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Weather extremes

How extreme does Upper Arlington's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Upper Arlington 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 John Glenn Intl Ap station 16 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 Upper Arlington has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
101°F Aug 20, 1983

That is about 17°F hotter than a normal August afternoon in Upper Arlington (typical high near 84°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Aug 20, 1983
2 101°F Jun 25, 1988
3 101°F Jul 6, 2012
❄️ Coldest night
-22°F Jan 19, 1994

About 44°F colder than a normal January night in Upper Arlington (typical low near 22°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -22°F Jan 19, 1994
2 -19°F Jan 17, 1977
3 -19°F Jan 20, 1985
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.13 in Jul 13, 1992

More rain in a single day than Upper Arlington usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 4.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.13 in Jul 13, 1992
2 3.70 in Jul 6, 2022
3 3.17 in Aug 5, 1995
Most snow in one day
15.5 in Mar 8, 2008

Close to a whole typical March's snow in one day (Upper Arlington averages about 4 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 15.5 in Mar 8, 2008
2 12.3 in Apr 4, 1987
3 11.9 in Jan 25, 2026

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.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 101°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Upper Arlington's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — August's 101°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, Upper Arlington's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 101°F and as low as −22°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 16 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 John Glenn Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014821), about 16 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →