Albany, NY – A soaking rain on September 25, 2025, pushed Albany into the record books, marking one of the city’s ten wettest days on record since 1874.
According to the National Weather Service Albany office, 3.36 inches of rainfall fell in a single day, ranking 9th among all-time highest daily totals. The event capped off an unusual month that featured a 15-day dry streak from September 7 through 22, followed by a sudden and heavy storm.
Overall, September 2025 ended slightly warmer and wetter than average for Albany, with an average temperature of 64.8°F—1.3 degrees above normal—and 4.72 inches of precipitation, nearly an inch above typical levels. The heaviest rain came late in the month, shifting what had been a notably dry pattern into a top-10 record event.
Neighboring climate sites reflected a mixed picture. Glens Falls finished with 2.89 inches of rain, slightly below normal, while Poughkeepsie logged only 1.26 inches—more than 3 inches under average. Across the border, Bennington, VT, and Pittsfield, MA, also recorded deficits.
The September 25 rainfall joins Albany’s weather history alongside major wet days like September 16, 1999, when 5.6 inches fell, and August 28, 2011, with 4.69 inches.
Residents across the Capital Region were reminded once again of the sharp swings between drought-like conditions and flash flooding that have become more common in recent years.
