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Portland, ME

43.642°N, 70.304°W · station PWMthr · 153 years of record
78°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Portland.
66°TUE9/169°WED9/270°THU9/378°FRI9/474°SAT9/574°SUN9/676°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#32 / 152
warmest Sep 4 in 152 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

93°F
set in 1937

Coolest Sep 4 ever

58°F
set in 1966
Forecast high 78°F — 32nd warmest Sep 4 of 152 years · record 93°F (1937) · warmest since 2023.
1874: 65°F1875: 81°F1876: 76°F1877: 72°F1878: 62°F1879: 61°F1880: 80°F1881: 67°F1882: 75°F1883: 64°F1884: 82°F1885: 75°F1886: 61°F1887: 74°F1888: 67°F1889: 76°F1890: 68°F1891: 71°F1892: 67°F1893: 66°F1894: 67°F1895: 76°F1896: 70°F1897: 66°F1898: 71°F1899: 70°F1900: 84°F1901: 75°F1902: 68°F1903: 76°F1904: 74°F1905: 65°F1906: 61°F1907: 60°F1908: 66°F1909: 71°F1910: 71°F1911: 70°F1912: 64°F1913: 74°F1914: 75°F1915: 87°F1916: 63°F1917: 69°F1918: 69°F1919: 71°F1920: 73°F1921: 71°F1922: 74°F1923: 74°F1924: 68°F1925: 62°F1926: 66°F1927: 77°F1928: 64°F1929: 68°F1930: 72°F1931: 69°F1932: 80°F1933: 71°F1934: 70°F1935: 65°F1936: 61°F1937: 93°F1938: 72°F1939: 72°F1940: 80°F1941: 75°F1942: 62°F1943: 63°F1944: 82°F1945: 67°F1946: 67°F1947: 80°F1948: 77°F1949: 78°F1950: 67°F1951: 75°F1952: 82°F1953: 78°F1954: 75°F1955: 78°F1956: 81°F1957: 79°F1958: 71°F1959: 83°F1960: 74°F1961: 82°F1962: 72°F1963: 70°F1964: 76°F1965: 71°F1966: 58°F1967: 75°F1968: 75°F1969: 78°F1970: 75°F1971: 86°F1972: 66°F1973: 80°F1974: 60°F1975: 76°F1976: 67°F1977: 71°F1978: 80°F1979: 76°F1980: 82°F1981: 69°F1982: 75°F1983: 83°F1984: 65°F1985: 85°F1986: 60°F1987: 70°F1988: 82°F1989: 69°F1990: 67°F1991: 81°F1992: 58°F1993: 75°F1994: 66°F1995: 77°F1996: 83°F1997: 66°F1998: 76°F1999: 75°F2000: 66°F2001: 74°F2002: 72°F2003: 66°F2004: 78°F2005: 76°F2006: 72°F2007: 74°F2008: 79°F2009: 80°F2010: 82°F2011: 78°F2012: 72°F2013: 80°F2014: 78°F2015: 72°F2016: 77°F2017: 76°F2018: 87°F2019: 72°F2020: 75°F2021: 76°F2022: 80°F2023: 81°F2024: 72°F2025: 73°F78° forecast556065707580859095188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 478°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record93°F
This-date rank#32 of 152
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record103°F (1911)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Portland in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan67°FJan 6, 2007-26°FJan 19, 1971
Feb68°FFeb 21, 2018-39°FFeb 16, 1943
Mar88°FMar 31, 1998-21°FMar 4, 1950
Apr92°FApr 28, 20098°FApr 4, 1954
May96°FMay 31, 193723°FMay 9, 1956
Jun99°FJun 24, 202533°FJun 4, 1944
Jul103°FJul 4, 191140°FJul 3, 1962
Aug103°FAug 2, 197533°FAug 31, 1965
Sep96°FSep 3, 192923°FSep 30, 1941
Oct88°FOct 7, 196315°FOct 28, 1976
Nov79°FNov 6, 2024-6°FNov 30, 1875
Dec71°FDec 7, 1998-21°FDec 30, 1917
All-time103°FJul 4, 1911-39°FFeb 16, 1943

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 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

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 4, 1911

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 5, 1918
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan48°FJan 4, 1950-3°FJan 15, 1957
Feb43°FFeb 3, 1970-4°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar53°FMar 23, 20129°FMar 3, 1950
Apr57°FApr 21, 192323°FApr 7, 1982
May67°FMay 27, 191438°FMay 1, 1917
Jun75°FJun 29, 202147°FJun 9, 1956
Jul79°FJul 4, 191154°FJul 2, 1914
Aug76°FAug 26, 193256°FAug 27, 1892
Sep72°FSep 2, 198045°FSep 15, 1959
Oct68°FOct 16, 189736°FOct 30, 1925
Nov60°FNov 6, 20246°FNov 30, 1875
Dec49°FDec 12, 1911-3°FDec 29, 1917
All-time79°FJul 4, 1911-4°FFeb 5, 1918

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

5 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1944

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Portland's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 75°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 15°FFeb: 35°FFeb: 16°FMar: 42°FMar: 25°FApr: 54°FApr: 35°FMay: 64°FMay: 45°FJun: 73°FJun: 54°FJul: 79°FJul: 60°FAug: 78°FAug: 59°FSep: 71°FSep: 51°FOct: 59°FOct: 40°FNov: 48°FNov: 31°FDec: 38°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:05 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Solar noon11:41 AM
Daylight13h 13m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.64°N, 70.30°W

Nearby Stations

Concord, NH67 mi WManchester, NH75 mi SWBoston, MA95 mi SWMilton, MA106 mi SWBangor, ME108 mi NEWorcester, MA123 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Portland'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.
Portland, ME — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Portland's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Portland, ME — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at Portland, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Portland, ME daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Portland — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 20th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 4. Record: 15 in 1955.

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