Minnesota · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Duluth, MN

46.844°N, 92.187°W · station DLHthr · 153 years of record
59°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Duluth.
72°TUE7/1466°WED7/1562°THU7/1659°FRI7/1759°SAT7/1859°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#102 / 152
coldest Jul 17 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

40°F
set in 1971

Mildest Jul 17 ever

73°F
set in 2011

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Duluth. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4056731874: 56°F1875: 56°F1876: 58°F1877: 58°F1878: 68°F1879: 53°F1880: 63°F1881: 62°F1882: 58°F1883: 54°F1884: 55°F1885: 54°F1886: 50°F1887: 57°F1888: 51°F1889: 65°F1890: 51°F1891: 59°F1892: 57°F1893: 53°F1894: 60°F1895: 54°F1896: 53°F1897: 53°F1898: 58°F1899: 59°F1900: 58°F1901: 66°F1902: 60°F1903: 55°F1904: 54°F1905: 63°F1906: 53°F1907: 55°F1908: 52°F1909: 57°F1910: 54°F1911: 48°F1912: 50°F1913: 61°F1914: 46°F1915: 49°F1916: 57°F1917: 51°F1918: 48°F1919: 67°F1920: 47°F1921: 63°F1922: 56°F1923: 57°F1924: 53°F1925: 52°F1926: 57°F1927: 54°F1928: 66°F1929: 62°F1930: 53°F1931: 59°F1932: 66°F1933: 55°F1934: 54°F1935: 67°F1936: 57°F1937: 48°F1938: 57°F1939: 50°F1940: 52°F1941: 57°F1942: 56°F1943: 57°F1944: 55°F1945: 62°F1946: 57°F1947: 65°F1948: 55°F1949: 64°F1950: 53°F1951: 45°F1952: 51°F1953: 60°F1954: 63°F1955: 56°F1956: 49°F1957: 54°F1958: 53°F1959: 62°F1960: 55°F1961: 55°F1962: 53°F1963: 54°F1964: 67°F1965: 50°F1966: 65°F1967: 55°F1968: 63°F1969: 55°F1970: 58°F1971: 40°F1972: 55°F1973: 65°F1974: 64°F1975: 72°F1976: 48°F1977: 56°F1978: 59°F1979: 45°F1980: 61°F1981: 61°F1982: 62°F1983: 62°F1984: 52°F1985: 56°F1986: 59°F1987: 65°F1988: 55°F1989: 53°F1990: 61°F1991: 62°F1992: 51°F1993: 52°F1994: 53°F1995: 59°F1996: 58°F1997: 65°F1998: 52°F1999: 53°F2000: 57°F2001: 55°F2002: 68°F2003: 49°F2004: 57°F2005: 67°F2006: 63°F2007: 53°F2008: 56°F2009: 50°F2010: 58°F2011: 73°F2012: 67°F2013: 70°F2014: 55°F2015: 64°F2016: 49°F2017: 48°F2018: 54°F2019: 63°F2020: 62°F2021: 55°F2022: 60°F2023: 54°F2024: 56°F2025: 49°F59° forecast187419712025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1759°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#102 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-41°F (1885)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Duluth in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan55°F1942-41°F1885
Feb58°F1895-39°F1996
Mar81°F1946-29°F1989
Apr88°F1952-5°F1954
May95°F193916°F1907
Jun97°F191027°F1972
Jul106°F193635°F1988
Aug97°F193032°F1986
Sep97°F202323°F1962
Oct86°F19536°F1917
Nov75°F2020-29°F1875
Dec56°F1939-35°F1917
All-time106°F1936-41°F1885

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

0 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

167 days
record run, ended Apr 4 1912

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Duluth's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 57°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 19°FJan: 2°FFeb: 24°FFeb: 6°FMar: 35°FMar: 18°FApr: 48°FApr: 30°FMay: 62°FMay: 41°FJun: 71°FJun: 50°FJul: 77°FJul: 56°FAug: 75°FAug: 55°FSep: 66°FSep: 47°FOct: 52°FOct: 36°FNov: 36°FNov: 23°FDec: 24°FDec: 10°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:27 AM
Sunset8:01 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight15h 34m · losing 10 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.84°N, 92.19°W

Nearby Stations

Hibbing, MN47 mi NWAshland, WI63 mi EHayward, WI66 mi SEBrainerd, MN96 mi WSaint Cloud, MN126 mi SWInternational Falls, MN131 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Duluth — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
115 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 51st most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 110. Record: 135 in 1907.

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