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Fort Wayne, IN

40.972°N, 85.206°W · station FWAthr · 130 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Fort Wayne.
73°WED9/274°THU9/372°FRI9/469°SAT9/563°SUN9/661°MON9/759°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#72 / 128
coldest Sep 8 in 128 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

36°F
set in 2025

Mildest Sep 8 ever

72°F
set in 1916
Forecast low 59°F — 72nd coldest Sep 8 of 128 years · record 36°F (2025) · coldest since 2025.
1897: 60°F1898: 42°F1899: 67°F1900: 59°F1902: 48°F1903: 60°F1904: 56°F1905: 60°F1906: 54°F1907: 56°F1908: 45°F1909: 49°F1910: 67°F1911: 65°F1912: 63°F1913: 57°F1914: 51°F1915: 69°F1916: 72°F1917: 53°F1918: 55°F1919: 71°F1920: 51°F1921: 57°F1922: 71°F1923: 56°F1924: 52°F1925: 64°F1926: 62°F1927: 66°F1928: 52°F1929: 62°F1930: 58°F1931: 62°F1932: 48°F1933: 68°F1934: 58°F1935: 60°F1936: 70°F1937: 60°F1938: 58°F1939: 63°F1940: 64°F1941: 62°F1942: 66°F1943: 51°F1944: 45°F1945: 69°F1946: 65°F1947: 66°F1948: 66°F1949: 47°F1950: 61°F1951: 43°F1952: 51°F1953: 44°F1954: 54°F1955: 49°F1956: 43°F1957: 43°F1958: 52°F1959: 69°F1960: 60°F1961: 61°F1962: 47°F1963: 58°F1964: 58°F1965: 66°F1966: 44°F1967: 53°F1968: 48°F1969: 49°F1970: 61°F1971: 61°F1972: 55°F1973: 53°F1974: 56°F1975: 56°F1976: 48°F1977: 60°F1978: 62°F1979: 45°F1980: 59°F1981: 57°F1982: 52°F1983: 55°F1984: 57°F1985: 69°F1986: 39°F1987: 58°F1988: 45°F1989: 69°F1990: 58°F1991: 59°F1992: 68°F1993: 52°F1994: 49°F1995: 51°F1996: 64°F1997: 59°F1998: 50°F1999: 53°F2000: 51°F2001: 67°F2002: 58°F2003: 57°F2004: 60°F2005: 63°F2006: 54°F2007: 69°F2008: 54°F2009: 63°F2010: 49°F2011: 57°F2012: 60°F2013: 61°F2014: 53°F2015: 68°F2016: 71°F2017: 47°F2018: 58°F2019: 57°F2020: 67°F2021: 61°F2022: 51°F2023: 60°F2024: 48°F2025: 36°F59° forecast3540455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 859°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record36°F
This-date rank#72 of 128
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-24°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1897–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Fort Wayne in each calendar month, and for the whole 1897–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan69°FJan 25, 1950-24°FJan 12, 1918
Feb73°FFeb 25, 2000-19°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar87°FMar 21, 2012-10°FMar 1, 1967
Apr90°FApr 29, 18997°FApr 7, 1982
May97°FMay 28, 201823°FMay 9, 2020
Jun106°FJun 25, 198836°FJun 2, 1910
Jul106°FJul 22, 193438°FJul 2, 1904
Aug102°FAug 5, 191838°FAug 29, 1965
Sep100°FSep 1, 195329°FSep 29, 1951
Oct91°FOct 3, 189819°FOct 31, 1988
Nov79°FNov 1, 1950-1°FNov 24, 1950
Dec71°FDec 2, 1982-18°FDec 22, 1989
All-time106°FJul 22, 1934-24°FJan 12, 1918

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Fort Wayne so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

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

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 13, 1936

Coldest high ever

-11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan56°FJan 21, 1906-11°FJan 20, 1985
Feb55°FFeb 25, 1930-7°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar62°FMar 27, 190712°FMar 2, 1950
Apr67°FApr 28, 189928°FApr 5, 1920
May74°FMay 30, 201838°FMay 2, 1940
Jun77°FJun 7, 193349°FJun 3, 1945
Jul80°FJul 13, 193665°FJul 31, 1925
Aug79°FAug 6, 191860°FAug 5, 1915
Sep75°FSep 1, 191246°FSep 29, 1967
Oct69°FOct 8, 193929°FOct 30, 1917
Nov64°FNov 5, 20249°FNov 24, 1950
Dec60°FDec 3, 1982-9°FDec 24, 1983
All-time80°FJul 13, 1936-11°FJan 20, 1985

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

94 days
record run, ended Mar 1 1945

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Fort Wayne's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 56°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 18°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 21°FMar: 48°FMar: 29°FApr: 61°FApr: 39°FMay: 72°FMay: 50°FJun: 81°FJun: 60°FJul: 84°FJul: 63°FAug: 82°FAug: 61°FSep: 76°FSep: 53°FOct: 64°FOct: 43°FNov: 50°FNov: 33°FDec: 38°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset6:14 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.97°N, 85.21°W

Nearby Stations

South Bend, IN76 mi NWToledo, OH84 mi NEKalamazoo, MI88 mi NDayton, OH90 mi SEBattle Creek, MI92 mi NIndianapolis, IN103 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Fort Wayne'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.
Fort Wayne, IN — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Fort Wayne's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Fort Wayne, IN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1897

Each cell is one day's low at Fort Wayne, coloured by temperature — 130 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Fort Wayne, IN daily low heat map 1897–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Fort Wayne — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
72 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 110th most in 130 years. Normal for this point: 81. Record: 98 in 1975.

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