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Lewiston, ID

46.375°N, 117.015°W · station LWSthr · 146 years of record
51°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lewiston.
56°WED9/254°THU9/351°FRI9/451°SAT9/553°SUN9/656°MON9/755°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lewiston — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#37 / 133
coldest Sep 4 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

39°F
set in 1894

Mildest Sep 4 ever

67°F
set in 2024
Forecast low 51°F — 37th coldest Sep 4 of 133 years · record 39°F (1894) · coldest since 2015.
1881: 55°F1882: 56°F1883: 58°F1884: 43°F1885: 55°F1894: 39°F1895: 56°F1898: 48°F1899: 54°F1901: 49°F1902: 64°F1903: 51°F1904: 53°F1905: 51°F1906: 54°F1907: 51°F1908: 55°F1909: 62°F1910: 55°F1911: 56°F1912: 51°F1913: 62°F1914: 58°F1915: 54°F1916: 59°F1917: 50°F1918: 48°F1919: 52°F1920: 53°F1921: 47°F1922: 56°F1923: 52°F1924: 51°F1925: 57°F1926: 52°F1927: 57°F1928: 54°F1929: 45°F1930: 55°F1931: 62°F1932: 45°F1934: 54°F1935: 55°F1936: 55°F1937: 53°F1938: 63°F1939: 54°F1940: 58°F1941: 56°F1942: 56°F1943: 48°F1944: 48°F1945: 55°F1946: 59°F1947: 55°F1948: 52°F1949: 60°F1950: 62°F1951: 46°F1952: 55°F1953: 50°F1954: 44°F1955: 57°F1956: 39°F1957: 49°F1958: 50°F1959: 52°F1960: 50°F1961: 52°F1962: 47°F1963: 55°F1964: 45°F1965: 47°F1966: 57°F1967: 62°F1968: 49°F1969: 44°F1970: 52°F1971: 48°F1972: 54°F1973: 53°F1974: 58°F1975: 48°F1976: 55°F1977: 66°F1978: 59°F1979: 50°F1980: 48°F1981: 54°F1982: 56°F1983: 55°F1984: 59°F1985: 50°F1986: 57°F1987: 51°F1988: 63°F1989: 52°F1990: 62°F1991: 54°F1992: 55°F1993: 58°F1994: 57°F1995: 64°F1996: 56°F1997: 57°F1998: 64°F1999: 49°F2000: 43°F2001: 57°F2002: 55°F2003: 63°F2004: 48°F2005: 56°F2006: 60°F2007: 61°F2008: 49°F2009: 49°F2010: 60°F2011: 49°F2012: 51°F2013: 63°F2014: 49°F2015: 43°F2016: 52°F2017: 62°F2018: 53°F2019: 66°F2020: 60°F2021: 55°F2022: 55°F2023: 59°F2024: 67°F2025: 66°F51° forecast3540455055606570191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 451°F
Coldest this date since2015
This-date record39°F
This-date rank#37 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-23°F (1919)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1881–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lewiston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1881–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan66°FJan 9, 1953-22°FJan 31, 1950
Feb72°FFeb 24, 1986-18°FFeb 12, 1884
Mar80°FMar 30, 19232°FMar 5, 1955
Apr98°FApr 28, 193920°FApr 19, 1966
May104°FMay 28, 193423°FMay 1, 1954
Jun115°FJun 29, 202134°FJun 1, 1951
Jul117°FJul 27, 193941°FJul 7, 1895
Aug115°FAug 4, 196141°FAug 20, 1945
Sep108°FSep 6, 194427°FSep 24, 1926
Oct94°FOct 5, 194315°FOct 31, 2002
Nov77°FNov 12, 1999-3°FNov 14, 1955
Dec67°FDec 12, 1921-23°FDec 13, 1919
All-time117°FJul 27, 1939-23°FDec 13, 1919

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lewiston so far this year — through Aug 30.
No daily records set or tied yet at Lewiston in 2026.

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 8, 1882

Coldest high ever

-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1968
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan52°FJan 30, 1971-4°FJan 27, 1957
Feb53°FFeb 24, 1986-4°FFeb 4, 1883
Mar55°FMar 24, 202523°FMar 4, 1955
Apr59°FApr 28, 198741°FApr 7, 1953
May68°FMay 18, 189745°FMay 8, 1948
Jun79°FJun 29, 201550°FJun 7, 1950
Jul79°FJul 27, 192856°FJul 3, 1902
Aug82°FAug 8, 188258°FAug 19, 1918
Sep70°FSep 2, 201345°FSep 24, 1934
Oct63°FOct 4, 199028°FOct 30, 1935
Nov56°FNov 9, 199010°FNov 15, 1955
Dec56°FDec 26, 1980-8°FDec 30, 1968
All-time82°FAug 8, 1882-8°FDec 30, 1968

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

75 days
record run, ended Feb 15 1949

So far in 2026

37 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Lewiston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 55°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 30°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 31°FMar: 55°FMar: 36°FApr: 62°FApr: 40°FMay: 72°FMay: 48°FJun: 79°FJun: 54°FJul: 90°FJul: 60°FAug: 90°FAug: 60°FSep: 79°FSep: 52°FOct: 63°FOct: 42°FNov: 48°FNov: 34°FDec: 40°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight13h 19m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.38°N, 117.02°W

Nearby Stations

Pullman, WA25 mi NSpokane, WA89 mi NPendleton, OR99 mi WTri-Cities, WA100 mi WMcCall, ID111 mi SEBaker City, OR112 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Lewiston's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Lewiston, ID — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lewiston's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lewiston, ID — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1881

Each cell is one day's low at Lewiston, coloured by temperature — 146 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lewiston, ID daily low heat map 1881–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Lewiston — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
37 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 118th most in 146 years. Normal for this point: 47. Record: 95 in 1955.

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