Massachusetts · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Boston, MA

42.361°N, 71.010°W · station BOSthr · 155 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Boston.
71°TUE7/1479°WED7/1572°THU7/1668°FRI7/1766°SAT7/1867°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#71 / 154
coldest Jul 18 in 154 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

54°F
set in 1881

Mildest Jul 18 ever

77°F
set in 1969

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Boston. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5466771872: 68°F1873: 56°F1874: 62°F1875: 57°F1876: 66°F1877: 66°F1878: 72°F1879: 58°F1880: 66°F1881: 54°F1882: 64°F1883: 65°F1884: 57°F1885: 68°F1886: 65°F1887: 63°F1888: 57°F1889: 60°F1890: 68°F1891: 64°F1892: 54°F1893: 70°F1894: 65°F1895: 63°F1896: 59°F1897: 64°F1898: 66°F1899: 68°F1900: 71°F1901: 69°F1902: 68°F1903: 61°F1904: 66°F1905: 72°F1906: 71°F1907: 73°F1908: 60°F1909: 62°F1910: 61°F1911: 66°F1912: 64°F1913: 61°F1914: 74°F1915: 69°F1916: 70°F1917: 71°F1918: 64°F1919: 70°F1920: 59°F1921: 66°F1922: 70°F1923: 66°F1924: 62°F1925: 66°F1926: 64°F1927: 72°F1928: 70°F1929: 62°F1930: 69°F1931: 61°F1932: 66°F1933: 65°F1934: 61°F1935: 68°F1936: 60°F1937: 68°F1938: 66°F1939: 60°F1940: 63°F1941: 64°F1942: 63°F1943: 72°F1944: 64°F1945: 62°F1946: 58°F1947: 73°F1948: 62°F1949: 66°F1950: 72°F1951: 63°F1952: 70°F1953: 66°F1954: 64°F1955: 76°F1956: 59°F1957: 66°F1958: 60°F1959: 67°F1960: 65°F1961: 68°F1962: 60°F1963: 72°F1964: 68°F1965: 64°F1966: 65°F1967: 64°F1968: 70°F1969: 77°F1970: 63°F1971: 61°F1972: 72°F1973: 64°F1974: 67°F1975: 73°F1976: 69°F1977: 71°F1978: 62°F1979: 64°F1980: 73°F1981: 67°F1982: 75°F1983: 73°F1984: 70°F1985: 61°F1986: 66°F1987: 64°F1988: 64°F1989: 59°F1990: 73°F1991: 75°F1992: 59°F1993: 65°F1994: 67°F1995: 61°F1996: 73°F1997: 75°F1998: 65°F1999: 72°F2000: 59°F2001: 60°F2002: 69°F2003: 66°F2004: 69°F2005: 73°F2006: 71°F2007: 64°F2008: 69°F2009: 67°F2010: 76°F2011: 75°F2012: 76°F2013: 76°F2014: 65°F2015: 64°F2016: 68°F2017: 68°F2018: 69°F2019: 67°F2020: 59°F2021: 67°F2022: 68°F2023: 72°F2024: 74°F2025: 65°F66° forecast187218812025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1866°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record54°F
This-date rank#71 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°F2020-13°F1882
Feb73°F2017-18°F1934
Mar89°F1998-8°F1872
Apr94°F197611°F1874
May97°F188031°F1882
Jun102°F202541°F1945
Jul104°F191150°F1879
Aug102°F197546°F1940
Sep102°F188134°F1879
Oct90°F188125°F1879
Nov83°F1950-2°F1875
Dec76°F1998-17°F1933
All-time104°F1911-18°F1934

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 67°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

Sunrise4:19 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight15h 02m · losing 8 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 Jul 18 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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