New York · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Albany, NY

42.747°N, 73.799°W · station ALBthr · 153 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Albany.
68°TUE7/1476°WED7/1566°THU7/1664°FRI7/1762°SAT7/1864°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#56 / 152
coldest Jul 18 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

46°F
set in 1939

Mildest Jul 18 ever

77°F
set in 2013

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Albany. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4662771874: 56°F1875: 55°F1876: 64°F1877: 65°F1878: 74°F1879: 58°F1880: 70°F1881: 61°F1882: 70°F1883: 64°F1884: 61°F1885: 65°F1886: 61°F1887: 74°F1888: 60°F1889: 56°F1890: 61°F1891: 64°F1892: 51°F1893: 67°F1894: 66°F1895: 67°F1896: 56°F1897: 64°F1898: 68°F1899: 66°F1900: 66°F1901: 69°F1902: 63°F1903: 60°F1904: 66°F1905: 75°F1906: 66°F1907: 72°F1908: 58°F1909: 58°F1910: 59°F1911: 63°F1912: 57°F1913: 64°F1914: 71°F1915: 65°F1916: 69°F1917: 66°F1918: 61°F1919: 64°F1920: 53°F1921: 67°F1922: 70°F1923: 59°F1924: 61°F1925: 56°F1926: 64°F1927: 66°F1928: 65°F1929: 65°F1930: 66°F1931: 67°F1932: 68°F1933: 58°F1934: 57°F1935: 68°F1936: 59°F1937: 64°F1938: 65°F1939: 46°F1940: 54°F1941: 52°F1942: 66°F1943: 62°F1944: 59°F1945: 65°F1946: 50°F1947: 70°F1948: 63°F1949: 71°F1950: 65°F1951: 61°F1952: 62°F1953: 68°F1954: 57°F1955: 68°F1956: 49°F1957: 57°F1958: 50°F1959: 67°F1960: 57°F1961: 64°F1962: 62°F1963: 67°F1964: 58°F1965: 62°F1966: 64°F1967: 60°F1968: 71°F1969: 64°F1970: 60°F1971: 48°F1972: 64°F1973: 52°F1974: 63°F1975: 69°F1976: 54°F1977: 68°F1978: 56°F1979: 61°F1980: 68°F1981: 53°F1982: 70°F1983: 62°F1984: 57°F1985: 56°F1986: 65°F1987: 57°F1988: 69°F1989: 61°F1990: 63°F1991: 70°F1992: 66°F1993: 54°F1994: 65°F1995: 69°F1996: 61°F1997: 67°F1998: 61°F1999: 70°F2000: 62°F2001: 62°F2002: 67°F2003: 61°F2004: 64°F2005: 75°F2006: 73°F2007: 62°F2008: 65°F2009: 62°F2010: 65°F2011: 69°F2012: 70°F2013: 77°F2014: 53°F2015: 70°F2016: 66°F2017: 64°F2018: 62°F2019: 70°F2020: 62°F2021: 61°F2022: 73°F2023: 68°F2024: 68°F2025: 59°F62° forecast187419392025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1862°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#56 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-28°F (1971)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Albany in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan71°F1932-28°F1971
Feb74°F2017-22°F1943
Mar89°F1998-21°F1948
Apr93°F19419°F1923
May97°F191126°F1968
Jun100°F193335°F1945
Jul104°F191140°F1978
Aug102°F191834°F1982
Sep100°F195324°F1947
Oct91°F194116°F1969
Nov82°F1950-11°F1938
Dec72°F2015-22°F1969
All-time104°F1911-28°F1971

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Albany so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

118 days
record run, ended Mar 19 1959

So far in 2026

86 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Albany's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 63°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 16°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 18°FMar: 44°FMar: 26°FApr: 58°FApr: 37°FMay: 70°FMay: 48°FJun: 78°FJun: 57°FJul: 83°FJul: 62°FAug: 81°FAug: 61°FSep: 73°FSep: 53°FOct: 61°FOct: 41°FNov: 48°FNov: 32°FDec: 37°FDec: 23°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:29 AM
Sunset7:33 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight15h 04m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.75°N, 73.80°W

Nearby Stations

Glens Falls, NY42 mi NWestfield, MA68 mi SEPoughkeepsie, NY77 mi SHartford, CT79 mi SEWorcester, MA103 mi EBridgeport, CT114 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Albany's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Albany, NY — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Albany's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Albany, NY — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's low at Albany, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Albany, NY daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Albany — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
86 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 88th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 88. Record: 112 in 1971.

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