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Philadelphia, PA

39.873°N, 75.227°W · station PHLthr · 155 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Philadelphia.
72°WED9/271°THU9/374°FRI9/467°SAT9/564°SUN9/662°MON9/764°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#54 / 152
coldest Sep 7 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

47°F
set in 1962

Mildest Sep 7 ever

74°F
set in 1880
Forecast low 62°F — 54th coldest Sep 7 of 152 years · record 47°F (1962) · coldest since 2024.
1874: 68°F1875: 63°F1876: 54°F1877: 56°F1878: 65°F1879: 66°F1880: 74°F1881: 72°F1882: 64°F1883: 57°F1884: 71°F1885: 55°F1886: 67°F1887: 68°F1888: 52°F1889: 66°F1890: 70°F1891: 64°F1892: 61°F1893: 61°F1894: 65°F1895: 64°F1896: 64°F1897: 66°F1898: 67°F1899: 58°F1900: 73°F1901: 72°F1902: 61°F1903: 54°F1904: 59°F1905: 62°F1906: 64°F1907: 64°F1908: 60°F1909: 57°F1910: 72°F1911: 67°F1912: 73°F1913: 68°F1914: 66°F1915: 69°F1916: 70°F1917: 57°F1918: 58°F1919: 69°F1920: 66°F1921: 70°F1922: 66°F1923: 66°F1924: 50°F1925: 66°F1926: 70°F1927: 62°F1928: 54°F1929: 69°F1930: 68°F1931: 62°F1932: 65°F1933: 67°F1934: 68°F1935: 60°F1936: 60°F1937: 63°F1938: 61°F1939: 64°F1940: 54°F1941: 66°F1942: 60°F1943: 70°F1944: 62°F1945: 69°F1946: 62°F1947: 71°F1948: 62°F1949: 56°F1950: 54°F1951: 60°F1952: 58°F1953: 65°F1954: 68°F1955: 61°F1956: 68°F1957: 65°F1958: 66°F1959: 63°F1960: 61°F1961: 69°F1962: 47°F1963: 48°F1964: 54°F1965: 58°F1966: 56°F1967: 66°F1968: 71°F1969: 70°F1970: 57°F1971: 67°F1972: 56°F1973: 63°F1974: 59°F1975: 65°F1976: 54°F1977: 64°F1978: 72°F1979: 69°F1980: 73°F1981: 65°F1982: 59°F1983: 73°F1984: 51°F1985: 74°F1986: 57°F1987: 71°F1988: 48°F1989: 58°F1990: 72°F1991: 64°F1992: 65°F1993: 69°F1994: 61°F1995: 69°F1996: 71°F1997: 59°F1998: 68°F1999: 73°F2000: 52°F2001: 62°F2002: 60°F2003: 57°F2004: 59°F2005: 60°F2006: 61°F2007: 70°F2008: 71°F2009: 64°F2010: 66°F2011: 66°F2012: 70°F2013: 55°F2014: 66°F2015: 69°F2016: 72°F2017: 58°F2018: 71°F2019: 58°F2020: 62°F2021: 62°F2022: 69°F2023: 73°F2024: 62°F2025: 63°F62° forecast45505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 762°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#54 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-11°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Philadelphia in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 26, 1950-7°FJan 17, 1982
Feb79°FFeb 25, 1930-11°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar87°FMar 29, 19455°FMar 5, 1872
Apr95°FApr 17, 200214°FApr 1, 1923
May98°FMay 19, 202628°FMay 11, 1966
Jun102°FJun 29, 193444°FJun 1, 1945
Jul104°FJul 10, 193651°FJul 21, 1966
Aug106°FAug 7, 191844°FAug 29, 1986
Sep102°FSep 7, 188135°FSep 25, 1963
Oct96°FOct 5, 194125°FOct 25, 1962
Nov84°FNov 1, 19508°FNov 30, 1875
Dec73°FDec 4, 1998-5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time106°FAug 7, 1918-11°FFeb 9, 1934

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Philadelphia so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

11 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: May (98°F)

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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 24, 2010

Coldest high ever

5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1880
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 8, 19986°FJan 19, 1994
Feb54°FFeb 17, 18915°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar63°FMar 29, 190715°FMar 13, 1888
Apr70°FApr 19, 189633°FApr 5, 1881
May78°FMay 31, 189545°FMay 5, 1917
Jun82°FJun 6, 192549°FJun 2, 1907
Jul83°FJul 24, 201061°FJul 8, 1891
Aug82°FAug 1, 191759°FAug 26, 1908
Sep80°FSep 9, 201652°FSep 28, 1984
Oct74°FOct 8, 201740°FOct 23, 1889
Nov67°FNov 2, 197118°FNov 30, 1875
Dec62°FDec 24, 20155°FDec 30, 1880
All-time83°FJul 24, 20105°FDec 30, 1880

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

62 days
record run, ended Feb 12 1977

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Philadelphia's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Jan: 41°FJan: 27°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 28°FMar: 53°FMar: 35°FApr: 65°FApr: 45°FMay: 74°FMay: 55°FJun: 83°FJun: 65°FJul: 88°FJul: 70°FAug: 86°FAug: 69°FSep: 79°FSep: 62°FOct: 67°FOct: 50°FNov: 56°FNov: 40°FDec: 46°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset6:33 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.87°N, 75.23°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, DE24 mi SWTrenton, NJ35 mi NEAtlantic City, NJ45 mi SEReading, PA51 mi NWAtlantic City Marina, NJ54 mi SEAllentown, PA54 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Philadelphia's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Philadelphia, PA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's low at Philadelphia, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Philadelphia, PA daily low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Philadelphia — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
53 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 105th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 58. Record: 85 in 1885.

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