Minnesota · THREADEX · 1886–2026

Rochester, MN

43.904°N, 92.492°W · station RSTthr · 141 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Rochester.
66°TUE7/1468°WED7/1568°THU7/1670°FRI7/1769°SAT7/1866°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#93 / 114
coldest Jul 14 in 114 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

47°F
set in 1964

Mildest Jul 14 ever

73°F
set in 1932

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Rochester. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4760731886: 55°F1887: 72°F1892: 63°F1893: 60°F1908: 61°F1909: 53°F1910: 57°F1911: 48°F1912: 63°F1913: 61°F1914: 64°F1915: 67°F1916: 65°F1917: 51°F1918: 62°F1919: 65°F1920: 67°F1929: 64°F1930: 49°F1931: 62°F1932: 73°F1933: 68°F1934: 61°F1935: 57°F1936: 68°F1937: 69°F1938: 59°F1939: 56°F1940: 50°F1941: 59°F1942: 53°F1943: 59°F1944: 51°F1945: 54°F1946: 65°F1947: 64°F1948: 65°F1949: 61°F1950: 49°F1951: 56°F1952: 61°F1953: 63°F1954: 63°F1955: 69°F1956: 58°F1957: 63°F1958: 58°F1959: 59°F1960: 56°F1961: 57°F1962: 57°F1963: 58°F1964: 47°F1965: 58°F1966: 62°F1967: 50°F1968: 66°F1969: 66°F1970: 68°F1971: 55°F1972: 57°F1973: 57°F1974: 61°F1975: 49°F1976: 61°F1977: 68°F1978: 58°F1979: 65°F1980: 62°F1981: 63°F1982: 63°F1983: 68°F1984: 63°F1985: 61°F1986: 55°F1987: 49°F1988: 67°F1989: 54°F1990: 53°F1991: 51°F1992: 59°F1993: 59°F1994: 56°F1995: 70°F1996: 56°F1997: 62°F1998: 69°F1999: 67°F2000: 64°F2001: 58°F2002: 58°F2003: 63°F2004: 62°F2005: 68°F2006: 62°F2007: 59°F2008: 55°F2009: 62°F2010: 71°F2011: 61°F2012: 64°F2013: 64°F2014: 52°F2015: 66°F2016: 65°F2017: 55°F2018: 66°F2019: 66°F2020: 60°F2021: 63°F2022: 57°F2023: 61°F2024: 64°F2025: 63°F66° forecast188620251964

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1466°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#93 of 114
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-42°F (1887)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1886–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Rochester in each calendar month, and for the whole 1886–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°F1944-42°F1887
Feb69°F2024-35°F1996
Mar82°F1910-31°F1962
Apr92°F20095°F1982
May106°F193421°F1910
Jun105°F193431°F1937
Jul108°F193640°F1911
Aug100°F193032°F1915
Sep100°F191322°F1893
Oct93°F1997-6°F1887
Nov77°F1893-24°F1887
Dec64°F2017-33°F1983
All-time108°F1936-42°F1887

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Rochester 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

143 days
record run, ended Mar 29 2001

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Rochester's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 62°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 22°FJan: 7°FFeb: 27°FFeb: 11°FMar: 40°FMar: 24°FApr: 55°FApr: 35°FMay: 68°FMay: 47°FJun: 78°FJun: 58°FJul: 80°FJul: 61°FAug: 78°FAug: 58°FSep: 72°FSep: 50°FOct: 58°FOct: 38°FNov: 42°FNov: 26°FDec: 28°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:39 AM
Sunset7:51 PM
Solar noon12:15 PM
Daylight15h 12m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.90°N, 92.49°W

Nearby Stations

La Crosse, WI61 mi EMinneapolis-St Paul, MN76 mi NWEau Claire, WI82 mi NEWaterloo, IA93 mi SSaint Cloud, MN136 mi NWDubuque, IA137 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Rochester's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Rochester, MN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1886

Each cell is one day's low at Rochester, coloured by temperature — 141 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Rochester, MN daily low heat map 1886–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Rochester — counted through Jul 14 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 92nd most in 141 years. Normal for this point: 80. Record: 114 in 1956.

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