All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania since 1875. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Pittsburgh since 1875.

Located in western Pennsylvania where the Monongahela and Allegheny Rivers join to form the Ohio River, the city of Pittsburgh tends to have a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of Pennsylvania. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Pittsburgh, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Pennsylvania.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Pittsburgh is 125 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Pennsylvania is 153 degrees; a difference of 28 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Pittsburgh is 103 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Pittsburgh is 103 degrees, which has occurred on three different dates. The first time it was 103 degrees in the city was on July 10, 1881. It was also a record 103 degrees on August 6, 1918, and on July 16, 1988.

Days when the temperature reaches 100 degrees are pretty rare in Pittsburgh. Since 1875, there have only been about 20 days when the temperature reached or exceeded 100 degrees in the city.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Pittsburgh of 103 degrees is exactly three degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Pittsburgh is roughly 1,200 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Pennsylvania is 111 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Pennsylvania is 111 degrees, which occurred on July 10, 1936, in Phoenixville.

The borough of Phoenixville is located in eastern Pennsylvania, around 30 miles northwest of Philadelphia, and about 280 miles east of Pittsburgh. Former major league baseball players Mike Piazza and Andre Thorton grew up in Phoenixville, while pitcher John Smiley was born there.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Pittsburgh (103) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Pennsylvania (111) is eight degrees. A significant statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Pittsburgh is -22 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Pittsburgh is -22 degrees, which occurred on January 19, 1994. Obviously, it can get pretty cold in Pittsburgh. Since 1875, the city has had 10 days when the temperature was -15 degrees or colder.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Pennsylvania is -42 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Pennsylvania is -42 degrees, which occurred on January 5, 1904, in Smethport. The borough of Smethport is located in northern Pennsylvania, about 150 miles northeast of Pittsburgh.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Pittsburgh (-22) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Pennsylvania (-42) is 20 degrees. A huge statistical difference. Even though it can get pretty cold in Pittsburgh in the winter, it gets a lot colder in other parts of the Keystone State.

Overall, while it can get pretty hot in the summer and pretty cold in the winter in Pittsburgh, the extremes in the state of Pennsylvania are quite a bit hotter and colder than in the Steel City.