39.873°N, 75.227°W · station PHLthr · 155 years of record
62°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2024
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Philadelphia.
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
#129 / 152
coldest Sep 2 in 152 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
47°F
set in 1963
Mildest Sep 2 ever
76°F
set in 1973
Forecast low 72°F — 129th coldest Sep 2 of 152 years · record 47°F (1963) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#128 / 152
coldest Sep 3 in 152 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
51°F
set in 1892
Mildest Sep 3 ever
77°F
set in 1993
Forecast low 71°F — 128th coldest Sep 3 of 152 years · record 51°F (1892) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#148 / 152
coldest Sep 4 in 152 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
52°F
set in 1946
Mildest Sep 4 ever
76°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 74°F — 148th coldest Sep 4 of 152 years · record 52°F (1946) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#98 / 152
coldest Sep 5 in 152 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
53°F
set in 1994
Mildest Sep 5 ever
78°F
set in 2023
Forecast low 67°F — 98th coldest Sep 5 of 152 years · record 53°F (1994) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#72 / 152
coldest Sep 6 in 152 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
48°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
77°F
set in 2018
Forecast low 64°F — 72nd coldest Sep 6 of 152 years · record 48°F (1962) · coldest since 2024.
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.
Ranks
#81 / 152
coldest Sep 8 in 152 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
45°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 8 ever
74°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 64°F — 81st coldest Sep 8 of 152 years · record 45°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
74°FJan 26, 1950
-7°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
79°FFeb 25, 1930
-11°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar
87°FMar 29, 1945
5°FMar 5, 1872
Apr
95°FApr 17, 2002
14°FApr 1, 1923
May
98°FMay 19, 2026
28°FMay 11, 1966
Jun
102°FJun 29, 1934
44°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
104°FJul 10, 1936
51°FJul 21, 1966
Aug
106°FAug 7, 1918
44°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
102°FSep 7, 1881
35°FSep 25, 1963
Oct
96°FOct 5, 1941
25°FOct 25, 1962
Nov
84°FNov 1, 1950
8°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
73°FDec 4, 1998
-5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time
106°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
60°FJan 8, 1998
6°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
54°FFeb 17, 1891
5°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
63°FMar 29, 1907
15°FMar 13, 1888
Apr
70°FApr 19, 1896
33°FApr 5, 1881
May
78°FMay 31, 1895
45°FMay 5, 1917
Jun
82°FJun 6, 1925
49°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
83°FJul 24, 2010
61°FJul 8, 1891
Aug
82°FAug 1, 1917
59°FAug 26, 1908
Sep
80°FSep 9, 2016
52°FSep 28, 1984
Oct
74°FOct 8, 2017
40°FOct 23, 1889
Nov
67°FNov 2, 1971
18°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
62°FDec 24, 2015
5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time
83°FJul 24, 2010
5°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.
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.
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.