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Seattle Tacoma, WA

47.445°N, 122.314°W · station SEAthr · 82 years of record
52°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Seattle Tacoma.
58°WED9/254°THU9/352°FRI9/453°SAT9/555°SUN9/656°MON9/756°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#27 / 81
coldest Sep 4 in 81 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

45°F
set in 1956

Mildest Sep 4 ever

65°F
set in 2017
Forecast low 52°F — 27th coldest Sep 4 of 81 years · record 45°F (1956) · coldest since 2021.
1945: 55°F1946: 56°F1947: 51°F1948: 51°F1949: 62°F1950: 53°F1951: 54°F1952: 53°F1953: 50°F1954: 54°F1955: 56°F1956: 45°F1957: 50°F1958: 49°F1959: 51°F1960: 50°F1961: 59°F1962: 50°F1963: 54°F1964: 48°F1965: 48°F1966: 53°F1967: 58°F1968: 53°F1969: 54°F1970: 53°F1971: 50°F1972: 55°F1973: 54°F1974: 57°F1975: 51°F1976: 54°F1977: 60°F1978: 55°F1979: 54°F1980: 48°F1981: 55°F1982: 57°F1983: 57°F1984: 51°F1985: 52°F1986: 56°F1987: 51°F1988: 56°F1989: 51°F1990: 56°F1991: 58°F1992: 50°F1993: 54°F1994: 56°F1995: 57°F1996: 53°F1997: 55°F1998: 56°F1999: 53°F2000: 51°F2001: 54°F2002: 47°F2003: 61°F2004: 54°F2005: 53°F2006: 53°F2007: 58°F2008: 51°F2009: 55°F2010: 53°F2011: 52°F2012: 55°F2013: 61°F2014: 52°F2015: 50°F2016: 54°F2017: 65°F2018: 55°F2019: 59°F2020: 56°F2021: 52°F2022: 57°F2023: 53°F2024: 59°F2025: 58°F52° forecast455055606519501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 452°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record45°F
This-date rank#27 of 81
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record0°F (1950)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1945–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Seattle Tacoma in each calendar month, and for the whole 1945–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan64°FJan 20, 19810°FJan 31, 1950
Feb70°FFeb 27, 19681°FFeb 1, 1950
Mar79°FMar 19, 201911°FMar 4, 1955
Apr89°FApr 18, 201629°FApr 21, 1951
May93°FMay 21, 196328°FMay 1, 1954
Jun108°FJun 28, 202138°FJun 12, 1952
Jul103°FJul 29, 200943°FJul 4, 1949
Aug99°FAug 9, 196044°FAug 21, 1947
Sep98°FSep 2, 198835°FSep 27, 1972
Oct89°FOct 1, 198728°FOct 19, 1949
Nov74°FNov 4, 19496°FNov 15, 1955
Dec66°FDec 10, 20146°FDec 30, 1968
All-time108°FJun 28, 20210°FJan 31, 1950

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

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

73°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 27, 2021

Coldest high ever

16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 14, 1950
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan53°FJan 18, 200516°FJan 14, 1950
Feb53°FFeb 19, 199518°FFeb 2, 1989
Mar59°FMar 19, 201929°FMar 4, 1955
Apr57°FApr 28, 197642°FApr 7, 1945
May63°FMay 31, 198647°FMay 4, 1961
Jun73°FJun 27, 202151°FJun 11, 1952
Jul71°FJul 29, 200954°FJul 2, 1966
Aug71°FAug 14, 202354°FAug 2, 1956
Sep69°FSep 2, 197449°FSep 26, 1948
Oct60°FOct 19, 202341°FOct 31, 1984
Nov58°FNov 4, 202021°FNov 12, 1955
Dec55°FDec 26, 198017°FDec 29, 1968
All-time73°FJun 27, 202116°FJan 14, 1950

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

24 days
record run, ended Jan 15 1947

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Seattle Tacoma's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 55°F · forecast is -3° vs normal.
Jan: 47°FJan: 37°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 37°FMar: 53°FMar: 40°FApr: 58°FApr: 43°FMay: 65°FMay: 48°FJun: 70°FJun: 53°FJul: 77°FJul: 56°FAug: 77°FAug: 57°FSep: 71°FSep: 53°FOct: 60°FOct: 46°FNov: 51°FNov: 40°FDec: 46°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:28 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight13h 22m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

47.45°N, 122.31°W

Nearby Stations

Seattle City, WA16 mi NOlympia, WA42 mi SWYakima, WA103 mi SEQuillayute, WA109 mi WAstoria, OR115 mi SWVancouver, WA127 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Seattle Tacoma'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.
Seattle Tacoma, WA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Seattle Tacoma's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Seattle Tacoma, WA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1945

Each cell is one day's low at Seattle Tacoma, coloured by temperature — 82 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Seattle Tacoma, WA daily low heat map 1945–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Seattle Tacoma — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
13 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 54th most in 82 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 49 in 1949.

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