Thermograph

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

Tacoma weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Tacoma, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 97°F on 1994-07-21; its coldest fell to 13°F on 1985-11-23.

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
61°F2005-01-19
23°F2024-01-13
55°F2024-01-28
18°F2024-01-13
February
66°F1986-02-28
20°F1989-02-03
53°F1986-02-24
13°F1989-02-03
March
75°F2004-03-29
33°F1989-03-02
54°F2026-03-20
18°F1989-03-03
April
84°F2016-04-19
43°F2022-04-13
59°F1992-04-27
34°F2008-04-20
May
86°F1987-05-09
49°F1988-05-02
61°F1992-05-25
37°F2002-05-07
June
96°F2021-06-29
55°F2026-06-06
73°F2021-06-27
44°F1991-06-04
July
97°F1994-07-21
60°F1999-07-17
72°F2006-07-24
48°F1981-07-08
August
95°F1981-08-12
62°F1991-08-28
69°F1992-08-13
49°F1980-08-29
September
89°F1981-09-08
55°F2007-09-30
65°F2017-09-05
41°F1985-09-29
October
84°F1987-10-02
45°F1991-10-29
63°F2003-10-17
33°F2019-10-30
November
64°F2016-11-08
26°F1985-11-23
57°F2008-11-07
13°F1985-11-23
December
62°F2014-12-10
24°F1990-12-29
56°F1980-12-26
15°F1990-12-21

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)
66°F1986-02-28
20°F1989-02-03
56°F1980-12-26
13°F1989-02-03
Spring (Mar–May)
86°F1987-05-09
33°F1989-03-02
61°F1992-05-25
18°F1989-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
97°F1994-07-21
55°F2026-06-06
73°F2021-06-27
44°F1991-06-04
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
89°F1981-09-08
26°F1985-11-23
65°F2017-09-05
13°F1985-11-23

All-time records

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

High

Highest 97°F 1994-07-21
Lowest 20°F 1989-02-03

Low

Highest 73°F 2021-06-27
Lowest 13°F 1985-11-23

Feels-like

Highest 126°F 2021-06-29
Lowest -2°F 1989-02-03

Humidity

Highest 17.4 g/m³ 2009-07-29
Lowest 1.4 g/m³ 1983-12-24

Wind

Highest 31 mph 1993-01-20
Lowest 2 mph 2026-07-08

Gust

Highest 72 mph 1993-01-20
Lowest 5 mph 2026-01-02

Precip

Wettest 3.29 in 2019-12-20
Driest 10-day dry spell 1992-06-18

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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