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Milton, MA

42.212°N, 71.114°W · station MQEthr · 134 years of record
55°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Milton.
58°WED9/259°THU9/364°FRI9/461°SAT9/556°SUN9/655°MON9/757°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#46 / 132
coldest Sep 7 in 132 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

42°F
set in 1962

Mildest Sep 7 ever

72°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 55°F — 46th coldest Sep 7 of 132 years · record 42°F (1962) · coldest since 2019.
1893: 49°F1894: 59°F1895: 58°F1896: 53°F1897: 56°F1898: 66°F1899: 44°F1900: 59°F1901: 68°F1902: 51°F1903: 47°F1904: 46°F1905: 53°F1906: 60°F1907: 55°F1908: 55°F1909: 50°F1910: 63°F1911: 53°F1912: 64°F1913: 55°F1914: 63°F1915: 60°F1916: 53°F1917: 48°F1918: 52°F1919: 64°F1920: 56°F1921: 66°F1922: 58°F1923: 58°F1924: 47°F1925: 55°F1926: 66°F1927: 60°F1928: 52°F1929: 60°F1930: 56°F1931: 55°F1932: 61°F1933: 62°F1934: 57°F1935: 52°F1936: 51°F1937: 49°F1938: 49°F1939: 49°F1940: 49°F1941: 62°F1942: 50°F1943: 68°F1944: 60°F1945: 63°F1946: 54°F1947: 64°F1948: 63°F1949: 45°F1950: 53°F1951: 60°F1952: 63°F1953: 66°F1954: 57°F1955: 60°F1956: 61°F1957: 57°F1958: 65°F1959: 64°F1960: 50°F1961: 59°F1962: 42°F1963: 47°F1964: 53°F1965: 55°F1966: 53°F1967: 49°F1968: 54°F1969: 62°F1970: 55°F1971: 58°F1972: 52°F1973: 58°F1974: 53°F1975: 56°F1976: 48°F1977: 58°F1978: 59°F1979: 65°F1980: 63°F1981: 55°F1982: 55°F1983: 70°F1984: 45°F1985: 58°F1986: 51°F1987: 57°F1988: 45°F1989: 55°F1990: 67°F1991: 57°F1992: 53°F1993: 61°F1994: 50°F1995: 58°F1996: 67°F1997: 59°F1998: 64°F1999: 68°F2000: 45°F2001: 55°F2002: 56°F2003: 54°F2004: 51°F2005: 57°F2006: 58°F2007: 59°F2008: 68°F2009: 52°F2011: 56°F2012: 62°F2013: 50°F2014: 62°F2015: 63°F2016: 57°F2017: 58°F2018: 63°F2019: 51°F2020: 58°F2021: 57°F2022: 57°F2023: 72°F2024: 58°F2025: 59°F55° forecast4045505560657075190019101920193019401950196019701980199020002020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 755°F
Coldest this date since2019
This-date record42°F
This-date rank#46 of 132
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-21°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Milton in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°FJan 26, 1950-16°FJan 15, 1957
Feb71°FFeb 25, 2017-21°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar86°FMar 29, 1998-5°FMar 4, 1950
Apr94°FApr 20, 19766°FApr 1, 1923
May96°FMay 19, 201727°FMay 4, 1911
Jun99°FJun 4, 191936°FJun 1, 1945
Jul100°FJul 22, 197744°FJul 1, 1988
Aug101°FAug 10, 194939°FAug 30, 1965
Sep99°FSep 2, 195328°FSep 29, 1914
Oct88°FOct 8, 196321°FOct 19, 1922
Nov81°FNov 2, 19505°FNov 27, 1932
Dec74°FDec 8, 1998-19°FDec 29, 1933
All-time101°FAug 10, 1949-21°FFeb 9, 1934

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Milton so far this year — through Aug 31.

Record Highs in 2026

2 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

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 22, 1926

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 26, 1980
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan55°FJan 16, 19950°FJan 9, 1968
Feb49°FFeb 25, 2017-1°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar57°FMar 29, 194612°FMar 7, 2007
Apr64°FApr 18, 197621°FApr 8, 1982
May72°FMay 27, 191436°FMay 6, 1917
Jun78°FJun 6, 192545°FJun 18, 1920
Jul79°FJul 22, 192655°FJul 3, 1914
Aug77°FAug 2, 197556°FAug 5, 1903
Sep73°FSep 3, 192148°FSep 22, 1977
Oct69°FOct 1, 198632°FOct 31, 2020
Nov63°FNov 7, 202218°FNov 23, 2018
Dec54°FDec 23, 1990-4°FDec 26, 1980
All-time79°FJul 22, 1926-4°FDec 26, 1980

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

114 days
record run, ended Mar 7 1904

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Milton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 58°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Jan: 35°FJan: 19°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 20°FMar: 44°FMar: 27°FApr: 56°FApr: 38°FMay: 67°FMay: 48°FJun: 76°FJun: 58°FJul: 82°FJul: 64°FAug: 80°FAug: 63°FSep: 73°FSep: 56°FOct: 61°FOct: 44°FNov: 50°FNov: 34°FDec: 40°FDec: 25°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

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

Location

42.21°N, 71.11°W

Nearby Stations

Boston, MA11 mi NEProvidence, RI37 mi SWWorcester, MA39 mi WManchester, NH52 mi NWConcord, NH71 mi NWestfield, MA81 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Milton's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Milton, MA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Milton, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Milton, MA daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Milton — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
81 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 98th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 86. Record: 106 in 1911.

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