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Seattle City, WA

47.687°N, 122.255°W · station SEWthr · 133 years of record
53°F
forecast low · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Seattle City.
59°WED9/254°THU9/353°FRI9/453°SAT9/555°SUN9/656°MON9/757°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#27 / 131
coldest Sep 4 in 131 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 4 ever

45°F
set in 1912

Mildest Sep 4 ever

64°F
set in 1949
Forecast low 53°F — 27th coldest Sep 4 of 131 years · record 45°F (1912) · coldest since 2021.
1894: 53°F1895: 53°F1896: 53°F1897: 52°F1898: 47°F1899: 54°F1900: 54°F1901: 54°F1902: 55°F1903: 56°F1904: 53°F1905: 50°F1906: 51°F1907: 55°F1908: 53°F1909: 56°F1910: 52°F1911: 55°F1912: 45°F1913: 57°F1914: 55°F1915: 56°F1916: 57°F1917: 50°F1918: 54°F1919: 51°F1920: 50°F1921: 53°F1922: 53°F1923: 51°F1924: 57°F1925: 55°F1926: 55°F1927: 56°F1928: 54°F1929: 52°F1930: 53°F1931: 61°F1932: 47°F1933: 57°F1934: 60°F1935: 56°F1936: 54°F1937: 58°F1938: 55°F1939: 55°F1940: 55°F1941: 60°F1942: 55°F1943: 57°F1944: 54°F1945: 57°F1946: 56°F1947: 54°F1948: 55°F1949: 64°F1950: 56°F1951: 58°F1952: 58°F1953: 59°F1954: 55°F1955: 60°F1956: 52°F1957: 56°F1958: 53°F1959: 54°F1960: 54°F1961: 61°F1962: 56°F1963: 57°F1964: 54°F1965: 52°F1966: 56°F1967: 60°F1968: 56°F1969: 52°F1970: 54°F1971: 55°F1972: 56°F1973: 52°F1974: 61°F1975: 51°F1976: 52°F1977: 59°F1978: 55°F1979: 56°F1980: 53°F1981: 57°F1982: 60°F1983: 59°F1984: 53°F1985: 55°F1986: 57°F1987: 53°F1988: 59°F1989: 52°F1990: 56°F1991: 56°F1992: 54°F1993: 57°F1994: 55°F1995: 59°F1996: 52°F1997: 56°F1999: 55°F2000: 52°F2001: 55°F2002: 48°F2003: 60°F2004: 57°F2005: 55°F2006: 56°F2007: 60°F2008: 49°F2009: 57°F2010: 55°F2011: 53°F2012: 55°F2013: 61°F2014: 53°F2015: 49°F2016: 55°F2017: 61°F2018: 50°F2019: 61°F2020: 56°F2021: 50°F2022: 60°F2023: 55°F2024: 59°F2025: 58°F53° forecast45505560651900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 453°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record45°F
This-date rank#27 of 131
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record9°F (1990)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1894–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Seattle City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°FJan 28, 193111°FJan 15, 1907
Feb74°FFeb 29, 196811°FFeb 4, 1989
Mar78°FMar 29, 200420°FMar 12, 1897
Apr89°FApr 18, 201630°FApr 9, 1920
May92°FMay 13, 193435°FMay 1, 1954
Jun107°FJun 28, 202140°FJun 6, 1924
Jul105°FJul 29, 200944°FJul 4, 1902
Aug97°FAug 8, 196046°FAug 28, 1899
Sep92°FSep 14, 193736°FSep 21, 1895
Oct88°FOct 16, 202229°FOct 25, 1919
Nov76°FNov 3, 201013°FNov 15, 1955
Dec65°FDec 4, 19399°FDec 21, 1990
All-time107°FJun 28, 20219°FDec 21, 1990

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 3 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 28, 2021

Coldest high ever

18°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 7, 1909
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 24, 193518°FJan 7, 1909
Feb54°FFeb 28, 190120°FFeb 13, 1923
Mar57°FMar 10, 190031°FMar 1, 1896
Apr56°FApr 26, 199241°FApr 11, 1911
May65°FMay 9, 194046°FMay 15, 1894
Jun73°FJun 28, 202150°FJun 1, 1908
Jul71°FJul 29, 200956°FJul 1, 1954
Aug69°FAug 18, 202256°FAug 21, 1899
Sep64°FSep 4, 194949°FSep 26, 1972
Oct63°FOct 18, 194035°FOct 30, 1935
Nov58°FNov 4, 202023°FNov 12, 1955
Dec56°FDec 26, 198019°FDec 16, 1924
All-time73°FJun 28, 202118°FJan 7, 1909

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

24 days
record run, ended Jan 28 1930

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Seattle City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 55°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 48°FJan: 37°FFeb: 50°FFeb: 37°FMar: 54°FMar: 39°FApr: 59°FApr: 43°FMay: 66°FMay: 49°FJun: 70°FJun: 53°FJul: 77°FJul: 57°FAug: 77°FAug: 57°FSep: 71°FSep: 53°FOct: 60°FOct: 47°FNov: 52°FNov: 41°FDec: 47°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:27 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight13h 23m · losing 23 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

47.69°N, 122.25°W

Nearby Stations

Seattle Tacoma, WA16 mi SOlympia, WA57 mi SWQuillayute, WA108 mi WYakima, WA112 mi SEAstoria, OR130 mi SWOmak, WA137 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Seattle City'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 City, WA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Seattle City's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Seattle City, WA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1894

Each cell is one day's low at Seattle City, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Seattle City, WA daily low heat map 1894–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Seattle City — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
11 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 83rd most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 36 in 1949.

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