How extreme does University Place's weather get?

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

Based on 27 years of daily weather observations (1999–present), from the Tacoma Narrows Ap station 4 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 University Place has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

105°F Jun 28, 2021

That is about 35°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in University Place (typical high near 70°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 105°F Jun 28, 2021recent

2 103°F Jul 29, 2009

3 100°F Jul 8, 2024

❄️ Coldest night

-17°F Jan 21, 2009

About 53°F colder than a normal January night in University Place (typical low near 36°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -17°F Jan 21, 2009

2 -14°F Jan 22, 2009

3 4°F Jan 10, 2022

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.52 in Oct 20, 2003

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

The three most extreme on record

1 5.52 in Oct 20, 2003

2 3.33 in Nov 6, 2006

3 3.33 in Jan 7, 2009

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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University Place's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 105°F is about 35°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, University Place's warmest days reach the mid-70s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 105°F and as low as −17°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain. 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 Tacoma #1 (NOAA GHCN station USC00458278), about 11 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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