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Albany, NY

42.747°N, 73.799°W · station ALBthr · 153 years of record
62°F
forecast high · Oct 20

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Albany.
48°SAT10/1754°SUN10/1858°MON10/1962°TUE10/2061°WED10/2159°THU10/2261°FRI10/23

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

#61 / 152
warmest Oct 20 in 152 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 20 ever

80°F
set in 1965

Coolest Oct 20 ever

37°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 62°F — 61st warmest Oct 20 of 152 years · record 80°F (1965) · warmest since 2025.
1874: 59°F1875: 58°F1876: 57°F1877: 44°F1878: 56°F1879: 52°F1880: 52°F1881: 60°F1882: 52°F1883: 61°F1884: 53°F1885: 72°F1886: 69°F1887: 59°F1888: 46°F1889: 70°F1890: 51°F1891: 52°F1892: 66°F1893: 59°F1894: 70°F1895: 48°F1896: 47°F1897: 58°F1898: 59°F1899: 54°F1900: 54°F1901: 52°F1902: 63°F1903: 70°F1904: 70°F1905: 65°F1906: 67°F1907: 41°F1908: 61°F1909: 55°F1910: 72°F1911: 68°F1912: 65°F1913: 65°F1914: 71°F1915: 65°F1916: 63°F1917: 49°F1918: 57°F1919: 51°F1920: 69°F1921: 56°F1922: 45°F1923: 63°F1924: 60°F1925: 49°F1926: 40°F1927: 56°F1928: 75°F1929: 75°F1930: 47°F1931: 68°F1932: 64°F1933: 62°F1934: 48°F1935: 66°F1936: 58°F1937: 69°F1938: 65°F1939: 65°F1940: 40°F1941: 63°F1942: 55°F1943: 53°F1944: 58°F1945: 66°F1946: 49°F1947: 75°F1948: 50°F1949: 72°F1950: 65°F1951: 53°F1952: 54°F1953: 72°F1954: 57°F1955: 63°F1956: 55°F1957: 57°F1958: 61°F1959: 68°F1960: 49°F1961: 65°F1962: 71°F1963: 71°F1964: 59°F1965: 80°F1966: 49°F1967: 57°F1968: 71°F1969: 75°F1970: 62°F1971: 63°F1972: 48°F1973: 55°F1974: 37°F1975: 56°F1976: 49°F1977: 54°F1978: 55°F1979: 74°F1980: 63°F1981: 56°F1982: 70°F1983: 50°F1984: 71°F1985: 53°F1986: 65°F1987: 62°F1988: 53°F1989: 58°F1990: 57°F1991: 52°F1992: 44°F1993: 51°F1994: 67°F1995: 66°F1996: 55°F1997: 61°F1998: 59°F1999: 52°F2000: 61°F2001: 64°F2002: 55°F2003: 52°F2004: 45°F2005: 54°F2006: 60°F2007: 70°F2008: 53°F2009: 59°F2010: 59°F2011: 70°F2012: 64°F2013: 60°F2014: 56°F2015: 64°F2016: 72°F2017: 71°F2018: 62°F2019: 54°F2020: 58°F2021: 75°F2022: 57°F2023: 63°F2024: 71°F2025: 67°F62° forecast35404550556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2062°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record80°F
This-date rank#61 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 Oct 15.

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: 59°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise6:09 AM
Sunset5:12 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight11h 02m · losing 20 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 Oct 20 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 90th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 11. Record: 32 in 1955.

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