Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 103°F on 1999-07-05; its coldest fell to -16°F on 1994-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
68°F2007-01-06
1°F1994-01-19
57°F1998-01-08
-16°F1994-01-21
February
74°F2018-02-21
15°F2026-02-08
54°F1990-02-23
-5°F2014-02-12
March
81°F1998-03-30
23°F2015-03-06
59°F1998-03-31
-6°F2015-03-06
April
92°F2002-04-17
30°F1982-04-07
64°F2002-04-18
18°F1982-04-07
May
95°F2026-05-19
47°F2020-05-09
71°F1991-05-31
32°F2020-05-10
June
99°F2025-06-24
59°F1997-06-03
76°F2025-06-24
41°F1986-06-03
July
103°F1999-07-05
65°F1997-07-24
79°F2011-07-23
49°F1988-07-01
August
102°F2001-08-09
66°F2007-08-21
78°F2016-08-14
44°F1982-08-29
September
98°F2023-09-06
51°F1984-09-28
75°F1993-09-03
38°F1991-09-28
October
95°F2019-10-02
39°F2011-10-29
71°F2017-10-08
25°F2011-10-30
November
81°F2024-11-06
29°F1996-11-28
63°F2018-11-02
17°F2018-11-23
December
75°F1998-12-07
10°F1983-12-25
57°F2015-12-24
0°F1989-12-23

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
75°F1998-12-07
1°F1994-01-19
57°F2015-12-24
-16°F1994-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
95°F2026-05-19
23°F2015-03-06
71°F1991-05-31
-6°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
103°F1999-07-05
59°F1997-06-03
79°F2011-07-23
41°F1986-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
98°F2023-09-06
29°F1996-11-28
75°F1993-09-03
17°F2018-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Philadelphia has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 103°F 1999-07-05
Lowest 1°F 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 79°F 2011-07-23
Lowest -16°F 1994-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 139°F 2026-07-02
Lowest -38°F 1994-01-19

Humidity

Highest 24.5 g/m³ 2013-07-19
Lowest 0.9 g/m³ 1994-01-19

Wind

Highest 38 mph 1996-01-27
Lowest 3 mph 2026-06-28

Precip

Wettest 4.53 in 1999-09-16
Driest 41-day dry spell 2024-09-30

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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