Massachusetts · THREADEX · 1892–2026

Worcester, MA

42.271°N, 71.873°W · station ORHthr · 135 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Worcester.
67°TUE7/1476°WED7/1567°THU7/1664°FRI7/1762°SAT7/1863°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#49 / 133
coldest Jul 18 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

47°F
set in 1946

Mildest Jul 18 ever

74°F
set in 2013

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Worcester. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4760741892: 49°F1893: 62°F1894: 64°F1895: 69°F1896: 57°F1897: 66°F1899: 65°F1900: 69°F1901: 72°F1902: 60°F1903: 57°F1904: 66°F1905: 72°F1906: 67°F1907: 70°F1908: 54°F1909: 60°F1910: 58°F1911: 69°F1912: 64°F1913: 64°F1914: 71°F1915: 68°F1916: 66°F1917: 67°F1918: 62°F1919: 67°F1920: 56°F1921: 62°F1922: 70°F1923: 59°F1924: 60°F1925: 57°F1926: 60°F1927: 70°F1928: 64°F1929: 56°F1930: 60°F1931: 58°F1932: 61°F1933: 51°F1934: 57°F1935: 63°F1936: 49°F1937: 64°F1938: 67°F1939: 48°F1940: 54°F1941: 52°F1942: 63°F1943: 71°F1944: 60°F1945: 67°F1946: 47°F1947: 69°F1948: 58°F1949: 65°F1950: 62°F1951: 60°F1952: 65°F1953: 65°F1954: 59°F1955: 70°F1956: 53°F1957: 61°F1958: 53°F1959: 63°F1960: 59°F1961: 67°F1962: 55°F1963: 66°F1964: 65°F1965: 62°F1966: 58°F1967: 62°F1968: 68°F1969: 71°F1970: 62°F1971: 52°F1972: 70°F1973: 60°F1974: 62°F1975: 70°F1976: 56°F1977: 66°F1978: 62°F1979: 63°F1980: 63°F1981: 60°F1982: 73°F1983: 63°F1984: 60°F1985: 62°F1986: 64°F1987: 59°F1988: 69°F1989: 55°F1990: 64°F1991: 68°F1992: 57°F1993: 58°F1994: 61°F1995: 56°F1996: 67°F1997: 67°F1998: 62°F1999: 71°F2000: 57°F2001: 59°F2002: 68°F2003: 62°F2004: 63°F2005: 73°F2006: 73°F2007: 66°F2008: 67°F2009: 64°F2010: 67°F2011: 68°F2012: 72°F2013: 74°F2014: 58°F2015: 64°F2016: 68°F2017: 66°F2018: 63°F2019: 63°F2020: 58°F2021: 63°F2022: 66°F2023: 67°F2024: 68°F2025: 64°F62° forecast189220251946

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1862°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#49 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°F1932-19°F1957
Feb71°F2018-24°F1943
Mar84°F1945-6°F1943
Apr91°F19419°F1923
May94°F201027°F1944
Jun98°F195233°F1926
Jul102°F191141°F1945
Aug99°F194438°F1941
Sep99°F195327°F1947
Oct91°F189819°F1928
Nov79°F19503°F1938
Dec72°F1998-17°F1933
All-time102°F1911-24°F1943

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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: 63°F · forecast is -1° 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

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset7:24 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight15h 01m · losing 8 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 Jul 18 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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