Philadelphia Weather in 1942

Historical record of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania weather for the year 1942 based on NOAA data.

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1942 Philadelphia Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	July 19
Lowest temperature	1 °F	December 21
Highest daily low	77 °F	July 20
Lowest daily high	13 °F	December 20
Most daily precipitation	2.4 inches	August 12
Most daily snow	3.0 inches	December 17
Total annual precipitation	43.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	11.6 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Philadelphia in 1942?

The highest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1942 was 99 °F which happened on July 19.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1942

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Jul 19
2	96 °F	Jul 20
3	95 °F	Jul 14
3	95 °F	May 30
5	93 °F	Jun 20
6	92 °F	Sep 17
6	92 °F	Sep 15
6	92 °F	Aug 1
6	92 °F	Jun 13
6	92 °F	Jun 7

What was the coldest temperature in Philadelphia in 1942?

The lowest temperature recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1942 was 1 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Philadelphia in 1942

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	1 °F	December 21
1	1 °F	December 20
3	3 °F	January 11
3	3 °F	January 10
5	5 °F	January 8
6	8 °F	January 12
6	8 °F	January 9
8	9 °F	February 3
8	9 °F	January 6
10	10 °F	February 2

January 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	53	31	0.19	0.0
January 2	59	30	0.12	0.0
January 3	39	28	0.16	0.0
January 4	35	30	0.36	1.5
January 5	35	15	0.00	0.0
January 6	18	9	0.00	0.0
January 7	22	12	0.00	0.0
January 8	15	5	0.00	0.0
January 9	25	8	0.03	0.0
January 10	23	3	0.02	1.5
January 11	28	3	0.00	0.0
January 12	38	8	0.00	0.0
January 13	37	21	0.00	0.0
January 14	48	19	0.00	0.0
January 15	43	32	0.00	0.0
January 16	39	16	0.00	0.0
January 17	37	13	0.00	0.0
January 18	56	26	0.00	0.0
January 19	53	38	0.71	0.0
January 20	45	33	0.05	0.0
January 21	44	26	0.00	0.0
January 22	41	22	0.00	0.0
January 23	49	28	0.00	0.0
January 24	57	31	0.00	0.0
January 25	42	32	0.00	0.0
January 26	39	32	0.00	0.0
January 27	40	32	0.00	0.0
January 28	38	26	0.26	0.0
January 29	32	18	0.00	0.0
January 30	32	16	0.00	0.0
January 31	54	28	0.59	0.0

February 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	40	29	0.00	0.0
February 2	30	10	0.00	0.0
February 3	26	9	0.00	0.0
February 4	33	13	0.00	0.0
February 5	38	30	0.31	1.8
February 6	38	32	0.06	0.0
February 7	40	35	1.35	0.0
February 8	38	19	0.02	0.1
February 9	35	16	0.00	0.0
February 10	35	21	0.00	0.0
February 11	40	27	0.00	0.0
February 12	33	19	0.00	0.0
February 13	38	18	0.00	0.0
February 14	42	24	0.00	0.0
February 15	40	28	0.00	0.0
February 16	53	29	0.76	0.0
February 17	54	33	0.34	0.0
February 18	42	30	0.00	0.0
February 19	34	14	0.00	0.0
February 20	27	12	0.00	0.0
February 21	32	17	0.00	0.0
February 22	40	22	0.00	0.0
February 23	42	22	0.00	0.0
February 24	39	20	0.00	0.0
February 25	43	24	0.00	0.0
February 26	42	30	0.00	0.0
February 27	42	26	0.00	0.0
February 28	47	29	0.00	0.0

March 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	47	35	0.00	0.0
March 2	47	30	0.40	0.0
March 3	46	36	1.12	0.0
March 4	52	35	0.00	0.0
March 5	53	30	0.00	0.0
March 6	51	36	0.33	0.0
March 7	62	31	0.00	0.0
March 8	69	42	0.33	0.0
March 9	63	37	0.24	0.0
March 10	52	35	0.00	0.0
March 11	63	30	0.00	0.0
March 12	56	36	0.00	0.0
March 13	55	31	0.00	0.0
March 14	42	37	0.77	0.0
March 15	48	36	0.00	0.0
March 16	44	34	0.40	0.0
March 17	71	39	0.02	0.0
March 18	60	41	0.00	0.0
March 19	52	36	0.00	0.0
March 20	59	33	0.00	0.0
March 21	56	37	0.78	0.0
March 22	51	34	0.12	0.0
March 23	45	34	0.00	0.0
March 24	48	33	0.00	0.0
March 25	55	30	0.00	0.0
March 26	55	33	0.00	0.0
March 27	56	33	0.00	0.0
March 28	46	33	0.00	0.0
March 29	40	32	0.54	0.2
March 30	52	32	0.01	0.0
March 31	47	37	0.21	0.0

April 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	51	37	0.00
April 2	61	38	0.00
April 3	72	47	0.00
April 4	67	46	0.00
April 5	81	40	0.00
April 6	87	50	0.00
April 7	81	56	0.00
April 8	66	51	0.00
April 9	52	36	1.04
April 10	41	36	0.06
April 11	47	36	0.01
April 12	51	36	0.00
April 13	55	35	0.00
April 14	64	31	0.00
April 15	77	41	0.00
April 16	80	45	0.00
April 17	72	45	0.01
April 18	59	44	0.00
April 19	53	42	0.00
April 20	52	42	0.00
April 21	55	42	0.00
April 22	72	42	0.00
April 23	75	44	0.00
April 24	81	44	0.00
April 25	82	45	0.00
April 26	85	46	0.00
April 27	70	43	0.00
April 28	65	40	0.00
April 29	70	48	0.02
April 30	90	49	0.00

May 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	90	55	0.00
May 2	85	52	0.00
May 3	88	55	0.00
May 4	84	64	0.00
May 5	75	53	0.00
May 6	72	48	0.02
May 7	72	50	0.28
May 8	65	48	0.00
May 9	66	50	0.01
May 10	70	48	0.00
May 11	73	43	0.00
May 12	84	54	0.00
May 13	84	65	0.00
May 14	84	60	0.00
May 15	80	54	0.00
May 16	74	59	1.44
May 17	74	55	0.01
May 18	75	52	0.00
May 19	74	57	0.00
May 20	81	59	0.00
May 21	85	66	0.00
May 22	76	65	0.09
May 23	76	58	0.00
May 24	78	54	0.00
May 25	70	55	0.00
May 26	77	52	0.02
May 27	82	60	0.00
May 28	80	50	0.00
May 29	83	50	0.00
May 30	95	62	0.00
May 31	91	61	0.00

June 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	76	55	0.06
June 2	63	55	0.02
June 3	71	55	0.00
June 4	83	64	0.07
June 5	85	64	0.00
June 6	88	59	0.00
June 7	92	64	0.17
June 8	76	64	0.00
June 9	85	62	0.00
June 10	85	61	0.00
June 11	85	70	0.06
June 12	84	71	0.14
June 13	92	69	0.00
June 14	84	60	0.05
June 15	81	57	0.00
June 16	85	58	0.00
June 17	82	62	0.09
June 18	84	60	0.00
June 19	86	66	0.00
June 20	93	66	0.00
June 21	90	70	0.18
June 22	85	68	0.04
June 23	85	63	0.02
June 24	80	57	0.00
June 25	80	59	0.00
June 26	80	55	0.03
June 27	66	61	0.81
June 28	83	64	0.00
June 29	85	62	0.00
June 30	87	64	0.00

July 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	88	69	0.17
July 2	73	66	0.82
July 3	87	62	0.00
July 4	90	70	0.03
July 5	88	68	0.00
July 6	90	67	0.00
July 7	80	64	0.00
July 8	83	62	0.00
July 9	85	64	0.00
July 10	84	59	0.35
July 11	85	66	0.93
July 12	87	68	0.00
July 13	90	64	0.00
July 14	95	71	0.00
July 15	85	66	0.00
July 16	85	62	0.00
July 17	91	69	0.00
July 18	84	71	0.39
July 19	99	72	0.00
July 20	96	77	0.05
July 21	87	71	0.00
July 22	85	66	0.00
July 23	86	64	0.00
July 24	81	64	0.03
July 25	84	69	0.00
July 26	85	68	0.03
July 27	90	73	0.69
July 28	91	70	0.04
July 29	91	69	0.10
July 30	89	68	0.00
July 31	82	70	1.56

August 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	92	71	0.00
August 2	90	72	0.38
August 3	90	70	0.00
August 4	82	64	0.00
August 5	74	61	0.00
August 6	79	59	0.00
August 7	83	64	0.00
August 8	69	62	0.49
August 9	78	64	0.69
August 10	86	67	0.00
August 11	87	66	0.00
August 12	78	68	2.44
August 13	83	70	1.63
August 14	88	73	0.00
August 15	89	74	0.00
August 16	88	70	1.83
August 17	85	69	0.73
August 18	81	65	0.00
August 19	85	63	0.00
August 20	85	62	0.00
August 21	88	73	0.00
August 22	90	72	0.00
August 23	86	64	0.57
August 24	73	55	0.00
August 25	72	51	0.00
August 26	77	51	0.00
August 27	77	55	0.00
August 28	79	54	0.07
August 29	72	66	0.10
August 30	75	59	0.00
August 31	78	55	0.00

September 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	81	52	0.00
September 2	86	60	0.00
September 3	90	70	0.00
September 4	82	68	0.00
September 5	80	60	0.00
September 6	77	60	0.00
September 7	72	60	0.00
September 8	78	67	0.00
September 9	72	64	0.25
September 10	85	64	0.89
September 11	76	65	0.00
September 12	74	64	0.03
September 13	84	61	0.00
September 14	83	58	0.00
September 15	92	63	0.00
September 16	90	68	0.00
September 17	92	66	0.02
September 18	85	72	0.05
September 19	87	72	0.00
September 20	84	54	0.02
September 21	69	52	0.00
September 22	74	49	0.00
September 23	76	50	0.00
September 24	82	55	0.00
September 25	69	49	0.00
September 26	72	50	0.36
September 27	81	53	0.90
September 28	58	42	0.00
September 29	59	37	0.00
September 30	65	38	0.00

October 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	69	42	0.00
October 2	72	45	0.00
October 3	66	44	0.00
October 4	63	40	0.04
October 5	65	56	0.32
October 6	63	46	0.00
October 7	74	42	0.00
October 8	78	47	0.00
October 9	83	45	0.00
October 10	75	55	0.00
October 11	74	55	0.00
October 12	66	53	0.00
October 13	65	53	0.00
October 14	62	58	0.15
October 15	68	61	0.20
October 16	66	57	0.62
October 17	59	52	0.65
October 18	71	51	0.00
October 19	67	45	0.00
October 20	69	41	0.00
October 21	65	47	0.21
October 22	74	56	0.00
October 23	67	51	0.02
October 24	62	50	0.01
October 25	64	52	0.00
October 26	60	38	1.03
October 27	47	32	0.00
October 28	56	34	0.00
October 29	64	35	0.00
October 30	71	39	0.00
October 31	74	45	0.01

November 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	63	39	0.04
November 2	65	34	0.03
November 3	54	39	0.20
November 4	49	30	0.00
November 5	59	32	0.00
November 6	60	45	0.00
November 7	57	42	0.00
November 8	57	43	0.00
November 9	60	37	0.00
November 10	70	45	0.46
November 11	46	31	0.00
November 12	47	31	0.00
November 13	55	30	0.00
November 14	35	24	0.00
November 15	44	19	0.00
November 16	57	30	0.00
November 17	67	33	0.00
November 18	67	42	0.01
November 19	67	38	0.00
November 20	73	50	0.00
November 21	73	41	0.00
November 22	46	33	0.00
November 23	42	36	0.52
November 24	50	41	1.12
November 25	53	45	0.07
November 26	58	47	0.00
November 27	48	27	0.00
November 28	41	23	0.00
November 29	45	30	0.99
November 30	46	33	0.00

December 1942 Philadelphia Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	57	31	0.45	0.0
December 2	56	19	0.00	0.0
December 3	29	21	0.00	0.0
December 4	34	19	0.00	0.0
December 5	37	23	0.00	0.0
December 6	41	27	0.04	0.5
December 7	39	28	0.00	0.0
December 8	39	25	0.00	0.0
December 9	36	21	0.24	2.7
December 10	34	19	0.00	0.0
December 11	35	27	0.00	0.0
December 12	45	26	0.00	0.0
December 13	35	22	0.25	0.2
December 14	32	18	0.00	0.0
December 15	37	28	0.00	0.0
December 16	35	14	0.01	0.0
December 17	32	12	0.14	3.0
December 18	34	28	0.00	0.0
December 19	33	13	0.00	0.1
December 20	13	1	0.00	0.0
December 21	24	1	0.00	0.0
December 22	34	14	0.28	0.0
December 23	45	32	0.02	0.0
December 24	41	28	0.00	0.0
December 25	46	27	0.06	0.0
December 26	42	27	0.03	0.0
December 27	38	30	0.05	0.0
December 28	43	37	1.45	0.0
December 29	41	38	0.28	0.0
December 30	56	39	1.06	0.0
December 31	43	33	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1941–2024	Philadelphia International Airport	location
1916–1940	Philadelphia Naval Yard	location
1894–1915	Drexel University	location