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Duluth, MN

46.844°N, 92.187°W · station DLHthr · 153 years of record
53°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Duluth.
59°WED9/258°THU9/359°FRI9/458°SAT9/559°SUN9/656°MON9/753°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#98 / 152
coldest Sep 8 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

33°F
set in 1956

Mildest Sep 8 ever

68°F
set in 2002
Forecast low 53°F — 98th coldest Sep 8 of 152 years · record 33°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
1874: 61°F1875: 58°F1876: 54°F1877: 53°F1878: 56°F1879: 43°F1880: 46°F1881: 50°F1882: 58°F1883: 39°F1884: 54°F1885: 51°F1886: 50°F1887: 43°F1888: 56°F1889: 46°F1890: 49°F1891: 50°F1892: 51°F1893: 53°F1894: 58°F1895: 49°F1896: 55°F1897: 62°F1898: 40°F1899: 55°F1900: 60°F1901: 47°F1902: 51°F1903: 57°F1904: 44°F1905: 54°F1906: 65°F1907: 51°F1908: 46°F1909: 52°F1910: 40°F1911: 46°F1912: 57°F1913: 49°F1914: 41°F1915: 51°F1916: 51°F1917: 47°F1918: 50°F1919: 51°F1920: 55°F1921: 55°F1922: 52°F1923: 46°F1924: 48°F1925: 51°F1926: 53°F1927: 58°F1928: 56°F1929: 43°F1930: 50°F1931: 63°F1932: 47°F1933: 59°F1934: 48°F1935: 47°F1936: 62°F1937: 57°F1938: 48°F1939: 49°F1940: 60°F1941: 47°F1942: 58°F1943: 43°F1944: 40°F1945: 57°F1946: 45°F1947: 58°F1948: 49°F1949: 44°F1950: 53°F1951: 48°F1952: 42°F1953: 47°F1954: 48°F1955: 49°F1956: 33°F1957: 46°F1958: 38°F1959: 51°F1960: 55°F1961: 56°F1962: 58°F1963: 52°F1964: 52°F1965: 34°F1966: 54°F1967: 51°F1968: 43°F1969: 40°F1970: 47°F1971: 58°F1972: 44°F1973: 45°F1974: 49°F1975: 37°F1976: 60°F1977: 49°F1978: 53°F1979: 41°F1980: 49°F1981: 51°F1982: 60°F1983: 55°F1984: 53°F1985: 51°F1986: 44°F1987: 47°F1988: 42°F1989: 51°F1990: 46°F1991: 61°F1992: 46°F1993: 41°F1994: 48°F1995: 37°F1996: 59°F1997: 56°F1998: 44°F1999: 50°F2000: 50°F2001: 52°F2002: 68°F2003: 53°F2004: 46°F2005: 45°F2006: 43°F2007: 46°F2008: 44°F2009: 54°F2010: 40°F2011: 58°F2012: 49°F2013: 56°F2014: 55°F2015: 50°F2016: 59°F2017: 37°F2018: 54°F2019: 48°F2020: 41°F2021: 54°F2022: 58°F2023: 51°F2024: 34°F2025: 42°F53° forecast303540455055606570188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 853°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record33°F
This-date rank#98 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°FJan 22, 1942-41°FJan 2, 1885
Feb58°FFeb 26, 1895-39°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar81°FMar 28, 1946-29°FMar 2, 1989
Apr88°FApr 27, 1952-5°FApr 3, 1954
May95°FMay 30, 193916°FMay 3, 1907
Jun97°FJun 28, 191027°FJun 10, 1972
Jul106°FJul 13, 193635°FJul 1, 1988
Aug97°FAug 1, 193032°FAug 27, 1986
Sep97°FSep 3, 202323°FSep 20, 1962
Oct86°FOct 2, 19536°FOct 27, 1917
Nov75°FNov 6, 2020-29°FNov 29, 1875
Dec56°FDec 6, 1939-35°FDec 28, 1917
All-time106°FJul 13, 1936-41°FJan 2, 1885

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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 13, 1936

Coldest high ever

-22°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 5, 1912
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan35°FJan 31, 1877-22°FJan 5, 1912
Feb37°FFeb 27, 1895-21°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar50°FMar 18, 2012-4°FMar 23, 1974
Apr57°FApr 27, 190111°FApr 2, 1954
May67°FMay 8, 189627°FMay 3, 1954
Jun76°FJun 30, 193137°FJun 3, 1891
Jul79°FJul 13, 193649°FJul 2, 1992
Aug77°FAug 25, 201350°FAug 30, 1892
Sep72°FSep 11, 193138°FSep 30, 1985
Oct64°FOct 3, 202321°FOct 28, 1925
Nov53°FNov 3, 1903-6°FNov 30, 1896
Dec42°FDec 23, 1877-18°FDec 23, 1983
All-time79°FJul 13, 1936-22°FJan 5, 1912

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: 50°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise5:28 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight13h 21m · losing 22 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 Sep 8 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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