Pittsburgh, PA: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Pittsburgh, PA: 103°F on Saturday 16 July 1988, Tuesday 6 August 1918 and Sunday 10 July 1881.

The record begins: 1871

All-time records

The coldest night on record in Pittsburgh, PA: a low of -22°F on Wednesday 19 January 1994.
The wettest day on record in Pittsburgh, PA: 5.95 in on Friday 17 September 2004.
The warmest night on record in Pittsburgh, PA: a low of 82°F on Monday 1 July 1901.
The coldest day on record in Pittsburgh, PA: a high of -3°F on Wednesday 19 January 1994, Sunday 17 January 1982 and Thursday 9 February 1899.

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	75°F 25 January 1950, 22 January 1906	-22°F 19 January 1994	2.34 in 8 January 1884
February	78°F 20 February 2018	-20°F 10 February 1899	2.29 in 23 February 1975
March	84°F 22 March 2026, 25 March 1929	-5°F 6 March 2015	2.58 in 6 March 1945
April	90°F 24 April 1925, 18 April 1896	11°F 1 April 1923	2.77 in 11 April 2024
May	95°F 3 May 1887, 2 May 1887, 29 May 1881 and 1 more	26°F 7 May 1970, 2 May 1963	2.48 in 25 May 1997
June	98°F 25 June 1988, 22 June 1988, 4 June 1895	34°F 11 June 1972	3.19 in 16 June 1912
July	103°F 16 July 1988, 10 July 1881	42°F 9 July 1963	3.48 in 28 July 1999
August	103°F 6 August 1918	39°F 29 August 1982	3.57 in 21 August 1888
September	102°F 6 September 1881	31°F 19 September 1959	5.95 in 17 September 2004
October	91°F 3 October 1884, 5 October 1879	16°F 29 October 1965	3.56 in 15 October 1954
November	82°F 3 November 1961	-1°F 30 November 1958	2.95 in 30 November 2010
December	74°F 3 December 1982	-12°F 22 December 1989, 25 December 1983	2.76 in 30 December 1990

Streaks, months and years

The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Pittsburgh, PA: 13 days, from Monday 4 July to Saturday 16 July 1988.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Pittsburgh, PA: 33 days, from Sunday 26 December 1976 to Thursday 27 January 1977.
The wettest month on record in Pittsburgh, PA: November 1985, with 11.05 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Pittsburgh, PA: October 1874, with 0.06 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Pittsburgh, PA: 2018, with 57.83 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Pittsburgh, PA: 1930, with 22.65 in of precipitation.

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Pittsburgh, PA by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 50, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 132, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	9
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	27	43	10
1910s	48	77	10
1920s	31	66	10
1930s	50	72	10
1940s	35	53	10
1950s	25	61	10
1960s	11	132	10
1970s	13	72	10
1980s	19	54	10
1990s	24	21	10
2000s	14	11	10
2010s	17	12	10
2020s	10	4	7

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