb 8, 1980
2 13.0 in Dec 15, 1987
3 13.0 in Dec 13, 2000

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 109°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Pittsburg's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 109°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, Pittsburg's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 109°F and as low as −11°F. A single day has delivered over 9 inches of rain or close to 14 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 Pittsburg (NOAA GHCN station USC00146414), about 2 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →