All-time weather records — Scarsdale, NY
Climate change signal in Scarsdale
of Scarsdale's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 37 | 31 | ||
| 1950s | 58 | 37 | ||
| 1960s | 28 | 39 | ||
| 1970s | 42 | 37 | ||
| 1980s | 62 | 53 | ||
| 1990s | 60 | 118 | ||
| 2000s | 66 | 48 | ||
| 2010s | 13 | 3 |
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 1945, the latest in 2012. Period of observation: 1945-2012.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 73.0°F — Jan 26, 1950 | -9.9°F — Jan 27, 1994 | 3.75 in — Jan 21, 1979 |
| February | 75.0°F — Feb 24, 1985 | -5.1°F — Feb 2, 1961 | 3.20 in — Feb 2, 1973 |
| March | 86.0°F — Mar 31, 1998 | 1.9°F — Mar 7, 2003 | 4.28 in — Mar 13, 1953 |
| April | 96.1°F — Apr 17, 2002 | 17.1°F — Apr 7, 1982 | 5.34 in — Apr 5, 1984 |
| May | 97.0°F — May 20, 1996 | 28.9°F — May 14, 1996 | 5.44 in — May 29, 1968 |
| June | 99.0°F — Jun 26, 1952 | 37.9°F — Jun 1, 2001 | 5.69 in — Jun 19, 1972 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 21, 1980 | 45.0°F — Jul 8, 2009 | 3.28 in — Jul 23, 1946 |
| August | 102.0°F — Aug 26, 1948 | 44.1°F — Aug 29, 1982 | 4.77 in — Aug 13, 1955 |
| September | 100.9°F — Sep 2, 1953 | 33.1°F — Sep 28, 1947 | 7.62 in — Sep 16, 1999 |
| October | 89.1°F — Oct 10, 1949 | 27.0°F — Oct 11, 1993 | 4.31 in — Oct 15, 1955 |
| November | 82.0°F — Nov 1, 1950 | 12.0°F — Nov 24, 1989 | 5.25 in — Nov 8, 1977 |
| December | 77.0°F — Dec 7, 1998 | -4.0°F — Dec 25, 1980 | 3.21 in — Dec 21, 1973 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Scarsdale.