Albany, NY

An ordinary day: 4 October 2026 was cooler than 81 of 152 earlier years.

Sunday 4 October 2026

High: 65°F; Coldest since 2022; 67th coldest of 153
Low: 41°F; Coldest since 2020; 44th coldest of 153

No measurable precipitation in Albany, NY for 5 days to Sunday 4 October 2026.

Every 4 October low in Albany, NY since 1874: 41°F in 2026; the lowest is 26°F, in 1948 and 1945.

Normal range, 35.8 to 56°F

Every year as a table

Every 4 October high in Albany, NY since 1874: 65°F in 2026; the highest is 86°F, in 2023 and 1891.

Year	High, °F	Low, °F
2026	65	41
2025	81	46
2024	74	49
2023	86	57
2022	60	47
2021	61	56
2020	58	33
2019	59	41
2018	72	50
2017	76	46
2016	69	53
2015	64	43
2014	60	49
2013	63	56
2012	68	51
2011	66	51
2010	59	47
2009	69	53
2008	60	36
2007	80	59
2006	75	52
2005	78	55
2004	69	42
2003	52	38
2002	62	50
2001	83	59
2000	59	43
1999	50	42
1998	62	34
1997	71	47
1996	51	28
1995	68	56
1994	56	42
1993	68	45
1992	61	37
1991	76	52
1990	68	44
1989	55	40
1988	58	48
1987	44	33
1986	71	53
1985	61	52
1984	57	39
1983	70	60
1982	73	45
1981	57	39
1980	62	40
1979	74	52
1978	53	45
1977	64	38
1976	73	39
1975	69	39
1974	54	31
1973	74	53
1972	74	42
1971	66	52
1970	59	38
1969	58	38
1968	60	39
1967	78	58
1966	69	50
1965	50	37
1964	74	46
1963	57	39
1962	65	56
1961	49	40
1960	61	35
1959	79	58
1958	67	44
1957	59	34
1956	55	42
1955	72	39
1954	80	64
1953	76	50
1952	63	37
1951	79	57
1950	61	42
1949	74	50
1948	61	26
1947	75	34
1946	81	39
1945	54	26
1944	66	30
1943	56	38
1942	61	29
1941	78	62
1940	61	37
1939	70	47
1938	65	35
1937	67	51
1936	64	37
1935	59	43
1934	60	42
1933	69	40
1932	77	64
1931	79	55
1930	61	37
1929	52	45
1928	79	52
1927	74	56
1926	78	51
1925	60	49
1924	70	46
1923	62	44
1922	75	46
1921	64	46
1920	74	53
1919	69	57
1918	62	41
1917	60	45
1916	71	49
1915	65	41
1914	77	43
1913	69	55
1912	75	52
1911	65	51
1910	75	56
1909	61	40
1908	64	41
1907	74	55
1906	75	46
1905	77	53
1904	63	41
1903	67	52
1902	62	52
1901	60	44
1900	76	58
1899	63	34
1898	84	69
1897	71	36
1896	55	46
1895	66	42
1894	68	58
1893	61	56
1892	66	54
1891	86	58
1890	71	59
1889	60	47
1888	50	34
1887	65	50
1886	68	41
1885	70	49
1884	80	53
1883	52	39
1882	67	42
1881	68	44
1880	73	57
1879	68	50
1878	71	47
1877	68	50
1876	58	50
1875	67	49
1874	52	40

The forecast

Date	High	Low
6 October	57°FRecord 90°F, 1900	40°FRecord 24°F, 1965, 1958
7 October	Record 89°F, 1963	Record 27°F, 1986

The month and the year

Every year's 1 to 4 October in Albany, NY, ranked by its mean temperature: October 2026 so far is the tied 41st warmest of 152.

Every year, ranked, as a table

Rank	Year	Mean, °F
1	1927	72.5
2	1898	70.5
3	1954	69.9
4	2023	68.3
5	1922	66.6
6	1905	66.4
7	1881	66.3
8	1879	65.9
9	1900	65.5
10	1932	64.9
11	1991	64.8
11	1931	64.8
13	2007	64.4
13	1983	64.4
15	2002	63.5
16	2001	63.3
17	2024	63.1
18	1891	63
19	1877	62.3
20	1890	62.1
21	1968	62
22	1950	61.9
22	1885	61.9
24	2005	61.6
24	1941	61.6
26	1878	61.5
27	1988	61.1
28	1910	61
28	1902	61
30	2013	60.9
30	1971	60.9
32	1967	60.6
32	1959	60.6
32	1926	60.6
32	1903	60.6
36	2014	60.5
37	1979	60.3
37	1951	60.3
39	1986	60
39	1919	60
41	2026	59.9
41	2016	59.9
43	1880	59.8
44	1884	59.6
45	1953	59.4
45	1894	59.4
47	2012	59.3
48	1921	59.1
49	1887	58.4
50	2018	58.3
51	1995	58
51	1933	58
53	2021	57.9
53	1973	57.9
55	1928	57.8
55	1913	57.8
57	2019	57.5
57	1901	57.5
59	2006	57.4
60	1924	57.1
61	1920	56.9
61	1897	56.9
63	1882	56.8
64	1964	56.6
65	2025	56.5
65	1982	56.5
67	2000	56.4
67	1980	56.4
67	1893	56.4
70	1976	56.3
70	1962	56.3
72	1961	56.1
73	2017	56
73	1969	56
73	1906	56
76	2011	55.8
77	1914	55.6
78	1937	55.5
78	1907	55.5
80	1963	55.4
80	1949	55.4
82	1985	55
82	1889	55
84	2004	54.8
84	1948	54.8
86	1943	54.5
87	1912	54.4
88	1977	54.3
88	1975	54.3
88	1923	54.3
91	2009	54.1
92	1989	54
93	1917	53.9
93	1892	53.9
95	2010	53.8
95	1896	53.8
97	1990	53.4
98	1955	53.3
98	1940	53.3
98	1925	53.3
98	1916	53.3
98	1895	53.3
103	2022	53.1
103	1952	53.1
105	1993	52.8
105	1935	52.8
105	1918	52.8
105	1909	52.8
109	1939	52.6
110	1999	52.5
111	2008	52.4
111	1936	52.4
113	1978	52.1
113	1908	52.1
113	1904	52.1
116	2015	52
116	1965	52
116	1876	52
119	1992	51.8
119	1972	51.8
119	1929	51.8
122	1957	51.6
123	1970	51.4
123	1947	51.4
123	1915	51.4
126	1934	51.1
126	1911	51.1
128	1930	50.9
129	1996	50.8
130	2020	50.6
130	1966	50.6
132	1875	50.4
133	1886	50.1
134	1958	50
135	1956	49.8
135	1942	49.8
137	1874	49.1
138	1960	48.9
139	1997	48.6
139	1883	48.6
141	1998	48.5
141	1946	48.5
143	1944	48.3
144	1987	47.3
145	1984	47
146	1994	46.9
147	1945	46.1
148	1981	45.5
149	2003	45.3
150	1888	44.3
151	1899	43.6
152	1974	41.5

Every day as a table

Daily highs and lows in Albany, NY, 1 to 4 October 2026, with each date's record range and its 1991 to 2020 normal range.

Day	High, °F	Low, °F	Record high	Year	Record low	Year	Normal high	Normal low
1 October 2026	69	59	90	1927	28	1993	65	45
2 October 2026	76	58	85	1927	30	1972	66	46
3 October 2026	65	46	85	2023	29	1945	66.5	46
4 October 2026	65	41	86	2023	26	1948	65	47

The warmest, coldest and wettest on this date

The 20 warmest 4 October highs in Albany, NY since 1874.
Rank	Year	High, °F
1	2023	86
1	1891	86
3	1898	84
4	2001	83
5	2025	81
5	1946	81
7	2007	80
7	1954	80
7	1884	80
10	1959	79
10	1951	79
10	1931	79
10	1928	79
14	2005	78
14	1967	78
14	1941	78
14	1926	78
18	1932	77
18	1914	77
18	1905	77

The 20 coldest 4 October lows in Albany, NY since 1874.
Rank	Year	Low, °F
1	1948	26
1	1945	26
3	1996	28
4	1942	29
5	1944	30
6	1974	31
7	2020	33
7	1987	33
9	1998	34
9	1957	34
9	1947	34
9	1899	34
9	1888	34
14	1960	35
14	1938	35
16	2008	36
16	1897	36
18	1992	37
18	1965	37
18	1952	37

The 20 wettest 4 October days in Albany, NY since 1874.
Rank	Year	Precipitation, in
1	1987	2.82
2	2021	1.65
2	1877	1.65
4	1927	1.37
5	1885	1.30
6	1894	0.94
7	1919	0.79
8	2013	0.70
9	1884	0.66
10	1907	0.59
11	1999	0.45
11	1995	0.45
13	2014	0.43
14	1911	0.35
15	1990	0.34
16	1956	0.33
17	1978	0.31
18	1993	0.27
19	1983	0.23
20	2010	0.21

Every answer in words

Sunday 4 October 2026: a high of 65°F in Albany, NY, the coldest 4 October day since 2022, tied 67th coldest of 153 (with 1962, 1938, 1915 and 2 other years).
Sunday 4 October 2026: a low of 41°F in Albany, NY, the coldest 4 October night since 2020, tied 44th coldest of 153 (with 2019, 1918, 1915 and 3 other years).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a high of 57°F in Albany, NY, which would be the coldest 6 October day since 2010, tied 24th coldest of 153 (with 1998, 1964, 1917 and 3 other years) (National Weather Service forecast).
Forecast for Tuesday 6 October 2026: a low of 40°F in Albany, NY, which would be the coldest 6 October night since 2014, tied 45th coldest of 153 (with 2014, 1994, 1954 and 3 other years) (National Weather Service forecast).
Albany, NY on 6 October: record high 90°F (1900), record low 24°F (1965 and 1958).
Albany, NY on 7 October: record high 89°F (1963), record low 27°F (1986).
October 2026 so far averaged 59.9°F in Albany, NY, the warmest 1 to 4 October since 2024, tied 41st warmest of 152 (with 2016).
October 2026 so far brought a trace of precipitation in Albany, NY, the driest 1 to 4 October since 2025, tied 30th driest of 153 (with 1982, 1967, 1960 and 13 other years).
Fall 2026 so far averaged 62.7°F in Albany, NY, the warmest 1 September to 4 October since 2025, tied 53rd warmest of 153 (with 1902).
Fall 2026 so far brought 3.77 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the wettest 1 September to 4 October since 2025, 64th wettest of 153.
2026 so far averaged 52.3°F in Albany, NY, the warmest 1 January to 4 October since 2025, tied 45th warmest of 153 (with 2011, 1929 and 1903).
2026 so far brought 31.91 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the wettest 1 January to 4 October since 2024, tied 37th wettest of 153 (with 2007).
The 30 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 2.66 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the driest 30 days to 4 October since 2024, tied 67th driest of 153 (with 1884).
The 60 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 5.07 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the driest 60 days to 4 October since 2020, 43rd driest of 153.
The 90 days to Sunday 4 October 2026 brought 14.65 in of precipitation in Albany, NY, the driest 90 days to 4 October since 2025, 142nd driest of 153.
Albany, NY has had 8 days at 90°F or above in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 90th most of 153 (with 2017, 2011, 1997 and 7 other years).
Albany, NY has had 86 freezing nights (a low of 32°F or below) in 2026 through 4 October, the most by that date since 2025, tied 89th most of 153 (with 2025, 2011, 2008 and 3 other years).
The last freeze of spring 2026 in Albany, NY came on Tuesday 21 April 2026, the latest since 2024, tied 104th latest of 153 (with 2022, 2016, 1979 and 3 other years).

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All-time records

About these figures

Daily records for Albany, NY run from 1874 to 4 October 2026, with 14 days missing; current station ALBANY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.

Our calculation from NOAA records for Albany, NY, 1874 to 2026. Preliminary until NOAA's final data.