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Rochester, MN

43.904°N, 92.492°W · station RSTthr · 141 years of record
60°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Rochester.
67°WED9/268°THU9/369°FRI9/468°SAT9/567°SUN9/663°MON9/760°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#93 / 115
coldest Sep 8 in 115 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

35°F
set in 1932

Mildest Sep 8 ever

73°F
set in 1919
Forecast low 60°F — 93rd coldest Sep 8 of 115 years · record 35°F (1932) · coldest since 2025.
1886: 50°F1887: 41°F1888: 53°F1892: 40°F1893: 53°F1908: 46°F1909: 43°F1910: 59°F1911: 45°F1912: 50°F1913: 58°F1914: 40°F1915: 59°F1916: 61°F1917: 51°F1918: 45°F1919: 73°F1920: 44°F1929: 50°F1930: 44°F1931: 72°F1932: 35°F1933: 73°F1934: 41°F1935: 43°F1936: 63°F1937: 58°F1938: 58°F1939: 57°F1940: 62°F1941: 54°F1942: 60°F1943: 46°F1944: 42°F1945: 56°F1946: 52°F1947: 71°F1948: 56°F1949: 43°F1950: 43°F1951: 48°F1952: 46°F1953: 49°F1954: 50°F1955: 49°F1956: 35°F1957: 43°F1958: 38°F1959: 70°F1960: 70°F1961: 65°F1962: 58°F1963: 52°F1964: 63°F1965: 54°F1966: 47°F1967: 50°F1968: 41°F1969: 42°F1970: 53°F1971: 61°F1972: 51°F1973: 58°F1974: 55°F1975: 42°F1976: 63°F1977: 58°F1978: 65°F1979: 46°F1980: 63°F1981: 49°F1982: 59°F1983: 56°F1984: 58°F1985: 64°F1986: 40°F1987: 49°F1988: 47°F1989: 59°F1990: 61°F1991: 65°F1992: 49°F1993: 42°F1994: 57°F1995: 37°F1996: 56°F1997: 62°F1998: 45°F1999: 51°F2000: 50°F2001: 52°F2002: 62°F2003: 56°F2004: 47°F2005: 52°F2006: 55°F2007: 52°F2008: 48°F2009: 53°F2010: 42°F2011: 52°F2012: 49°F2013: 67°F2014: 53°F2015: 56°F2016: 64°F2017: 50°F2018: 50°F2019: 55°F2020: 48°F2021: 51°F2022: 58°F2023: 47°F2024: 43°F2025: 44°F60° forecast354045505560657075191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 860°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record35°F
This-date rank#93 of 115
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°FJan 25, 1944-42°FJan 7, 1887
Feb69°FFeb 26, 2024-35°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar82°FMar 24, 1910-31°FMar 1, 1962
Apr92°FApr 24, 20095°FApr 6, 1982
May106°FMay 31, 193421°FMay 3, 1910
Jun105°FJun 27, 193431°FJun 9, 1937
Jul108°FJul 14, 193640°FJul 17, 1911
Aug100°FAug 3, 193032°FAug 30, 1915
Sep100°FSep 6, 191322°FSep 28, 1893
Oct93°FOct 3, 1997-6°FOct 25, 1887
Nov77°FNov 1, 1893-24°FNov 28, 1887
Dec64°FDec 4, 2017-33°FDec 19, 1983
All-time108°FJul 14, 1936-42°FJan 7, 1887

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Rochester 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

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 3, 1911

Coldest high ever

-22°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 6, 1912
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 25, 1944-22°FJan 6, 1912
Feb43°FFeb 25, 2000-20°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar62°FMar 19, 2012-3°FMar 2, 2014
Apr63°FApr 26, 191222°FApr 1, 1975
May74°FMay 27, 191133°FMay 2, 2013
Jun77°FJun 26, 194346°FJun 2, 1945
Jul85°FJul 3, 191158°FJul 18, 2000
Aug78°FAug 27, 188655°FAug 31, 1958
Sep74°FSep 3, 193734°FSep 29, 1945
Oct71°FOct 4, 200521°FOct 25, 1887
Nov57°FNov 2, 1938-4°FNov 28, 1887
Dec49°FDec 2, 1982-20°FDec 23, 1983
All-time85°FJul 3, 1911-22°FJan 6, 1912

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: 53°F · forecast is +7° 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

Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight13h 13m · losing 20 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 Sep 8 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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