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Worcester, MA

42.271°N, 71.873°W · station ORHthr · 135 years of record
78°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Worcester.
67°TUE9/170°WED9/277°THU9/378°FRI9/470°SAT9/569°SUN9/672°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#41 / 132
warmest Sep 4 in 132 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

90°F
set in 1953

Coolest Sep 4 ever

57°F
set in 1992
Forecast high 78°F — 41st warmest Sep 4 of 132 years · record 90°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
1892: 77°F1893: 64°F1894: 78°F1895: 79°F1896: 74°F1897: 67°F1899: 72°F1900: 85°F1901: 84°F1902: 76°F1903: 84°F1904: 80°F1905: 72°F1906: 66°F1907: 73°F1908: 66°F1909: 80°F1910: 79°F1911: 75°F1912: 61°F1914: 73°F1915: 82°F1916: 67°F1917: 73°F1918: 77°F1919: 74°F1920: 70°F1921: 74°F1922: 65°F1923: 78°F1924: 69°F1925: 68°F1926: 69°F1927: 78°F1928: 63°F1929: 87°F1930: 74°F1931: 75°F1932: 81°F1933: 76°F1934: 79°F1935: 60°F1936: 76°F1937: 89°F1938: 79°F1939: 81°F1940: 79°F1941: 78°F1942: 68°F1943: 65°F1944: 83°F1945: 74°F1946: 71°F1947: 82°F1948: 78°F1949: 82°F1950: 74°F1951: 72°F1952: 72°F1953: 90°F1954: 72°F1955: 76°F1956: 81°F1957: 81°F1958: 73°F1959: 80°F1960: 68°F1961: 87°F1962: 74°F1963: 73°F1964: 73°F1965: 71°F1966: 62°F1967: 75°F1968: 77°F1969: 73°F1970: 80°F1971: 85°F1972: 64°F1973: 89°F1974: 58°F1975: 71°F1976: 66°F1977: 74°F1978: 74°F1979: 79°F1980: 77°F1981: 70°F1982: 70°F1983: 83°F1984: 59°F1985: 84°F1986: 60°F1987: 69°F1988: 78°F1989: 69°F1990: 68°F1991: 78°F1992: 57°F1993: 71°F1994: 60°F1995: 78°F1996: 83°F1997: 61°F1998: 78°F1999: 86°F2000: 76°F2001: 76°F2002: 80°F2003: 70°F2004: 77°F2005: 77°F2006: 68°F2007: 74°F2008: 79°F2009: 79°F2010: 76°F2011: 80°F2012: 74°F2013: 75°F2014: 80°F2015: 73°F2016: 71°F2017: 75°F2018: 85°F2019: 78°F2020: 80°F2021: 73°F2022: 83°F2023: 86°F2024: 70°F2025: 76°F78° forecast55606570758085901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 478°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record90°F
This-date rank#41 of 132
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record102°F (1911)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1892–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Worcester in each calendar month, and for the whole 1892–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°FJan 15, 1932-19°FJan 15, 1957
Feb71°FFeb 21, 2018-24°FFeb 16, 1943
Mar84°FMar 29, 1945-6°FMar 9, 1943
Apr91°FApr 20, 19419°FApr 1, 1923
May94°FMay 26, 201027°FMay 19, 1944
Jun98°FJun 26, 195233°FJun 17, 1926
Jul102°FJul 4, 191141°FJul 12, 1945
Aug99°FAug 12, 194438°FAug 29, 1941
Sep99°FSep 2, 195327°FSep 28, 1947
Oct91°FOct 1, 189819°FOct 30, 1928
Nov79°FNov 2, 19503°FNov 26, 1938
Dec72°FDec 7, 1998-17°FDec 29, 1933
All-time102°FJul 4, 1911-24°FFeb 16, 1943

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 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

80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 1911

Coldest high ever

-2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 8, 1968
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan54°FJan 16, 1995-2°FJan 8, 1968
Feb49°FFeb 28, 19100°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar60°FMar 31, 199810°FMar 3, 1950
Apr63°FApr 19, 197621°FApr 7, 1982
May72°FMay 31, 192937°FMay 11, 1963
Jun77°FJun 6, 192547°FJun 2, 1946
Jul80°FJul 4, 191155°FJul 4, 1978
Aug77°FAug 27, 194854°FAug 31, 1985
Sep75°FSep 16, 191546°FSep 30, 1992
Oct68°FOct 9, 201733°FOct 27, 1903
Nov62°FNov 6, 202216°FNov 22, 2018
Dec55°FDec 29, 1984-1°FDec 30, 1917
All-time80°FJul 4, 1911-2°FJan 8, 1968

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

8 days
record run, ended Jul 3 1901

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Worcester's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 75°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 18°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 19°FMar: 43°FMar: 27°FApr: 55°FApr: 37°FMay: 66°FMay: 47°FJun: 74°FJun: 56°FJul: 80°FJul: 62°FAug: 78°FAug: 61°FSep: 70°FSep: 54°FOct: 59°FOct: 43°FNov: 48°FNov: 33°FDec: 37°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset6:22 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight13h 09m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.27°N, 71.87°W

Nearby Stations

Milton, MA39 mi EWestfield, MA43 mi WProvidence, RI44 mi SEBoston, MA44 mi EHartford, CT47 mi WManchester, NH50 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Worcester's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Worcester, MA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1892

Each cell is one day's high at Worcester, coloured by temperature — 135 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Worcester, MA daily high heat map 1892–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Worcester — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
4 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 58th most in 135 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 18 in 1949.

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