How extreme does West Albany's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days West Albany 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 Albany Intl Ap station 7 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 West Albany has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

99°F Jul 8, 1988

That is about 15°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in West Albany (typical high near 84°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 99°F Jul 8, 1988

2 99°F Jul 14, 1995

3 99°F Jul 21, 2011

❄️ Coldest night

-28°F Jan 19, 1971

About 44°F colder than a normal January night in West Albany (typical low near 16°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -28°F Jan 19, 1971

2 -23°F Jan 17, 1971

3 -23°F Jan 27, 1994

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.60 in Sep 16, 1999

More rain in a single day than West Albany usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.60 in Sep 16, 1999

2 4.69 in Aug 28, 2011

3 3.92 in Aug 4, 2020

⛄ Most snow in one day

22.0 in Mar 13, 1993

Close to a whole typical March's snow in one day (West Albany averages about 12 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 22.0 in Mar 13, 1993

2 21.8 in Nov 25, 1971

3 19.7 in Dec 17, 2020

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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West Albany's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 99°F is about 15°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, West Albany's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 99°F and as low as −28°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 22 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 Albany Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014735), about 7 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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