How extreme does Wooster's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Wooster 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 Akron Canton Ap station 43 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 Wooster has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

101°F Jul 16, 1988

That is about 17°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Wooster (typical high near 84°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 101°F Jul 16, 1988

2 101°F Jul 7, 2012

3 100°F Jul 16, 1977

❄️ Coldest night

-25°F Jan 19, 1994

About 45°F colder than a normal January night in Wooster (typical low near 20°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -25°F Jan 19, 1994

2 -24°F Jan 20, 1985

3 -24°F Jan 21, 1985

🌧️ Most rain in one day

4.84 in Jul 19, 2011

More rain in a single day than Wooster usually gets in the whole month of July (typical July total about 4.1 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.84 in Jul 19, 2011

2 4.25 in Aug 3, 2024

3 3.98 in Jul 27, 2003

⛄ Most snow in one day

19.7 in Apr 4, 1987

Close to a whole typical April's snow in one day (Wooster averages about 2 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 19.7 in Apr 4, 1987

2 16.4 in Dec 1, 1974

3 11.3 in Mar 8, 2008

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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Wooster's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July'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, Wooster'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 −25°F. A single day has delivered over 5 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 Elyria 3 E (NOAA GHCN station USC00332599), about 65 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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