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South Bend, IN

41.707°N, 86.316°W · station SBNthr · 134 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for South Bend.
91°TUE9/193°WED9/290°THU9/387°FRI9/484°SAT9/582°SUN9/680°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#10 / 129
warmest Sep 2 in 129 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

99°F
set in 1913

Coolest Sep 2 ever

61°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 93°F — 10th warmest Sep 2 of 129 years · record 99°F (1913) · warmest since 2011.
1894: 92°F1895: 81°F1896: 76°F1897: 77°F1898: 93°F1899: 94°F1900: 84°F1901: 80°F1902: 79°F1903: 77°F1904: 72°F1905: 80°F1906: 81°F1907: 81°F1908: 94°F1909: 68°F1910: 75°F1911: 88°F1912: 92°F1913: 99°F1914: 77°F1915: 82°F1916: 79°F1917: 79°F1918: 76°F1919: 77°F1920: 75°F1921: 84°F1922: 94°F1923: 78°F1924: 79°F1925: 90°F1926: 73°F1927: 85°F1928: 74°F1929: 99°F1930: 79°F1931: 76°F1932: 78°F1933: 84°F1934: 79°F1935: 63°F1936: 76°F1937: 92°F1940: 71°F1941: 83°F1943: 84°F1944: 80°F1945: 73°F1946: 68°F1947: 83°F1948: 79°F1949: 78°F1950: 74°F1951: 64°F1952: 79°F1953: 98°F1954: 86°F1955: 78°F1956: 74°F1957: 82°F1958: 75°F1959: 84°F1960: 91°F1961: 86°F1962: 82°F1963: 78°F1964: 74°F1965: 75°F1966: 85°F1967: 74°F1968: 71°F1969: 80°F1970: 84°F1971: 85°F1972: 81°F1973: 94°F1974: 61°F1975: 82°F1976: 73°F1977: 83°F1978: 83°F1979: 83°F1980: 80°F1981: 70°F1982: 79°F1983: 87°F1984: 85°F1985: 83°F1986: 82°F1987: 71°F1988: 79°F1989: 75°F1990: 86°F1991: 86°F1992: 77°F1993: 71°F1994: 68°F1995: 79°F1996: 83°F1997: 79°F1998: 73°F1999: 90°F2000: 91°F2001: 79°F2002: 82°F2003: 71°F2004: 81°F2005: 80°F2006: 77°F2007: 82°F2008: 89°F2009: 74°F2010: 79°F2011: 95°F2012: 80°F2013: 79°F2014: 82°F2015: 90°F2016: 74°F2017: 71°F2018: 89°F2019: 80°F2020: 81°F2021: 79°F2022: 86°F2023: 86°F2024: 79°F2025: 80°F93° forecast60657075808590951001900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 293°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#10 of 129
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record109°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at South Bend in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°FJan 25, 1950-22°FJan 25, 1897
Feb74°FFeb 25, 2000-20°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar85°FMar 31, 1981-13°FMar 8, 1943
Apr91°FApr 30, 194211°FApr 8, 1972
May97°FMay 27, 201224°FMay 6, 1968
Jun106°FJun 1, 193435°FJun 16, 1917
Jul109°FJul 24, 193442°FJul 15, 1930
Aug105°FAug 9, 193440°FAug 31, 1911
Sep99°FSep 2, 191329°FSep 28, 1942
Oct92°FOct 6, 196312°FOct 11, 1906
Nov82°FNov 1, 1950-7°FNov 25, 1950
Dec70°FDec 2, 1982-18°FDec 28, 1924
All-time109°FJul 24, 1934-22°FJan 25, 1897

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at South Bend 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

1 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

84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 23, 1914

Coldest high ever

-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan56°FJan 24, 1909-6°FJan 20, 1985
Feb57°FFeb 25, 1930-8°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar65°FMar 30, 199811°FMar 17, 1941
Apr69°FApr 30, 189926°FApr 1, 1899
May74°FMay 31, 202236°FMay 2, 1940
Jun78°FJun 20, 195347°FJun 1, 1910
Jul84°FJul 23, 191462°FJul 21, 1996
Aug80°FAug 22, 193659°FAug 5, 1915
Sep75°FSep 7, 198546°FSep 22, 1913
Oct72°FOct 1, 201930°FOct 29, 1925
Nov62°FNov 12, 19028°FNov 24, 1950
Dec60°FDec 2, 1982-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time84°FJul 23, 1914-8°FFeb 9, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

15 days
record run, ended Jul 24 1901

So far in 2026

9 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from South Bend's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 80°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 18°FFeb: 36°FFeb: 20°FMar: 47°FMar: 28°FApr: 60°FApr: 38°FMay: 71°FMay: 49°FJun: 80°FJun: 59°FJul: 83°FJul: 63°FAug: 81°FAug: 62°FSep: 75°FSep: 54°FOct: 62°FOct: 43°FNov: 48°FNov: 33°FDec: 37°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight13h 08m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.71°N, 86.32°W

Nearby Stations

Kalamazoo, MI53 mi NEBattle Creek, MI69 mi NEHolland, MI72 mi NFort Wayne, IN76 mi SEChicago, IL85 mi WGrand Rapids, MI90 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

South Bend's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
South Bend, IN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against South Bend's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
South Bend, IN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at South Bend, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
South Bend, IN daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at South Bend — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 83rd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 15. Record: 53 in 1934.

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