Rochester, NY: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Rochester, NY: 102°F on Friday 10 July 1936 and Thursday 9 July 1936.

The record begins: 1871

All-time records

The coldest night on record in Rochester, NY: a low of -22°F on Friday 9 February 1934.
The wettest day on record in Rochester, NY: 4.14 in on Tuesday 29 August 1893.
The warmest night on record in Rochester, NY: a low of 81°F on Friday 26 July 1940 and Thursday 9 July 1936.
The coldest day on record in Rochester, NY: a high of -4°F on Sunday 17 January 1982.

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	74°F 25 January 1950	-17°F 16 January 1994	2.11 in 11 January 1878
February	73°F 27 February 2024, 21 February 1997	-22°F 9 February 1934	2.15 in 7 February 1942
March	86°F 29 March 1905	-9°F 6 March 2014	2.98 in 1 March 1900
April	93°F 28 April 1990, 30 April 1970	7°F 1 April 1923	1.91 in 19 April 1943
May	94°F 30 May 1987, 14 May 1974	26°F 2 May 1979, 1 May 1978, 7 May 1970	3.45 in 16 May 1974
June	100°F 21 June 1953	35°F 8 June 1949, 1 June 1945	3.15 in 18 June 2025
July	102°F 10 July 1936, 9 July 1936	42°F 9 July 1963	3.33 in 12 July 2006
August	99°F 28 August 1948, 26 August 1948	36°F 30 August 1965	4.14 in 29 August 1893
September	99°F 3 September 1953	28°F 28 September 1947	3.47 in 14 September 1979
October	91°F 5 October 1951	19°F 25 October 1879	3.77 in 20 October 1873
November	81°F 5 November 2024, 1 November 1950	1°F 30 November 1875	2.07 in 29 November 1945
December	72°F 3 December 1982	-16°F 20 December 1942	1.72 in 27 December 1894

Streaks, months and years

The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Rochester, NY: 9 days, from Tuesday 28 August to Wednesday 5 September 1973.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Rochester, NY: 41 days, from Friday 27 January to Wednesday 8 March 1978.
The wettest month on record in Rochester, NY: July 1947, with 9.70 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Rochester, NY: October 1924, with 0.08 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Rochester, NY: 1873, with 49.89 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Rochester, NY: 1887, with 20.30 in of precipitation.

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Rochester, NY by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 91, came in the 1910s; the most record lows, 73, 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	69	39	10
1910s	91	51	10
1920s	60	37	10
1930s	79	31	10
1940s	77	64	10
1950s	48	49	10
1960s	30	73	10
1970s	35	69	10
1980s	28	33	10
1990s	29	22	10
2000s	22	8	10
2010s	39	11	10
2020s	20	2	7

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