The Binghamton area has seen its fair share of weather patterns, ranging from cold winters, flash flooding throughout rainy seasons and of course, sweltering temperatures in the summer.
According to National Weather Service data outlining the highest max temperature recorded in the Binghamton area by day, 2025 has seen three days reach the highest recorded temperature.
In an especially hot June, 84 degrees was the highest temperature ever recorded on June 4, and the 91-degree days later in the month were the hottest on June 23-24 as well.
Here are some of the most asked questions and some fun facts about record temperatures in the Binghamton area, based on National Weather Service data beginning in 1951.
The highest-recorded temperature in the Binghamton area by month
January: 63 degrees on Jan. 8, 2008.
February: 70 degrees on Feb. 24, 2017.
March: 82 degrees on March 30-31, 1998.
April: 89 degrees on April 27, 2009.
May: 89 degrees on May 20, 1996.
June: 94 degrees on June 26, 1952.
July: 98 degrees on July 16, 1988.
August: 95 degrees on Aug. 9, 2001, and Aug. 14, 2002.
September: 96 degrees on Sept. 2-3, 1953.
October: 85 degrees on Oct. 5, 1951.
November: 77 degrees on Nov. 2, 1982.
December: 65 degrees on Dec. 1, 2006, and Dec. 6, 1982.
What is the highest temperature ever recorded in the Binghamton area?
The highest temperature ever recorded in Binghamton peaked at 98 degrees on July 16, 1988.
Which year holds the most records for hottest days in Binghamton?
1953 holds the highest number of days with record high temperatures, with a total of 17. 1988, 1991 and 2012 each have 13 days that recorded a peak temperature.
Notably, 2024 has the highest number of hottest days on record since 2012, with 11 days.
What decade holds the most records for hottest days in Binghamton?
Though 1953 holds the record for highest number of days with peak temperatures, the 2010s hold the record for hottest days in a decade, with 62 days. Though the 2020s are only halfway done, the decade already has more hottest days on record than the 1960s, 1970s and 1990s, and is on track to be the decade with the hottest days on record.
1950s: 55
1960s: 22
1970s: 31
1980s: 49
1990s: 35
2000s: 53
2010s: 62
2020-2025: 40
Are there any years without a record temperature in the Binghamton area?
Out of the 74 years the National Weather Service has tracked Binghamton weather, only eight years have none of the hottest days on record. No hottest days on record can be found in the three-year span from 1968-70, in 1978 and the two-year spans between 1992-93 and 2003-4.
This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Binghamton heat facts: How this year compares to past summers in terms of temperature
Reporting by Riccardo Monico, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin / Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin
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