Allentown, PA

Pennsylvania · Records since 1922–2026

☁️ 78°F Feels like 83°
Currently in Allentown
As of 11:00 AM EDT

Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

97°F

August 11, 1949

+12° from 85° normal

❄ Record Low

47°F

August 11, 1972

-17° from 64° normal
🌞 Normal high: 85°F 🌑 Normal low: 64°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Allentown

🔥
105°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 3, 1966
-15°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1994
🌧
8.71"
Wettest Day Ever
Oct 8, 2005
30.2"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 23, 2016

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 97°F August 11, 1949
2 95°F August 11, 1944
3 95°F August 11, 1926
4 94°F August 11, 2002
5 94°F August 11, 1988
6 93°F August 11, 2016
7 93°F August 11, 2010
8 93°F August 11, 1966
9 92°F August 11, 2021
10 92°F August 11, 2005

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 47°F August 11, 1972
2 51°F August 11, 1941
3 52°F August 11, 1930
4 53°F August 11, 2008
5 53°F August 11, 1954
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1922–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Allentown

threshold: 91°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
96°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
11
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

89 of 222 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1922–2026
17
2026 so far
17
Avg/year 1970–2025
23
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
41
Most in a year (1966)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Allentown

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 18, 1923 – Jun 26, 1923 9 100°F (Jun 20) 96°F 68°F
2 Jul 15, 1955 – Jul 23, 1955 9 100°F (Jul 22) 95°F 67°F
3 Jul 28, 2002 – Aug 5, 2002 9 99°F (Aug 2) 94°F 69°F
4 Aug 11, 2002 – Aug 19, 2002 9 99°F (Aug 14) 95°F 67°F
5 Jun 20, 1943 – Jun 28, 1943 9 98°F (Jun 26) 94°F 68°F
6 Jul 17, 2011 – Jul 24, 2011 8 104°F (Jul 22) 96°F 71°F
7 Aug 27, 1953 – Sep 3, 1953 8 99°F (Aug 31) 97°F 66°F
8 Aug 2, 1930 – Aug 9, 1930 8 98°F (Aug 4) 94°F 67°F
9 Aug 10, 1944 – Aug 17, 1944 8 98°F (Aug 12) 96°F 68°F
10 Aug 28, 1973 – Sep 4, 1973 8 97°F (Aug 28) 94°F 69°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

34
2026 so far
above-normal nights
42.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
59
Most in a summer
1994

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

22.75"
2026 YTD
Normal: 28.36"
-5.61"
1.98"
August so far
August normal: 4.56"
-2.58"
8.09"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 14.26"
-6.17"
4
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — July 2026

75.2°F

Average temperature · July 2026

45th-warmest month on record

34th-warmest July of 103 on record

+0.4° vs. 74.8° average (1991–2020)
79.0°F
Warmest month ever
July 1955
79.0°F
Warmest July ever
1955
6
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
101°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 2

Longest 90°F Streak in July

4 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 1–4, 2026, peaking at 101°F)

The longest July streak since 2024 (2 years). The July record is 15 days, set in 1966.

100°F Milestone

Allentown reached 101°F in 2026 — the first time it hit 100°F since 2011 (15 years).


Average July Temperature by Year

1924–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1955 79.0°F
2 1949 78.3°F
3 1999 78.0°F
4 2011 78.0°F
5 2020 78.0°F
6 2019 77.9°F
7 1988 77.9°F
8 1994 77.6°F
9 2012 77.5°F
10 2025 77.3°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1955 79.0°F
2 July 1949 78.3°F
3 August 1980 78.2°F
4 July 1999 78.0°F
5 July 2011 78.0°F
6 July 2020 78.0°F
7 July 2019 77.9°F
8 July 1988 77.9°F
9 July 1994 77.6°F
10 July 2012 77.5°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Allentown, PA 75.2°F 34th of 103
Belvidere, NJ 74.4°F 39th of 113
Reading, PA 77.1°F 30th of 130
Mount Pocono, PA 68.8°F 23rd of 113
Trenton, NJ 76.4°F 54th of 132
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1195 complete months on record.