All-time weather records — Potsdam, NY

Record high
102.0°F
August 1, 1936
Record low
-36.0°F
February 15, 2016
Wettest day
4.15 in
June 19, 1940

Climate change signal in Potsdam

66.1%

of Potsdam's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (242 of 366 records since 2015).

76%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (278 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1930s
6
7
1940s
1
·
1950s
·
·
1960s
·
·
1970s
·
·
1980s
·
·
1990s
·
·
2000s
·
·
2010s
241
256
2020s
118
103

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1936, the latest in 2025. Period of observation: 1934-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 62.1°F — Jan 31, 2013 -27.0°F — Jan 1, 2018 1.67 in — Jan 20, 1996
February 66.9°F — Feb 28, 2024 -36.0°F — Feb 15, 2016 2.41 in — Feb 17, 1954
March 81.0°F — Mar 22, 2012 -15.0°F — Mar 7, 2014 3.77 in — Mar 5, 1971
April 88.0°F — Apr 28, 2017 7.0°F — Apr 5, 2016 1.90 in — Apr 23, 1993
May 93.0°F — May 28, 2020 25.0°F — May 9, 2020 2.00 in — May 11, 2000
June 100.9°F — Jun 12, 2012 35.1°F — Jun 4, 2023 4.15 in — Jun 19, 1940
July 100.9°F — Jul 14, 2012 43.0°F — Jul 14, 2023 3.20 in — Jul 5, 1951
August 102.0°F — Aug 1, 1936 42.1°F — Aug 26, 1936 4.06 in — Aug 10, 2024
September 90.0°F — Sep 6, 2018 28.9°F — Sep 19, 2014 3.65 in — Sep 5, 2012
October 84.9°F — Oct 5, 2023 19.0°F — Oct 19, 2015 3.80 in — Oct 1, 2010
November 75.9°F — Nov 1, 2024 -5.1°F — Nov 23, 2018 2.96 in — Nov 9, 1996
December 66.9°F — Dec 25, 2015 -24.0°F — Dec 29, 2017 2.50 in — Dec 9, 2008

Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Potsdam.