Minnesota · THREADEX · 1898–2026

Brainerd, MN

46.402°N, 94.127°W · station BRDthr · 129 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Brainerd.
69°TUE7/1468°WED7/1567°THU7/1669°FRI7/1766°SAT7/1864°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#91 / 114
coldest Jul 19 in 114 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

40°F
set in 1927

Mildest Jul 19 ever

79°F
set in 1934

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Brainerd. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4060791899: 58°F1900: 55°F1901: 65°F1902: 55°F1904: 62°F1912: 48°F1913: 56°F1914: 51°F1915: 51°F1916: 70°F1917: 51°F1918: 50°F1919: 63°F1920: 44°F1921: 58°F1923: 60°F1924: 51°F1925: 59°F1926: 66°F1927: 40°F1928: 55°F1929: 45°F1930: 61°F1931: 64°F1932: 72°F1933: 65°F1934: 79°F1935: 67°F1936: 63°F1937: 51°F1938: 62°F1939: 58°F1940: 63°F1941: 52°F1942: 60°F1943: 53°F1944: 63°F1945: 65°F1946: 58°F1947: 46°F1948: 54°F1949: 56°F1950: 58°F1951: 48°F1952: 65°F1953: 60°F1954: 65°F1955: 64°F1956: 52°F1958: 52°F1959: 56°F1960: 62°F1961: 59°F1962: 61°F1963: 61°F1965: 56°F1966: 62°F1967: 60°F1968: 66°F1971: 47°F1972: 53°F1973: 50°F1974: 59°F1975: 60°F1976: 52°F1977: 65°F1978: 50°F1979: 55°F1980: 60°F1981: 54°F1982: 51°F1983: 58°F1984: 46°F1985: 58°F1986: 65°F1987: 68°F1988: 55°F1989: 56°F1990: 56°F1991: 62°F1992: 51°F1993: 60°F1994: 59°F1995: 56°F1996: 64°F1997: 63°F1998: 64°F1999: 57°F2000: 47°F2001: 65°F2002: 56°F2003: 57°F2004: 56°F2005: 47°F2006: 68°F2007: 55°F2008: 61°F2009: 44°F2010: 54°F2011: 72°F2012: 63°F2013: 66°F2014: 61°F2015: 61°F2016: 55°F2017: 51°F2018: 60°F2019: 63°F2020: 68°F2021: 61°F2022: 65°F2023: 63°F2024: 48°F2025: 55°F64° forecast189920251927

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1964°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#91 of 114
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-54°F (1996)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1898–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Brainerd in each calendar month, and for the whole 1898–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan56°F1981-48°F1972
Feb60°F1932-54°F1996
Mar80°F1946-35°F1948
Apr94°F1980-12°F1975
May101°F193416°F1967
Jun100°F198821°F1917
Jul106°F193633°F1917
Aug102°F194729°F1976
Sep103°F193118°F1974
Oct89°F20233°F1917
Nov75°F2020-24°F1964
Dec61°F1939-43°F1983
All-time106°F1936-54°F1996

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

165 days
record run, ended Apr 10 1996

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Brainerd's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 20°FJan: 0°FFeb: 26°FFeb: 4°FMar: 39°FMar: 18°FApr: 54°FApr: 31°FMay: 67°FMay: 44°FJun: 76°FJun: 54°FJul: 80°FJul: 58°FAug: 78°FAug: 56°FSep: 70°FSep: 47°FOct: 55°FOct: 36°FNov: 38°FNov: 22°FDec: 25°FDec: 8°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:37 AM
Sunset8:07 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight15h 30m · losing 10 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.40°N, 94.13°W

Nearby Stations

Saint Cloud, MN59 mi SHibbing, MN91 mi NEDuluth, MN96 mi EMinneapolis-St Paul, MN113 mi SEHayward, WI130 mi EFargo, ND132 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Brainerd'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.
Brainerd, MN — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Brainerd's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Brainerd, MN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1898

Each cell is one day's low at Brainerd, coloured by temperature — 129 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Brainerd, MN daily low heat map 1898–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Brainerd — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
107 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 61st most in 129 years. Normal for this point: 99. Record: 142 in 1917.

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