42.271°N, 71.873°W · station ORHthr · 135 years of record
58°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Worcester.
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
#130 / 131
warmest Oct 17 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
85°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
38°F
set in 1970
Forecast high 45°F — 130th warmest Oct 17 of 131 years · record 85°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#107 / 131
warmest Oct 18 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
84°F
set in 1908
Coolest Oct 18 ever
36°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 51°F — 107th warmest Oct 18 of 131 years · record 84°F (1908) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#94 / 132
warmest Oct 19 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
85°F
set in 1908
Coolest Oct 19 ever
40°F
set in 2003
Forecast high 54°F — 94th warmest Oct 19 of 132 years · record 85°F (1908) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#82 / 131
warmest Oct 20 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
76°F
set in 1929
Coolest Oct 20 ever
35°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 57°F — 82nd warmest Oct 20 of 131 years · record 76°F (1929) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#87 / 130
warmest Oct 21 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
78°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 21 ever
38°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 55°F — 87th warmest Oct 21 of 130 years · record 78°F (1979) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#87 / 131
warmest Oct 22 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
82°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 22 ever
44°F
set in 1924
Forecast high 53°F — 87th warmest Oct 22 of 131 years · record 82°F (1979) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#62 / 132
warmest Oct 23 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
82°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 23 ever
33°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 58°F — 62nd warmest Oct 23 of 132 years · record 82°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
67°FJan 15, 1932
-19°FJan 15, 1957
Feb
71°FFeb 21, 2018
-24°FFeb 16, 1943
Mar
84°FMar 29, 1945
-6°FMar 9, 1943
Apr
91°FApr 20, 1941
9°FApr 1, 1923
May
94°FMay 26, 2010
27°FMay 19, 1944
Jun
98°FJun 26, 1952
33°FJun 17, 1926
Jul
102°FJul 4, 1911
41°FJul 12, 1945
Aug
99°FAug 12, 1944
38°FAug 29, 1941
Sep
99°FSep 2, 1953
27°FSep 28, 1947
Oct
91°FOct 1, 1898
19°FOct 30, 1928
Nov
79°FNov 2, 1950
3°FNov 26, 1938
Dec
72°FDec 7, 1998
-17°FDec 29, 1933
All-time
102°FJul 4, 1911
-24°FFeb 16, 1943
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Worcester so far this year — through Oct 15.
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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
54°FJan 16, 1995
-2°FJan 8, 1968
Feb
49°FFeb 28, 1910
0°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar
60°FMar 31, 1998
10°FMar 3, 1950
Apr
63°FApr 19, 1976
21°FApr 7, 1982
May
72°FMay 31, 1929
37°FMay 11, 1963
Jun
77°FJun 6, 1925
47°FJun 2, 1946
Jul
80°FJul 4, 1911
55°FJul 4, 1978
Aug
77°FAug 27, 1948
54°FAug 31, 1985
Sep
75°FSep 16, 1915
46°FSep 30, 1992
Oct
68°FOct 9, 2017
33°FOct 27, 1903
Nov
62°FNov 6, 2022
16°FNov 22, 2018
Dec
55°FDec 29, 1984
-1°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
80°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: 56°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
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.
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.