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Middletown-Harrisburg, PA

40.196°N, 76.772°W · station MDTthr · 139 years of record
60°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Middletown-Harrisburg.
71°WED9/271°THU9/371°FRI9/464°SAT9/561°SUN9/660°MON9/761°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#53 / 138
coldest Sep 7 in 138 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

46°F
set in 1962

Mildest Sep 7 ever

75°F
set in 1900
Forecast low 60°F — 53rd coldest Sep 7 of 138 years · record 46°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
1888: 51°F1889: 60°F1890: 68°F1891: 63°F1892: 58°F1893: 59°F1894: 65°F1895: 65°F1896: 59°F1897: 62°F1898: 57°F1899: 55°F1900: 75°F1901: 64°F1902: 60°F1903: 49°F1904: 56°F1905: 57°F1906: 61°F1907: 58°F1908: 61°F1909: 53°F1910: 69°F1911: 67°F1912: 71°F1913: 64°F1914: 64°F1915: 67°F1916: 69°F1917: 54°F1918: 57°F1919: 65°F1920: 62°F1921: 67°F1922: 69°F1923: 64°F1924: 47°F1925: 66°F1926: 61°F1927: 58°F1928: 55°F1929: 70°F1930: 67°F1931: 61°F1932: 66°F1933: 64°F1934: 64°F1935: 56°F1936: 58°F1937: 60°F1938: 62°F1939: 60°F1940: 51°F1941: 67°F1942: 63°F1943: 65°F1944: 65°F1945: 61°F1946: 60°F1947: 70°F1948: 64°F1949: 50°F1950: 49°F1951: 57°F1952: 55°F1953: 58°F1954: 69°F1955: 60°F1956: 66°F1957: 61°F1958: 65°F1959: 62°F1960: 64°F1961: 73°F1962: 46°F1963: 50°F1964: 52°F1965: 61°F1966: 58°F1967: 60°F1968: 62°F1969: 69°F1970: 55°F1971: 65°F1972: 52°F1973: 60°F1974: 56°F1975: 55°F1976: 48°F1977: 65°F1978: 70°F1979: 68°F1980: 65°F1981: 65°F1982: 61°F1983: 65°F1984: 52°F1985: 75°F1986: 56°F1987: 65°F1988: 46°F1989: 59°F1990: 70°F1991: 58°F1992: 63°F1993: 65°F1994: 57°F1995: 62°F1996: 69°F1997: 55°F1998: 67°F1999: 72°F2000: 49°F2001: 53°F2002: 55°F2003: 54°F2004: 58°F2005: 58°F2006: 57°F2007: 68°F2008: 70°F2009: 64°F2010: 63°F2011: 60°F2012: 68°F2013: 50°F2014: 62°F2015: 63°F2016: 65°F2017: 55°F2018: 72°F2019: 58°F2020: 60°F2021: 60°F2022: 67°F2023: 68°F2024: 57°F2025: 54°F60° forecast4550556065707518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 760°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#53 of 138
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-22°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Middletown-Harrisburg in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°FJan 14, 1932-22°FJan 21, 1994
Feb79°FFeb 21, 2018-13°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar87°FMar 30, 1998-1°FMar 7, 2015
Apr93°FApr 25, 191511°FApr 1, 1923
May97°FMay 31, 193930°FMay 10, 2020
Jun100°FJun 29, 193440°FJun 11, 1980
Jul107°FJul 3, 196649°FJul 12, 1945
Aug104°FAug 6, 191845°FAug 31, 1976
Sep102°FSep 2, 195330°FSep 24, 1963
Oct97°FOct 5, 194123°FOct 24, 1969
Nov84°FNov 1, 195010°FNov 30, 1929
Dec75°FDec 29, 1984-8°FDec 23, 1960
All-time107°FJul 3, 1966-22°FJan 21, 1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Middletown-Harrisburg so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

2 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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 9, 1900

Coldest high ever

-1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 19, 1994
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 8, 1998-1°FJan 19, 1994
Feb51°FFeb 24, 19850°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar66°FMar 16, 199016°FMar 6, 1901
Apr69°FApr 19, 198533°FApr 3, 1896
May74°FMay 31, 189543°FMay 5, 1917
Jun79°FJun 27, 195253°FJun 2, 1907
Jul81°FJul 24, 201062°FJul 3, 1978
Aug83°FAug 9, 190059°FAug 26, 1940
Sep76°FSep 4, 197048°FSep 28, 1984
Oct73°FOct 5, 189836°FOct 30, 1925
Nov64°FNov 4, 196121°FNov 30, 1929
Dec57°FDec 29, 19845°FDec 29, 1917
All-time83°FAug 9, 1900-1°FJan 19, 1994

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

70 days
record run, ended Feb 16 1948

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Middletown-Harrisburg's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 62°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 23°FFeb: 42°FFeb: 25°FMar: 51°FMar: 32°FApr: 64°FApr: 42°FMay: 73°FMay: 53°FJun: 82°FJun: 63°FJul: 87°FJul: 68°FAug: 84°FAug: 66°FSep: 77°FSep: 58°FOct: 66°FOct: 46°FNov: 54°FNov: 36°FDec: 43°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:34 AM
Sunset6:39 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight13h 05m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.20°N, 76.77°W

Nearby Stations

Reading, PA44 mi EHagerstown, MD60 mi SWBaltimore Downtown, MD63 mi SBaltimore, MD70 mi SWilmington, DE71 mi SEWilliamsport, PA72 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Middletown-Harrisburg'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.
Middletown-Harrisburg, PA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Middletown-Harrisburg's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Middletown-Harrisburg, PA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's low at Middletown-Harrisburg, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Middletown-Harrisburg, PA daily low heat map 1888–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Middletown-Harrisburg — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
72 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 50th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 68. Record: 86 in 1904.

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