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Weather extremes

How extreme does Williamsport's weather get?

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

🔥 Hottest day
103°F Jul 16, 1988

That is about 18°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Williamsport (typical high near 85°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 103°F Jul 16, 1988
2 103°F Jul 15, 1995
3 103°F Jul 22, 2011
❄️ Coldest night
-20°F Jan 21, 1994

About 40°F colder than a normal January night in Williamsport (typical low near 20°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -20°F Jan 21, 1994
2 -17°F Jan 18, 1977
3 -14°F Jan 21, 1985
🌧️ Most rain in one day
8.66 in Jun 22, 1972

More rain in a single day than Williamsport usually gets in the whole month of June (typical June total about 3.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 8.66 in Jun 22, 1972
2 6.76 in Sep 7, 2011
3 6.29 in Sep 7, 1999
Most snow in one day
20.0 in Feb 19, 1972

Close to a whole typical February's snow in one day (Williamsport averages about 9 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 20.0 in Feb 19, 1972
2 18.3 in Mar 14, 2017
3 15.8 in Jan 22, 1987

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 103°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Williamsport's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 103°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, Williamsport'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 103°F and as low as −20°F. A single day has delivered over 9 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 Williamsport Rgnl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014778), about 7 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →