New York · county areal climate 1951–2025
Rensselaer County, NY
A 47.9°F / 44.2" normal · 2025 ran -0.1°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Aug 29: This area is running
-0.4°F (48.7°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
53rd coldest start of 76 years. Precipitation
92% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
47.9°F
annual mean · 44.2" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
-0.1°F
47.8°F · 41.0" (93% of normal)
Warmest Year
50.4°F
2024 · coldest 44.3°F (1978)
Wettest Year
56.6in
2011 · driest 26.8" (1964)
Hottest Day
96.4°F
Sep 3 · 1953
Coldest Day
-24.7°F
Jan 27 · 1994
Biggest Rain Day
3.7in
Sep 17 · 1999
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.