41.707°N, 86.316°W · station SBNthr · 134 years of record
59°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for South Bend.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at South Bend — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#126 / 130
coldest Sep 2 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
41°F
set in 1909
Mildest Sep 2 ever
75°F
set in 2011
Forecast low 73°F — 126th coldest Sep 2 of 130 years · record 41°F (1909) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 130
coldest Sep 3 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
41°F
set in 1946
Mildest Sep 3 ever
73°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 74°F — 131st coldest Sep 3 of 130 years · record 41°F (1946) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#126 / 129
coldest Sep 4 in 129 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
39°F
set in 1908
Mildest Sep 4 ever
73°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 71°F — 126th coldest Sep 4 of 129 years · record 39°F (1908) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 130
coldest Sep 5 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
40°F
set in 1902
Mildest Sep 5 ever
74°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 69°F — 120th coldest Sep 5 of 130 years · record 40°F (1902) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#102 / 130
coldest Sep 6 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
40°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
74°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 65°F — 102nd coldest Sep 6 of 130 years · record 40°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#91 / 130
coldest Sep 7 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
40°F
set in 1986
Mildest Sep 7 ever
75°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 62°F — 91st coldest Sep 7 of 130 years · record 40°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#70 / 130
coldest Sep 8 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
40°F
set in 1951
Mildest Sep 8 ever
73°F
set in 2016
Forecast low 59°F — 70th coldest Sep 8 of 130 years · record 40°F (1951) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at South Bend in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 25, 1950
-22°FJan 25, 1897
Feb
74°FFeb 25, 2000
-20°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
85°FMar 31, 1981
-13°FMar 8, 1943
Apr
91°FApr 30, 1942
11°FApr 8, 1972
May
97°FMay 27, 2012
24°FMay 6, 1968
Jun
106°FJun 1, 1934
35°FJun 16, 1917
Jul
109°FJul 24, 1934
42°FJul 15, 1930
Aug
105°FAug 9, 1934
40°FAug 31, 1911
Sep
99°FSep 2, 1913
29°FSep 28, 1942
Oct
92°FOct 6, 1963
12°FOct 11, 1906
Nov
82°FNov 1, 1950
-7°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
70°FDec 2, 1982
-18°FDec 28, 1924
All-time
109°FJul 24, 1934
-22°FJan 25, 1897
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at South Bend so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 2 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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 1914
Coldest high ever
-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 24, 1909
-6°FJan 20, 1985
Feb
57°FFeb 25, 1930
-8°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
65°FMar 30, 1998
11°FMar 17, 1941
Apr
69°FApr 30, 1899
26°FApr 1, 1899
May
74°FMay 31, 2022
36°FMay 2, 1940
Jun
78°FJun 20, 1953
47°FJun 1, 1910
Jul
84°FJul 23, 1914
62°FJul 21, 1996
Aug
80°FAug 22, 1936
59°FAug 5, 1915
Sep
75°FSep 7, 1985
46°FSep 22, 1913
Oct
72°FOct 1, 2019
30°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
62°FNov 12, 1902
8°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
60°FDec 2, 1982
-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
84°FJul 23, 1914
-8°FFeb 9, 1899
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
96 days
record run, ended Mar 8 1962
So far in 2026
73 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from South Bend's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 57°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
South Bend'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against South Bend's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.