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Brainerd, MN

46.402°N, 94.127°W · station BRDthr · 129 years of record
56°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Brainerd.
60°WED9/260°THU9/366°FRI9/465°SAT9/564°SUN9/659°MON9/756°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#92 / 116
coldest Sep 8 in 116 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

31°F
set in 1975

Mildest Sep 8 ever

69°F
set in 2022
Forecast low 56°F — 92nd coldest Sep 8 of 116 years · record 31°F (1975) · coldest since 2025.
1899: 45°F1900: 62°F1901: 43°F1912: 61°F1913: 46°F1914: 45°F1915: 55°F1916: 55°F1917: 47°F1918: 49°F1919: 61°F1920: 43°F1921: 56°F1922: 58°F1923: 41°F1924: 42°F1925: 49°F1926: 50°F1927: 54°F1928: 54°F1929: 47°F1930: 48°F1931: 67°F1932: 37°F1933: 67°F1934: 48°F1935: 48°F1936: 59°F1937: 52°F1938: 52°F1939: 48°F1940: 65°F1941: 48°F1942: 53°F1943: 41°F1944: 40°F1945: 59°F1946: 44°F1947: 63°F1948: 47°F1949: 41°F1950: 49°F1951: 51°F1952: 45°F1953: 53°F1954: 44°F1955: 51°F1956: 36°F1957: 50°F1958: 38°F1959: 58°F1960: 64°F1961: 52°F1962: 59°F1963: 53°F1964: 43°F1965: 38°F1966: 53°F1967: 49°F1969: 47°F1970: 47°F1971: 56°F1972: 49°F1973: 46°F1974: 49°F1975: 31°F1976: 60°F1977: 45°F1978: 58°F1979: 40°F1980: 46°F1981: 41°F1982: 49°F1983: 52°F1984: 52°F1985: 54°F1986: 37°F1987: 45°F1988: 47°F1989: 50°F1990: 45°F1991: 64°F1992: 48°F1993: 41°F1994: 45°F1995: 37°F1996: 58°F1997: 56°F1998: 38°F1999: 49°F2000: 45°F2001: 48°F2002: 68°F2003: 53°F2004: 45°F2005: 52°F2006: 41°F2007: 44°F2008: 47°F2009: 61°F2010: 40°F2011: 50°F2012: 50°F2013: 59°F2014: 55°F2015: 51°F2016: 58°F2017: 42°F2018: 53°F2019: 52°F2020: 45°F2021: 55°F2022: 69°F2023: 49°F2024: 43°F2025: 41°F56° forecast303540455055606570190019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 856°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record31°F
This-date rank#92 of 116
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°FJan 25, 1981-48°FJan 15, 1972
Feb60°FFeb 27, 1932-54°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar80°FMar 28, 1946-35°FMar 11, 1948
Apr94°FApr 22, 1980-12°FApr 1, 1975
May101°FMay 31, 193416°FMay 3, 1967
Jun100°FJun 19, 198821°FJun 15, 1917
Jul106°FJul 10, 193633°FJul 4, 1917
Aug102°FAug 4, 194729°FAug 15, 1976
Sep103°FSep 10, 193118°FSep 22, 1974
Oct89°FOct 1, 20233°FOct 23, 1917
Nov75°FNov 4, 2020-24°FNov 30, 1964
Dec61°FDec 6, 1939-43°FDec 19, 1983
All-time106°FJul 10, 1936-54°FFeb 2, 1996

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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 · Aug 3, 1916

Coldest high ever

-23°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan36°FJan 9, 2002-23°FJan 25, 1904
Feb38°FFeb 26, 1998-23°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar62°FMar 18, 2012-8°FMar 1, 1919
Apr62°FApr 27, 190116°FApr 7, 1997
May70°FMay 28, 196933°FMay 2, 1954
Jun76°FJun 29, 193145°FJun 1, 1945
Jul79°FJul 19, 193455°FJul 2, 1992
Aug79°FAug 3, 191653°FAug 10, 2004
Sep76°FSep 6, 191236°FSep 29, 1899
Oct67°FOct 4, 202520°FOct 27, 1925
Nov56°FNov 1, 20000°FNov 30, 1985
Dec44°FDec 1, 1962-19°FDec 24, 1983
All-time79°FAug 3, 1916-23°FFeb 9, 1899

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: 51°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

Sunrise5:36 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon12:16 PM
Daylight13h 19m · losing 22 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 Sep 8 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: 144 in 1917.

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