New Hampshire · THREADEX · 1885–2026

Manchester, NH

42.930°N, 71.436°W · station MHTthr · 142 years of record
61°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Manchester.
68°TUE7/1477°WED7/1567°THU7/1663°FRI7/1761°SAT7/1863°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#30 / 67
coldest Jul 18 in 67 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

48°F
set in 1888

Mildest Jul 18 ever

74°F
set in 1955

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Manchester. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4861741885: 72°F1886: 56°F1887: 68°F1888: 48°F1889: 55°F1890: 62°F1891: 56°F1892: 56°F1893: 64°F1929: 53°F1930: 61°F1931: 57°F1932: 64°F1933: 58°F1934: 52°F1935: 61°F1936: 51°F1937: 61°F1938: 64°F1939: 52°F1940: 56°F1941: 56°F1942: 61°F1943: 69°F1944: 56°F1945: 66°F1946: 49°F1947: 68°F1949: 64°F1951: 62°F1952: 62°F1953: 64°F1954: 57°F1955: 74°F1967: 59°F1968: 71°F1969: 68°F1970: 58°F1971: 57°F1972: 69°F1998: 61°F1999: 72°F2000: 58°F2001: 57°F2002: 71°F2003: 64°F2004: 64°F2005: 74°F2006: 74°F2007: 66°F2008: 65°F2009: 66°F2010: 71°F2011: 72°F2012: 70°F2014: 59°F2015: 65°F2016: 71°F2017: 68°F2018: 64°F2019: 65°F2020: 57°F2021: 66°F2022: 71°F2023: 70°F2024: 69°F2025: 59°F61° forecast188520251888

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1861°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record48°F
This-date rank#30 of 67
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-29°F (1943)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1885–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Manchester in each calendar month, and for the whole 1885–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan70°F2018-26°F1887
Feb77°F2018-29°F1943
Mar85°F2012-18°F1948
Apr94°F200213°F1954
May97°F201025°F2002
Jun102°F202534°F1888
Jul103°F201136°F1937
Aug100°F194940°F1886
Sep100°F195328°F1953
Oct88°F197113°F1887
Nov80°F20244°F1938
Dec74°F1998-20°F1933
All-time103°F2011-29°F1943

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: May (97°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 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

102 days
record run, ended Mar 22 1972

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Manchester's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 64°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Jan: 34°FJan: 17°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 19°FMar: 46°FMar: 27°FApr: 58°FApr: 38°FMay: 70°FMay: 48°FJun: 78°FJun: 58°FJul: 84°FJul: 64°FAug: 82°FAug: 62°FSep: 75°FSep: 54°FOct: 62°FOct: 43°FNov: 50°FNov: 33°FDec: 39°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:19 AM
Sunset7:24 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight15h 05m · losing 9 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.93°N, 71.44°W

Nearby Stations

Concord, NH19 mi NBoston, MA44 mi SEWorcester, MA50 mi SWMilton, MA52 mi SEPortland, ME75 mi NEProvidence, RI83 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Manchester'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.
Manchester, NH — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Manchester's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Manchester, NH — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1885

Each cell is one day's low at Manchester, coloured by temperature — 142 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Manchester, NH daily low heat map 1885–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Manchester — counted through Jul 18 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 28th most in 142 years. Normal for this point: 42. Record: 107 in 1971.

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