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Portland, ME

43.642°N, 70.304°W · station PWMthr · 153 years of record
53°F
forecast low · Sep 6

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Portland.
55°WED9/257°THU9/358°FRI9/457°SAT9/553°SUN9/654°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#65 / 152
coldest Sep 6 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 6 ever

40°F
set in 1989

Mildest Sep 6 ever

70°F
set in 1884
Forecast low 53°F — 65th coldest Sep 6 of 152 years · record 40°F (1989) · coldest since 2024.
1874: 56°F1875: 62°F1876: 52°F1877: 57°F1878: 62°F1879: 52°F1880: 65°F1881: 63°F1882: 62°F1883: 49°F1884: 70°F1885: 44°F1886: 51°F1887: 54°F1888: 53°F1889: 63°F1890: 64°F1891: 51°F1892: 53°F1893: 52°F1894: 60°F1895: 61°F1896: 42°F1897: 60°F1898: 64°F1899: 52°F1900: 64°F1901: 64°F1902: 44°F1903: 50°F1904: 53°F1905: 55°F1906: 50°F1907: 59°F1908: 53°F1909: 45°F1910: 56°F1911: 57°F1912: 54°F1913: 52°F1914: 52°F1915: 59°F1916: 52°F1917: 49°F1918: 62°F1919: 54°F1920: 54°F1921: 59°F1922: 54°F1923: 54°F1924: 54°F1925: 55°F1926: 55°F1927: 53°F1928: 53°F1929: 59°F1930: 59°F1931: 61°F1932: 61°F1933: 56°F1934: 55°F1935: 57°F1936: 51°F1937: 47°F1938: 47°F1939: 50°F1940: 56°F1941: 59°F1942: 41°F1943: 62°F1944: 51°F1945: 55°F1946: 49°F1947: 56°F1948: 51°F1949: 44°F1950: 45°F1951: 50°F1952: 50°F1953: 66°F1954: 44°F1955: 45°F1956: 52°F1957: 49°F1958: 55°F1959: 55°F1960: 46°F1961: 55°F1962: 41°F1963: 46°F1964: 55°F1965: 41°F1966: 50°F1967: 52°F1968: 50°F1969: 66°F1970: 54°F1971: 55°F1972: 53°F1973: 63°F1974: 47°F1975: 55°F1976: 53°F1977: 58°F1978: 50°F1979: 64°F1980: 57°F1981: 53°F1982: 46°F1983: 63°F1984: 50°F1985: 59°F1986: 59°F1987: 54°F1988: 51°F1989: 40°F1990: 60°F1991: 50°F1992: 51°F1993: 57°F1994: 53°F1995: 52°F1996: 60°F1997: 46°F1998: 54°F1999: 64°F2000: 45°F2001: 46°F2002: 46°F2003: 52°F2004: 49°F2005: 50°F2006: 60°F2007: 44°F2008: 62°F2009: 47°F2010: 51°F2011: 60°F2012: 64°F2013: 44°F2014: 65°F2015: 54°F2016: 51°F2017: 59°F2018: 66°F2019: 50°F2020: 51°F2021: 58°F2022: 58°F2023: 68°F2024: 51°F2025: 62°F53° forecast40455055606570188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 653°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#65 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°FJan 6, 2007-26°FJan 19, 1971
Feb68°FFeb 21, 2018-39°FFeb 16, 1943
Mar88°FMar 31, 1998-21°FMar 4, 1950
Apr92°FApr 28, 20098°FApr 4, 1954
May96°FMay 31, 193723°FMay 9, 1956
Jun99°FJun 24, 202533°FJun 4, 1944
Jul103°FJul 4, 191140°FJul 3, 1962
Aug103°FAug 2, 197533°FAug 31, 1965
Sep96°FSep 3, 192923°FSep 30, 1941
Oct88°FOct 7, 196315°FOct 28, 1976
Nov79°FNov 6, 2024-6°FNov 30, 1875
Dec71°FDec 7, 1998-21°FDec 30, 1917
All-time103°FJul 4, 1911-39°FFeb 16, 1943

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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 4, 1911

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 5, 1918
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan48°FJan 4, 1950-3°FJan 15, 1957
Feb43°FFeb 3, 1970-4°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar53°FMar 23, 20129°FMar 3, 1950
Apr57°FApr 21, 192323°FApr 7, 1982
May67°FMay 27, 191438°FMay 1, 1917
Jun75°FJun 29, 202147°FJun 9, 1956
Jul79°FJul 4, 191154°FJul 2, 1914
Aug76°FAug 26, 193256°FAug 27, 1892
Sep72°FSep 2, 198045°FSep 15, 1959
Oct68°FOct 16, 189736°FOct 30, 1925
Nov60°FNov 6, 20246°FNov 30, 1875
Dec49°FDec 12, 1911-3°FDec 29, 1917
All-time79°FJul 4, 1911-4°FFeb 5, 1918

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: 54°F · forecast is -1° 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

Sunrise5:05 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight13h 13m · losing 20 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 Sep 6 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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