Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Clifton Park, NY. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 4th in Clifton Park sits right on the edge of spring, with an average high of 51° and a low that still dips to freezing at 33°. The date has seen wild swings over the years — from a balmy 79° back in 1950 to a brutal 14° in 1954. There's a better-than-even chance of precipitation today (56%), with a lingering 13% shot at snow.
Clifton Park plays for keeps when it comes to weather extremes, spanning a jaw-dropping 128 degrees between its all-time records: a scorching 100° in July 1953 and a bone-chilling -28° in January 1971. The Blizzard of '93 dropped 22 inches in a single day on March 13th, still the snowiest day on record, while a September storm in 1999 dumped 5.6 inches of rain in 24 hours.
Summers are warm and genuinely pleasant, peaking in the week of July 16–22 with average highs of 84° before tailing off into a mild fall. Winters are cold and serious — January highs average just 30°, and the coldest week of the year runs mid-month. If you want to avoid rain, skip late July, which is the wettest stretch of the year at nearly an inch of precipitation per week.