Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in Syracuse, New York

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Syracuse, New York since 1902. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Syracuse since 1902.

Located at the southern end of Onondaga Lake in central Upstate New York, the city of Syracuse has a milder climate than the extremes found in the Empire State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Syracuse, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in New York State.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Syracuse is 128 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of New York is 160 degrees; a difference of 32 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Syracuse, New York

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Syracuse is 102 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Syracuse is 102 degrees, which occurred July 9, 1936.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are rare in Syracuse, as the city has only had 10 days since 1902 when the temperature reached the century mark or above. Syracuse only averages around eight days a year when the temperature climbs to 90 degrees or above.

I was born in New York State, and every year as I grew up my family would travel to Syracuse for the New York State Fair. That was always a lot of fun, and there are many other fun things to do in and around the Syracuse area. There are plenty of bars and restaurants located around Syracuse University, which was just named the top party school in America, and lots of recreational activities around Onondaga Lake.

In addition to boating and fishing activities on Onondaga Lake, Syracuse is located just to the northeast of the Finger Lakes region, which is a major tourist destination in New York State. There are many wineries, waterfalls, lakes, rivers, and state parks that are very popular with tourists in the Finger Lakes area near Syracuse.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Syracuse of 102 degrees is two degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Syracuse is over 1,400 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York State is 108 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of New York is 108 degrees, which occurred on July 22, 1926, in Troy, which is located about 150 miles east of Syracuse.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Syracuse (102) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of New York (108) is six degrees. A decent sized statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Syracuse is -26 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in Syracuse is -26 degrees, which has occurred on three different dates. The first time it was a record -26 degrees in Syracuse was on December 20, 1942, the second time was on January 26, 1966, and the third time was on February 18, 1979.

Syracuse can get pretty cold in the winter, as the city averages around eight days a year when the temperature drops below zero, and has had about a dozen days since 1902 when the temperature dropped below -22 degrees. Syracuse averages 136 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

Syracuse, which has a metro area population of over 660,000 people, is well known for cold and snowy winters. The city gets lake effect snow and snowstorms from the Great Lakes, and Syracuse can also get nor'easter snowstorms moving up from the south.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in New York State is -52 Degrees 

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of New York is -52 degrees, which occurred on February 18, 1979, in Old Forge, which is located about 100 miles northeast of Syracuse.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Syracuse (-26) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of New York (-52) is 26 degrees. A huge statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Syracuse has a milder climate than the extremes in New York State.