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42.361°N, 71.010°W · station BOSthr · 155 years of record
78°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Boston.
69°TUE9/173°WED9/277°THU9/378°FRI9/468°SAT9/567°SUN9/671°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#67 / 154
warmest Sep 4 in 154 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

94°F
set in 1973

Coolest Sep 4 ever

62°F
set in 1878
Forecast high 78°F — 67th warmest Sep 4 of 154 years · record 94°F (1973) · warmest since 2025.
1872: 64°F1873: 80°F1874: 69°F1875: 87°F1876: 74°F1877: 75°F1878: 62°F1879: 65°F1880: 88°F1881: 64°F1882: 78°F1883: 70°F1884: 86°F1885: 79°F1886: 68°F1887: 69°F1888: 66°F1889: 82°F1890: 65°F1891: 80°F1892: 76°F1893: 67°F1894: 78°F1895: 84°F1896: 79°F1897: 65°F1898: 90°F1899: 71°F1900: 89°F1901: 77°F1902: 79°F1903: 84°F1904: 85°F1905: 75°F1906: 67°F1907: 75°F1908: 68°F1909: 79°F1910: 80°F1911: 76°F1912: 67°F1913: 73°F1914: 79°F1915: 87°F1916: 68°F1917: 70°F1918: 73°F1919: 75°F1920: 76°F1921: 75°F1922: 72°F1923: 75°F1924: 66°F1925: 66°F1926: 67°F1927: 82°F1928: 73°F1929: 81°F1930: 74°F1931: 73°F1932: 79°F1933: 76°F1934: 79°F1935: 64°F1936: 73°F1937: 93°F1938: 81°F1939: 78°F1940: 82°F1941: 79°F1942: 65°F1943: 66°F1944: 85°F1945: 68°F1946: 71°F1947: 86°F1948: 78°F1949: 79°F1950: 79°F1951: 77°F1952: 82°F1953: 86°F1954: 79°F1955: 80°F1956: 82°F1957: 84°F1958: 78°F1959: 83°F1960: 74°F1961: 80°F1962: 72°F1963: 78°F1964: 78°F1965: 66°F1966: 70°F1967: 78°F1968: 79°F1969: 71°F1970: 84°F1971: 91°F1972: 68°F1973: 94°F1974: 62°F1975: 80°F1976: 70°F1977: 72°F1978: 78°F1979: 80°F1980: 83°F1981: 71°F1982: 75°F1983: 88°F1984: 66°F1985: 90°F1986: 65°F1987: 65°F1988: 80°F1989: 68°F1990: 67°F1991: 85°F1992: 62°F1993: 80°F1994: 65°F1995: 76°F1996: 85°F1997: 65°F1998: 76°F1999: 82°F2000: 69°F2001: 81°F2002: 82°F2003: 74°F2004: 81°F2005: 78°F2006: 76°F2007: 78°F2008: 75°F2009: 74°F2010: 83°F2011: 85°F2012: 72°F2013: 82°F2014: 83°F2015: 72°F2016: 70°F2017: 81°F2018: 87°F2019: 86°F2020: 77°F2021: 81°F2022: 83°F2023: 81°F2024: 75°F2025: 79°F78° forecast6065707580859095188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 478°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record94°F
This-date rank#67 of 154
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1911)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Boston in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 12, 2020-13°FJan 24, 1882
Feb73°FFeb 24, 2017-18°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar89°FMar 31, 1998-8°FMar 6, 1872
Apr94°FApr 18, 197611°FApr 5, 1874
May97°FMay 26, 188031°FMay 3, 1882
Jun102°FJun 24, 202541°FJun 1, 1945
Jul104°FJul 4, 191150°FJul 6, 1879
Aug102°FAug 2, 197546°FAug 25, 1940
Sep102°FSep 7, 188134°FSep 26, 1879
Oct90°FOct 1, 188125°FOct 26, 1879
Nov83°FNov 2, 1950-2°FNov 30, 1875
Dec76°FDec 7, 1998-17°FDec 29, 1933
All-time104°FJul 4, 1911-18°FFeb 9, 1934

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 2, 1975

Coldest high ever

2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan55°FJan 4, 19503°FJan 4, 1904
Feb50°FFeb 23, 19903°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar61°FMar 29, 19469°FMar 6, 1872
Apr66°FApr 18, 197625°FApr 7, 1982
May74°FMay 27, 191440°FMay 3, 1873
Jun80°FJun 6, 192549°FJun 5, 1945
Jul83°FJul 21, 201960°FJul 18, 1873
Aug83°FAug 2, 197557°FAug 27, 1892
Sep77°FSep 1, 201049°FSep 19, 1875
Oct69°FOct 1, 195438°FOct 23, 1969
Nov65°FNov 6, 202210°FNov 30, 1875
Dec59°FDec 1, 20062°FDec 30, 1917
All-time83°FAug 2, 19752°FDec 30, 1917

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

9 days
record run, ended Jul 11 1912

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Boston's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 77°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 37°FJan: 23°FFeb: 39°FFeb: 25°FMar: 46°FMar: 31°FApr: 57°FApr: 41°FMay: 67°FMay: 50°FJun: 76°FJun: 60°FJul: 82°FJul: 66°FAug: 81°FAug: 65°FSep: 73°FSep: 58°FOct: 62°FOct: 48°FNov: 52°FNov: 38°FDec: 42°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset6:19 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight13h 10m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.36°N, 71.01°W

Nearby Stations

Milton, MA11 mi SWWorcester, MA44 mi WManchester, NH44 mi NWProvidence, RI49 mi SWConcord, NH63 mi NWWestfield, MA88 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Boston'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.
Boston, MA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Boston — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
16 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 30th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 11. Record: 27 in 1955.

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