Pennsylvania · THREADEX · 1873–2026

Erie, PA

42.080°N, 80.182°W · station ERIthr · 154 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Erie.
73°TUE7/1478°WED7/1573°THU7/1670°FRI7/1771°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#125 / 153
coldest Jul 17 in 153 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 17 ever

49°F
set in 1971

Mildest Jul 17 ever

76°F
set in 1988

Coldest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 17 at Erie. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4962761873: 70°F1874: 60°F1875: 66°F1876: 64°F1877: 66°F1878: 74°F1879: 62°F1880: 67°F1881: 65°F1882: 67°F1883: 73°F1884: 53°F1885: 72°F1886: 60°F1887: 73°F1888: 55°F1889: 62°F1890: 58°F1891: 59°F1892: 54°F1893: 68°F1894: 69°F1895: 66°F1896: 59°F1897: 66°F1898: 68°F1899: 60°F1900: 71°F1901: 72°F1902: 62°F1903: 55°F1904: 66°F1905: 74°F1906: 66°F1907: 73°F1908: 56°F1909: 63°F1910: 60°F1911: 59°F1912: 62°F1913: 65°F1914: 72°F1915: 68°F1916: 71°F1917: 60°F1918: 65°F1919: 58°F1920: 56°F1921: 64°F1922: 70°F1923: 60°F1924: 63°F1925: 57°F1926: 66°F1927: 68°F1928: 64°F1929: 60°F1930: 64°F1931: 71°F1932: 67°F1933: 59°F1934: 61°F1935: 59°F1936: 66°F1937: 67°F1938: 69°F1939: 54°F1940: 62°F1941: 61°F1942: 70°F1943: 72°F1944: 66°F1945: 56°F1946: 60°F1947: 68°F1948: 68°F1949: 69°F1950: 72°F1951: 69°F1952: 66°F1953: 69°F1954: 53°F1955: 68°F1956: 64°F1957: 52°F1958: 57°F1959: 66°F1960: 55°F1961: 65°F1962: 62°F1963: 64°F1964: 59°F1965: 64°F1966: 60°F1967: 55°F1968: 71°F1969: 69°F1970: 56°F1971: 49°F1972: 64°F1973: 53°F1974: 50°F1975: 66°F1976: 59°F1977: 67°F1978: 56°F1979: 61°F1980: 69°F1981: 58°F1982: 72°F1983: 71°F1984: 63°F1985: 54°F1986: 66°F1987: 59°F1988: 76°F1989: 57°F1990: 71°F1991: 65°F1992: 61°F1993: 60°F1994: 62°F1995: 71°F1996: 66°F1997: 73°F1998: 70°F1999: 73°F2000: 64°F2001: 69°F2002: 70°F2003: 56°F2004: 63°F2005: 73°F2006: 73°F2007: 66°F2008: 67°F2009: 61°F2010: 72°F2011: 69°F2012: 69°F2013: 75°F2014: 53°F2015: 65°F2016: 62°F2017: 61°F2018: 71°F2019: 72°F2020: 73°F2021: 64°F2022: 67°F2023: 67°F2024: 72°F2025: 70°F70° forecast187319712025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1770°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#125 of 153
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-18°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1873–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Erie in each calendar month, and for the whole 1873–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°F1876-18°F1994
Feb77°F2017-18°F2015
Mar82°F1910-9°F1980
Apr89°F19907°F1923
May91°F187926°F1970
Jun100°F198832°F1972
Jul99°F199044°F1963
Aug96°F191837°F1982
Sep99°F195333°F1957
Oct89°F195123°F1895
Nov82°F19506°F1880
Dec75°F1982-11°F1880
All-time100°F1988-18°F1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Erie so far this year — through Jul 12.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

88 days
record run, ended Mar 2 1959

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Erie's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 34°FJan: 21°FFeb: 36°FFeb: 22°FMar: 44°FMar: 28°FApr: 56°FApr: 38°FMay: 68°FMay: 49°FJun: 76°FJun: 60°FJul: 80°FJul: 64°FAug: 79°FAug: 63°FSep: 73°FSep: 57°FOct: 62°FOct: 46°FNov: 50°FNov: 37°FDec: 39°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:56 AM
Sunset7:56 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight15h 00m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.08°N, 80.18°W

Nearby Stations

Youngstown, OH62 mi SWBuffalo, NY94 mi NECleveland, OH97 mi WAkron, OH103 mi SWPittsburgh, PA110 mi SNew Philadelphia, OH128 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Erie'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.
Erie, PA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Erie's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Erie, PA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1873

Each cell is one day's low at Erie, coloured by temperature — 154 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Erie, PA daily low heat map 1873–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Erie — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
78 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 113th most in 154 years. Normal for this point: 83. Record: 106 in 1970.

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