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42.361°N, 71.010°W · station BOSthr · 155 years of record
60°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Boston.
62°WED9/265°THU9/366°FRI9/463°SAT9/560°SUN9/661°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#74 / 154
coldest Sep 6 in 154 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

47°F
set in 1885

Mildest Sep 6 ever

76°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 60°F — 74th coldest Sep 6 of 154 years · record 47°F (1885) · coldest since 2024.
1872: 48°F1873: 56°F1874: 61°F1875: 61°F1876: 50°F1877: 58°F1878: 60°F1879: 52°F1880: 71°F1881: 63°F1882: 58°F1883: 48°F1884: 71°F1885: 47°F1886: 62°F1887: 59°F1888: 57°F1889: 71°F1890: 63°F1891: 59°F1892: 58°F1893: 59°F1894: 66°F1895: 62°F1896: 48°F1897: 62°F1898: 72°F1899: 54°F1900: 68°F1901: 68°F1902: 48°F1903: 58°F1904: 58°F1905: 60°F1906: 55°F1907: 65°F1908: 59°F1909: 49°F1910: 61°F1911: 64°F1912: 65°F1913: 54°F1914: 59°F1915: 63°F1916: 57°F1917: 55°F1918: 61°F1919: 58°F1920: 56°F1921: 62°F1922: 63°F1923: 60°F1924: 56°F1925: 62°F1926: 56°F1927: 57°F1928: 56°F1929: 63°F1930: 63°F1931: 64°F1932: 71°F1933: 61°F1934: 59°F1935: 59°F1936: 53°F1937: 51°F1938: 50°F1939: 54°F1940: 59°F1941: 70°F1942: 52°F1943: 67°F1944: 64°F1945: 65°F1946: 54°F1947: 65°F1948: 63°F1949: 57°F1950: 53°F1951: 61°F1952: 61°F1953: 69°F1954: 64°F1955: 58°F1956: 65°F1957: 60°F1958: 61°F1959: 66°F1960: 58°F1961: 64°F1962: 52°F1963: 53°F1964: 65°F1965: 52°F1966: 65°F1967: 59°F1968: 60°F1969: 63°F1970: 59°F1971: 61°F1972: 56°F1973: 66°F1974: 55°F1975: 63°F1976: 60°F1977: 67°F1978: 59°F1979: 71°F1980: 64°F1981: 56°F1982: 56°F1983: 76°F1984: 56°F1985: 62°F1986: 64°F1987: 58°F1988: 57°F1989: 51°F1990: 64°F1991: 59°F1992: 56°F1993: 64°F1994: 55°F1995: 62°F1996: 70°F1997: 58°F1998: 62°F1999: 67°F2000: 49°F2001: 54°F2002: 58°F2003: 58°F2004: 56°F2005: 58°F2006: 62°F2007: 58°F2008: 69°F2009: 57°F2010: 58°F2011: 60°F2012: 66°F2013: 52°F2014: 69°F2015: 61°F2016: 60°F2017: 62°F2018: 74°F2019: 59°F2020: 61°F2021: 69°F2022: 62°F2023: 75°F2024: 60°F2025: 67°F60° forecast4550556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 660°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#74 of 154
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-18°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Boston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 12, 2020-13°FJan 24, 1882
Feb73°FFeb 24, 2017-18°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar89°FMar 31, 1998-8°FMar 6, 1872
Apr94°FApr 18, 197611°FApr 5, 1874
May97°FMay 26, 188031°FMay 3, 1882
Jun102°FJun 24, 202541°FJun 1, 1945
Jul104°FJul 4, 191150°FJul 6, 1879
Aug102°FAug 2, 197546°FAug 25, 1940
Sep102°FSep 7, 188134°FSep 26, 1879
Oct90°FOct 1, 188125°FOct 26, 1879
Nov83°FNov 2, 1950-2°FNov 30, 1875
Dec76°FDec 7, 1998-17°FDec 29, 1933
All-time104°FJul 4, 1911-18°FFeb 9, 1934

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 2, 1975

Coldest high ever

2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan55°FJan 4, 19503°FJan 4, 1904
Feb50°FFeb 23, 19903°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar61°FMar 29, 19469°FMar 6, 1872
Apr66°FApr 18, 197625°FApr 7, 1982
May74°FMay 27, 191440°FMay 3, 1873
Jun80°FJun 6, 192549°FJun 5, 1945
Jul83°FJul 21, 201960°FJul 18, 1873
Aug83°FAug 2, 197557°FAug 27, 1892
Sep77°FSep 1, 201049°FSep 19, 1875
Oct69°FOct 1, 195438°FOct 23, 1969
Nov65°FNov 6, 202210°FNov 30, 1875
Dec59°FDec 1, 20062°FDec 30, 1917
All-time83°FAug 2, 19752°FDec 30, 1917

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

85 days
record run, ended Feb 26 1971

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Boston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 61°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 37°FJan: 23°FFeb: 39°FFeb: 25°FMar: 46°FMar: 31°FApr: 57°FApr: 41°FMay: 67°FMay: 50°FJun: 76°FJun: 60°FJul: 82°FJul: 66°FAug: 81°FAug: 65°FSep: 73°FSep: 58°FOct: 62°FOct: 48°FNov: 52°FNov: 38°FDec: 42°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight13h 10m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.36°N, 71.01°W

Nearby Stations

Milton, MA11 mi SWWorcester, MA44 mi WManchester, NH44 mi NWProvidence, RI49 mi SWConcord, NH63 mi NWWestfield, MA88 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Boston's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Boston, MA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's low at Boston, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Boston, MA daily low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Boston — counted through Sep 6 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
70 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 78th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 70. Record: 96 in 1879.

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