How extreme does Queensbury's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Queensbury 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 Glens Falls Ap station 4 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 Queensbury has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

100°F Jul 10, 1988

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Queensbury (typical high near 82°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 100°F Jul 10, 1988

2 99°F Jul 22, 2011

3 98°F Jul 14, 1995

❄️ Coldest night

-35°F Jan 27, 1994

About 45°F colder than a normal January night in Queensbury (typical low near 10°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -35°F Jan 27, 1994

2 -34°F Jan 16, 1994

3 -32°F Jan 23, 1976

🌧️ Most rain in one day

3.67 in Aug 28, 2011

More rain in a single day than Queensbury usually gets in the whole month of August (typical August total about 3.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 3.67 in Aug 28, 2011

2 3.65 in Aug 28, 1971

3 3.57 in Oct 7, 1972

⛄ Most snow in one day

20.2 in Mar 3, 1994

The three most extreme on record

1 20.2 in Mar 3, 1994

2 18.0 in Nov 25, 1971

3 17.7 in Mar 13, 1993

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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Queensbury's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 100°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, Queensbury's warmest days reach the low 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 100°F and as low as −35°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 20 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 Glens Falls AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014750), about 4 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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