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Worcester, MA

42.271°N, 71.873°W · station ORHthr · 135 years of record
55°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Worcester.
57°WED9/260°THU9/363°FRI9/459°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 Worcester — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#61 / 133
coldest Sep 7 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

41°F
set in 1942

Mildest Sep 7 ever

72°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 55°F — 61st coldest Sep 7 of 133 years · record 41°F (1942) · coldest since 2025.
1892: 54°F1893: 43°F1894: 59°F1895: 60°F1896: 53°F1897: 61°F1899: 46°F1900: 66°F1901: 67°F1902: 54°F1903: 49°F1904: 47°F1905: 55°F1906: 60°F1907: 56°F1908: 56°F1909: 50°F1910: 57°F1911: 53°F1912: 69°F1913: 59°F1914: 62°F1915: 65°F1916: 54°F1917: 48°F1918: 55°F1919: 65°F1920: 55°F1921: 65°F1922: 53°F1923: 60°F1924: 50°F1925: 52°F1926: 56°F1927: 59°F1928: 52°F1929: 58°F1930: 57°F1931: 52°F1932: 61°F1933: 61°F1934: 58°F1935: 51°F1936: 46°F1937: 42°F1938: 43°F1939: 48°F1940: 42°F1941: 51°F1942: 41°F1943: 68°F1944: 58°F1945: 59°F1946: 49°F1947: 60°F1948: 63°F1949: 48°F1950: 54°F1951: 52°F1952: 57°F1953: 57°F1954: 59°F1955: 49°F1956: 58°F1957: 55°F1958: 58°F1959: 64°F1960: 52°F1961: 55°F1962: 42°F1963: 47°F1964: 51°F1965: 57°F1966: 53°F1967: 45°F1968: 54°F1969: 54°F1970: 51°F1971: 56°F1972: 50°F1973: 55°F1974: 51°F1975: 52°F1976: 45°F1977: 55°F1978: 45°F1979: 59°F1980: 60°F1981: 54°F1982: 53°F1983: 60°F1984: 45°F1985: 56°F1986: 48°F1987: 61°F1988: 41°F1989: 50°F1990: 53°F1991: 55°F1992: 52°F1993: 58°F1994: 49°F1995: 59°F1996: 66°F1997: 58°F1998: 60°F1999: 69°F2000: 45°F2001: 59°F2002: 59°F2003: 52°F2004: 50°F2005: 57°F2006: 57°F2007: 64°F2008: 66°F2009: 48°F2010: 61°F2011: 55°F2012: 62°F2013: 50°F2014: 60°F2015: 60°F2016: 57°F2017: 53°F2018: 59°F2019: 50°F2020: 57°F2021: 56°F2022: 57°F2023: 72°F2024: 57°F2025: 54°F55° forecast40455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 755°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#61 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-24°F (1943)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1892–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Worcester in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°FJan 15, 1932-19°FJan 15, 1957
Feb71°FFeb 21, 2018-24°FFeb 16, 1943
Mar84°FMar 29, 1945-6°FMar 9, 1943
Apr91°FApr 20, 19419°FApr 1, 1923
May94°FMay 26, 201027°FMay 19, 1944
Jun98°FJun 26, 195233°FJun 17, 1926
Jul102°FJul 4, 191141°FJul 12, 1945
Aug99°FAug 12, 194438°FAug 29, 1941
Sep99°FSep 2, 195327°FSep 28, 1947
Oct91°FOct 1, 189819°FOct 30, 1928
Nov79°FNov 2, 19503°FNov 26, 1938
Dec72°FDec 7, 1998-17°FDec 29, 1933
All-time102°FJul 4, 1911-24°FFeb 16, 1943

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 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

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 1911

Coldest high ever

-2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 8, 1968
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 16, 1995-2°FJan 8, 1968
Feb49°FFeb 28, 19100°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar60°FMar 31, 199810°FMar 3, 1950
Apr63°FApr 19, 197621°FApr 7, 1982
May72°FMay 31, 192937°FMay 11, 1963
Jun77°FJun 6, 192547°FJun 2, 1946
Jul80°FJul 4, 191155°FJul 4, 1978
Aug77°FAug 27, 194854°FAug 31, 1985
Sep75°FSep 16, 191546°FSep 30, 1992
Oct68°FOct 9, 201733°FOct 27, 1903
Nov62°FNov 6, 202216°FNov 22, 2018
Dec55°FDec 29, 1984-1°FDec 30, 1917
All-time80°FJul 4, 1911-2°FJan 8, 1968

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

115 days
record run, ended Mar 27 1978

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Worcester's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 57°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 18°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 19°FMar: 43°FMar: 27°FApr: 55°FApr: 37°FMay: 66°FMay: 47°FJun: 74°FJun: 56°FJul: 80°FJul: 62°FAug: 78°FAug: 61°FSep: 70°FSep: 54°FOct: 59°FOct: 43°FNov: 48°FNov: 33°FDec: 37°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight13h 09m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.27°N, 71.87°W

Nearby Stations

Milton, MA39 mi EWestfield, MA43 mi WProvidence, RI44 mi SEBoston, MA44 mi EHartford, CT47 mi WManchester, NH50 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Worcester's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Worcester, MA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1892

Each cell is one day's low at Worcester, coloured by temperature — 135 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Worcester, MA daily low heat map 1892–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Worcester — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
86 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 84th most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 88. Record: 108 in 1926.

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