Massachusetts · THREADEX · 1926–2026

Westfield, MA

42.160°N, 72.713°W · station BAFthr · 101 years of record
61°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Westfield.
65°TUE7/1475°WED7/1566°THU7/1663°FRI7/1761°SAT7/1862°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#15 / 35
coldest Jul 18 in 35 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

50°F
set in 1976

Mildest Jul 18 ever

74°F
set in 2005

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Westfield. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5062741926: 65°F1929: 64°F1930: 61°F1931: 57°F1932: 52°F1933: 54°F1934: 56°F1976: 50°F1977: 66°F1999: 68°F2000: 64°F2001: 57°F2002: 66°F2003: 60°F2004: 60°F2005: 74°F2006: 71°F2007: 65°F2008: 60°F2009: 61°F2010: 66°F2011: 69°F2012: 69°F2013: 72°F2014: 55°F2015: 65°F2016: 67°F2017: 69°F2018: 57°F2019: 70°F2020: 61°F2021: 67°F2022: 67°F2023: 69°F2024: 67°F61° forecast192620241976

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1861°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#15 of 35
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-20°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1926–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Westfield in each calendar month, and for the whole 1926–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan71°F2007-14°F2003
Feb79°F2018-20°F1934
Mar83°F2012-14°F2003
Apr95°F200217°F2002
May98°F201025°F2008
Jun102°F200834°F2001
Jul103°F201040°F1929
Aug101°F200641°F2000
Sep97°F197328°F2000
Oct87°F200718°F2015
Nov81°F20242°F2018
Dec73°F1998-14°F1933
All-time103°F2010-20°F1934

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Westfield so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

94 days
record run, ended Mar 5 2011

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Westfield's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 62°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 34°FJan: 16°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 18°FMar: 46°FMar: 26°FApr: 60°FApr: 36°FMay: 71°FMay: 47°FJun: 79°FJun: 56°FJul: 85°FJul: 61°FAug: 83°FAug: 60°FSep: 76°FSep: 52°FOct: 62°FOct: 40°FNov: 51°FNov: 31°FDec: 40°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:26 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon11:56 AM
Daylight15h 00m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.16°N, 72.71°W

Nearby Stations

Hartford, CT15 mi SWorcester, MA43 mi EAlbany, NY68 mi NWPoughkeepsie, NY70 mi SWBridgeport, CT72 mi SWProvidence, RI72 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Westfield'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.
Westfield, MA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Westfield's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Westfield, MA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1926

Each cell is one day's low at Westfield, coloured by temperature — 101 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Westfield, MA daily low heat map 1926–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Westfield — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
91 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 16th most in 101 years. Normal for this point: 33. Record: 102 in 2003.

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