Maine · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Portland, ME

43.642°N, 70.304°W · station PWMthr · 153 years of record
61°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Portland.
67°TUE7/1473°WED7/1566°THU7/1661°FRI7/1761°SAT7/1863°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#91 / 152
coldest Jul 17 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

41°F
set in 1946

Mildest Jul 17 ever

74°F
set in 1969

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Portland. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4158741874: 64°F1875: 61°F1876: 63°F1877: 64°F1878: 62°F1879: 65°F1880: 63°F1881: 62°F1882: 62°F1883: 64°F1884: 58°F1885: 60°F1886: 61°F1887: 63°F1888: 56°F1889: 62°F1890: 64°F1891: 58°F1892: 61°F1893: 64°F1894: 57°F1895: 57°F1896: 54°F1897: 60°F1898: 58°F1899: 60°F1900: 67°F1901: 69°F1902: 52°F1903: 56°F1904: 62°F1905: 60°F1906: 63°F1907: 65°F1908: 54°F1909: 60°F1910: 54°F1911: 60°F1912: 65°F1913: 57°F1914: 63°F1915: 59°F1916: 57°F1917: 64°F1918: 61°F1919: 61°F1920: 62°F1921: 56°F1922: 60°F1923: 61°F1924: 59°F1925: 62°F1926: 57°F1927: 63°F1928: 62°F1929: 60°F1930: 59°F1931: 57°F1932: 53°F1933: 61°F1934: 56°F1935: 63°F1936: 59°F1937: 66°F1938: 64°F1939: 56°F1940: 60°F1941: 57°F1942: 46°F1943: 53°F1944: 61°F1945: 59°F1946: 41°F1947: 67°F1948: 50°F1949: 64°F1950: 60°F1951: 59°F1952: 67°F1953: 60°F1954: 48°F1955: 69°F1956: 52°F1957: 55°F1958: 54°F1959: 54°F1960: 47°F1961: 56°F1962: 54°F1963: 57°F1964: 59°F1965: 53°F1966: 47°F1967: 61°F1968: 71°F1969: 74°F1970: 60°F1971: 61°F1972: 62°F1973: 57°F1974: 53°F1975: 65°F1976: 53°F1977: 65°F1978: 58°F1979: 66°F1980: 65°F1981: 56°F1982: 64°F1983: 60°F1984: 64°F1985: 61°F1986: 54°F1987: 57°F1988: 57°F1989: 56°F1990: 65°F1991: 62°F1992: 55°F1993: 56°F1994: 62°F1995: 56°F1996: 61°F1997: 59°F1998: 68°F1999: 67°F2000: 59°F2001: 57°F2002: 55°F2003: 62°F2004: 60°F2005: 66°F2006: 64°F2007: 58°F2008: 58°F2009: 61°F2010: 69°F2011: 62°F2012: 68°F2013: 68°F2014: 61°F2015: 51°F2016: 69°F2017: 62°F2018: 64°F2019: 68°F2020: 59°F2021: 67°F2022: 62°F2023: 68°F2024: 68°F2025: 68°F61° forecast187419462025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1761°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#91 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-39°F (1943)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Portland in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°F2007-26°F1971
Feb68°F2018-39°F1943
Mar88°F1998-21°F1950
Apr92°F20098°F1954
May96°F193723°F1956
Jun99°F202533°F1944
Jul103°F191140°F1962
Aug103°F197533°F1965
Sep96°F192923°F1941
Oct88°F196315°F1976
Nov79°F2024-6°F1875
Dec71°F1998-21°F1917
All-time103°F1911-39°F1943

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 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

128 days
record run, ended Apr 4 1961

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Portland's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 61°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 15°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 16°FMar: 42°FMar: 25°FApr: 54°FApr: 35°FMay: 64°FMay: 45°FJun: 73°FJun: 54°FJul: 79°FJul: 60°FAug: 78°FAug: 59°FSep: 71°FSep: 51°FOct: 59°FOct: 40°FNov: 48°FNov: 31°FDec: 38°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:12 AM
Sunset7:22 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight15h 10m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.64°N, 70.30°W

Nearby Stations

Concord, NH67 mi WManchester, NH75 mi SWBoston, MA95 mi SWMilton, MA106 mi SWBangor, ME108 mi NEWorcester, MA123 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Portland'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.
Portland, ME — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Portland's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Portland, ME — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's low at Portland, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Portland, ME daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Portland — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
91 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 90th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 92. Record: 114 in 1943.

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