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Albany, NY

42.747°N, 73.799°W · station ALBthr · 153 years of record
80°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Albany.
72°TUE9/173°WED9/280°THU9/379°FRI9/476°SAT9/575°SUN9/676°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Albany — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#56 / 152
warmest Sep 3 in 152 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

100°F
set in 1953

Coolest Sep 3 ever

58°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 80°F — 56th warmest Sep 3 of 152 years · record 100°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
1874: 85°F1875: 85°F1876: 72°F1877: 65°F1878: 82°F1879: 79°F1880: 80°F1881: 75°F1882: 85°F1883: 66°F1884: 77°F1885: 71°F1886: 80°F1887: 69°F1888: 76°F1889: 85°F1890: 75°F1891: 79°F1892: 68°F1893: 68°F1894: 76°F1895: 82°F1896: 72°F1897: 69°F1898: 93°F1899: 85°F1900: 91°F1901: 81°F1902: 79°F1903: 83°F1904: 80°F1905: 73°F1906: 80°F1907: 78°F1908: 79°F1909: 81°F1910: 67°F1911: 79°F1912: 65°F1913: 87°F1914: 77°F1915: 85°F1916: 72°F1917: 74°F1918: 75°F1919: 70°F1920: 71°F1921: 89°F1922: 77°F1923: 81°F1924: 71°F1925: 67°F1926: 73°F1927: 82°F1928: 74°F1929: 95°F1930: 80°F1931: 72°F1932: 88°F1933: 73°F1934: 80°F1935: 72°F1936: 60°F1937: 91°F1938: 76°F1939: 83°F1940: 73°F1941: 82°F1942: 73°F1943: 69°F1944: 89°F1945: 77°F1946: 72°F1947: 83°F1948: 74°F1949: 81°F1950: 64°F1951: 69°F1952: 87°F1953: 100°F1954: 82°F1955: 79°F1956: 84°F1957: 88°F1958: 76°F1959: 85°F1960: 78°F1961: 90°F1962: 77°F1963: 80°F1964: 75°F1965: 79°F1966: 68°F1967: 75°F1968: 83°F1969: 70°F1970: 70°F1971: 81°F1972: 81°F1973: 91°F1974: 58°F1975: 69°F1976: 65°F1977: 81°F1978: 78°F1979: 86°F1980: 90°F1981: 67°F1982: 76°F1983: 85°F1984: 69°F1985: 77°F1986: 73°F1987: 70°F1988: 81°F1989: 74°F1990: 74°F1991: 79°F1992: 75°F1993: 87°F1994: 70°F1995: 75°F1996: 83°F1997: 71°F1998: 75°F1999: 88°F2000: 84°F2001: 79°F2002: 80°F2003: 69°F2004: 71°F2005: 78°F2006: 70°F2007: 84°F2008: 87°F2009: 79°F2010: 86°F2011: 81°F2012: 81°F2013: 77°F2014: 81°F2015: 89°F2016: 78°F2017: 58°F2018: 94°F2019: 79°F2020: 71°F2021: 71°F2022: 83°F2023: 86°F2024: 74°F2025: 80°F80° forecast556065707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 380°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#56 of 152
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1911)
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°FJan 13, 1932-28°FJan 19, 1971
Feb74°FFeb 24, 2017-22°FFeb 15, 1943
Mar89°FMar 31, 1998-21°FMar 6, 1948
Apr93°FApr 20, 19419°FApr 1, 1923
May97°FMay 22, 191126°FMay 8, 1968
Jun100°FJun 9, 193335°FJun 1, 1945
Jul104°FJul 4, 191140°FJul 2, 1978
Aug102°FAug 7, 191834°FAug 29, 1982
Sep100°FSep 2, 195324°FSep 27, 1947
Oct91°FOct 5, 194116°FOct 24, 1969
Nov82°FNov 2, 1950-11°FNov 26, 1938
Dec72°FDec 24, 2015-22°FDec 25, 1969
All-time104°FJul 4, 1911-28°FJan 19, 1971

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Albany so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 31, 1917

Coldest high ever

-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 20, 1942
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan56°FJan 15, 1995-7°FJan 15, 1957
Feb50°FFeb 20, 1981-8°FFeb 15, 1943
Mar59°FMar 29, 19456°FMar 1, 1886
Apr63°FApr 4, 198125°FApr 1, 1919
May74°FMay 31, 189542°FMay 19, 1976
Jun77°FJun 28, 188048°FJun 1, 1946
Jul81°FJul 31, 191760°FJul 5, 1972
Aug78°FAug 8, 191857°FAug 29, 1903
Sep75°FSep 4, 188050°FSep 24, 1950
Oct70°FOct 5, 192635°FOct 30, 1925
Nov67°FNov 6, 202210°FNov 30, 1875
Dec54°FDec 12, 1911-8°FDec 20, 1942
All-time81°FJul 31, 1917-8°FDec 20, 1942

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

10 days
record run, ended Sep 5 1953

So far in 2026

8 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Albany's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 78°F · forecast is +2° 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

Sunrise5:20 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Solar noon11:55 AM
Daylight13h 11m · losing 19 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Albany — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
8 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 82nd most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 10. Record: 32 in 1955.

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