Here are weather records for temperatures and precipitation from 1920-Present.
Temperature Records
Record High and Low for Temperatures
Record High Temperature
114° – June 29 & 30, 2021
Record Low Temperature
-26° – January 26, 1957
Average Maximum and Minimum Temperatures
Average maximum temperature table for every month from 1920-present (pdf)
Average minimum temperature table for every month from 1920-present (pdf)
Top Highest Temperature Days
- 114° – June 29 & 30, 2021
- 113° – August 4, 1961
- 112° – August 5, 1961
- 111° – July 27, 1939
111° – July 26, 1928 - 110° – June 28, 2021
110° – July 25, 1928 - 109° – June 28, 2015
109° – July 17, 1941
109° – July 26, 1939
Top Lowest Temperature Days
- -26° – January 26, 1957
- -25° – February 1, 1950
- -23° – January 27, 1957
-23° – February 3, 1950
-23° – January 31, 1950 - -22° – January 30, 1929
-22° – February 3, 1996 - -21° – January 29, 1950
- -20° – December 17, 1964
-20° – February 1, 1996
-20° – February 2, 1996
-20° – January 31, 1996
Maximum and Minimum Monthly Records
This table shows the record temperature highs and lows for each month, along with the date(s) in which they occur.
| Month | Record High Temperature | Record High Day(s) | Record Low Temperature | Record Low Day(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | January 29, 2024 January 30, 2024 | -26° | January 26, 1957 |
| February | 69° | February 27, 1967 | -25° | February 1, 1950 |
| March | 81° | March 19, 1923 | 1° | March 3, 1989 |
| April | 92° | April 29, 1926 April 24, 1977 April 25, 1977 | 11° | April 1, 1936 |
| May | 100° | May 28, 1934 | 20° | May 7, 2002 |
| June | 114° | June 29, 2021 June 30, 2021 | 29° | June 13, 1952 |
| July | 111° | July 26, 1928 July 27, 1939 | 32° | July 7, 1971 |
| August | 113° | August 4, 1961 | 32° | August 22, 1984 August 23, 1992 |
| September | 102° | September 11, 1953 September 3, 1988 | 19° | September 24, 1926 |
| October | 91° | October 10, 1934 October 1, 1943 | 4° | October 31, 2002 |
| November | 72° | November 4, 1975 | -16° | November 23, 1985 |
| December | 62° | December 11, 2014 | -20° | December 17, 1964 |
Precipitation Records
Record Highs for Precipitation
Record High Precipitation in a Month
5.86″ – May 1948
Record High Snowfall in a Month
31.4″ – January 1950
Record High Precipitation in a Day
1.61″ – May 19, 1948
Highest Amount of Precipitation Received in a Crop Year (September-August)
- 1948 – 22.71″
- 1941 – 18.00″
- 1997 – 15.01″
- 2017 – 14.78″
- 1974 – 14.06″
- 1983 – 13.67″
- 1995 – 13.47″
- 1940 – 13.01″
- 1984 – 12.89″
- 2016 – 12.66″
Lowest Amount of Precipitation Received in a Crop Year
- 4.36″ – 1977
- 4.8″ – 1930
- 5.3″ – 1939
- 5.35″ – 2021
- 5.72″ – 1973
- 5.77″ – 1929
- 6.62″ – 1924
- 6.63″ – 1966
- 6.65″ – 1926
- 6.77″ – 2008
Most Snow Received in a Winter (October-May) in Inches
- 1949-1950 – 41.5″
- 1992-1993 – 38″
- 1955-1956 – 36.3″
- 2007-2008 – 35.7″
- 1996-1997 – 34″
- 1985-1986 – 31.23″
- 1932-1933 – 30.2″
- 1942-1943 – 29.5″
- 1968-1969 – 28″
- 2016-2017 – 27.9″
Snow totals for each winter (October-May) from 1920-present (pdf)
Most Consecutive Days of Snow on the Ground
- 76 days – December 6, 2016-February 19, 2017
- 70 days – December 12, 1984-Februrary 23, 1985
- 70 days – November 15, 1985-January 23, 1986
- 69 days – December 5, 1948-Februrary 11, 1949
- 63 days – December 30, 1968-March 2, 1969
- 61 days – December 24, 1936-February 22, 1937
- 61 days – December 5, 2000-February 3, 2001
- 60 days – November 15, 1930-January 13, 1931
- 60 days – January 3, 1950-March 3, 1950
- 57 days – December 9, 1951-February 3, 1952
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