Albany, NY: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Albany, NY: 104°F on Tuesday 4 July 1911.

The record begins: 1874

All-time records

Hottest day: 104°F; 4 July 1911
Coldest night: -28°F; 19 January 1971
Wettest day: 5.60 in; 16 September 1999
Warmest night: 81°F; 31 July 1917
Coldest day: -8°F; 15 February 1943, 20 December 1942

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Albany, NY by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 100, came in the 1910s; the most record lows, 147, in the 1940s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	6
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	67	52	10
1910s	100	73	10
1920s	90	47	10
1930s	77	60	10
1940s	70	147	10
1950s	39	105	10
1960s	23	96	10
1970s	38	95	10
1980s	32	41	10
1990s	31	17	10
2000s	25	7	10
2010s	38	6	10
2020s	29	2	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	71°F 6 January 2007, 13 January 1932	-28°F 19 January 1971	1.78 in 26 January 1986
February	74°F 24 February 2017	-22°F 15 February 1943	2.00 in 24 February 2016
March	89°F 31 March 1998	-21°F 6 March 1948	2.29 in 12 March 1888
April	93°F 20 April 1941	9°F 1 April 1923	2.26 in 15 April 2007
May	97°F 22 May 1911	26°F 8 May 1968	2.17 in 29 May 1968, 4 May 1893
June	100°F 9 June 1933	35°F 1 June 1945	3.47 in 1 June 1952
July	104°F 4 July 1911	40°F 2 July 1978	5.45 in 29 July 2026
August	102°F 7 August 1918	34°F 29 August 1982	4.69 in 28 August 2011
September	100°F 3 September 1953, 2 September 1953	24°F 28 September 1947, 27 September 1947	5.60 in 16 September 1999
October	91°F 5 October 1941	16°F 24 October 1969	3.09 in 9 October 1903
November	82°F 2 November 1950	-11°F 26 November 1938	3.28 in 3 November 1927
December	72°F 24 December 2015	-22°F 25 December 1969	3.16 in 11 December 1952

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	10 days	27 August to 5 September 1953	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	35 days	5 January to 8 February 1945	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	11.06 in	September 1999
Driest month	0.09 in	October 1924	and 1 more
Wettest year	53.68 in	2011
Driest year	21.55 in	1964

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Albany, NY: a low of -28°F on Tuesday 19 January 1971.
The wettest day on record in Albany, NY: 5.60 in on Thursday 16 September 1999.
The warmest night on record in Albany, NY: a low of 81°F on Tuesday 31 July 1917.
The coldest day on record in Albany, NY: a high of -8°F on Monday 15 February 1943 and Sunday 20 December 1942.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Albany, NY: 10 days, from Thursday 27 August to Saturday 5 September 1953.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Albany, NY: 35 days, from Friday 5 January to Thursday 8 February 1945.
The wettest month on record in Albany, NY: September 1999, with 11.06 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Albany, NY: October 1924, with 0.09 in of precipitation (shared with 1 other month).
The wettest year on record in Albany, NY: 2011, with 53.68 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Albany, NY: 1964, with 21.55 in of precipitation.

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