What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Rochester, New York in February?

Do you know what the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in Rochester, New York is in the month of February? The answer to that weather trivia question will probably shock and astound you.

The average daily temperature in Rochester, New York in the month of February is just 24.5 degrees. February is the second coldest month in the city behind January which is good for visitors, travelers and tourists to Rochester to know. Rochester is notorious for its cold weather which makes this trivia question pretty interesting and lets people living in Rochester know Spring is coming.

Weather temperatures have officially been kept in Rochester, New York since 1872. So the hottest temperature record for February in Rochester is from 1873 until the present day.

What's the Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Rochester, New York in February?

• 73 degrees on February 21, 1997

That's right the hottest weather temperature ever recorded in Rochester, New York in the month of February is a sweltering 73 degrees. That record hottest temperature for the month of February in Rochester was set on February 21, 1997.

How unusual is a 70 degree weather temperature day in Rochester in February? Since 1872, there have only been four days when the temperature reached 70 degree days in the month of February. 

The temperature reached 71 degrees on February 20, 2018.  It was exactly 70 degrees on both February 24, 1906 and on February 11, 1932, in addition to the dates above. 

Will the temperature rise to 70 degrees this February in Rochester? Since it's only happened four times since 1872, a 70 degree day is unlikely but since it has happened in the past it could certainly happen this February in Rochester, New York.