46.402°N, 94.127°W · station BRDthr · 129 years of record
67°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Brainerd.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Brainerd — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#46 / 114
warmest Oct 17 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
83°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 17 ever
34°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 59°F — 46th warmest Oct 17 of 114 years · record 83°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#33 / 115
warmest Oct 18 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
84°F
set in 1961
Coolest Oct 18 ever
29°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 63°F — 33rd warmest Oct 18 of 115 years · record 84°F (1961) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#42 / 115
warmest Oct 19 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
79°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 19 ever
30°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 60°F — 42nd warmest Oct 19 of 115 years · record 79°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#28 / 114
warmest Oct 20 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
83°F
set in 2000
Coolest Oct 20 ever
28°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 62°F — 28th warmest Oct 20 of 114 years · record 83°F (2000) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#15 / 114
warmest Oct 21 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
87°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
30°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 65°F — 15th warmest Oct 21 of 114 years · record 87°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#15 / 113
warmest Oct 22 in 113 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
80°F
set in 2024
Coolest Oct 22 ever
30°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 65°F — 15th warmest Oct 22 of 113 years · record 80°F (2024) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#15 / 113
warmest Oct 23 in 113 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
79°F
set in 1992
Coolest Oct 23 ever
25°F
set in 1936
Forecast high 67°F — 15th warmest Oct 23 of 113 years · record 79°F (1992) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Brainerd in each calendar month, and for the whole 1898–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
56°FJan 25, 1981
-48°FJan 15, 1972
Feb
60°FFeb 27, 1932
-54°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar
80°FMar 28, 1946
-35°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
94°FApr 22, 1980
-12°FApr 1, 1975
May
101°FMay 31, 1934
16°FMay 3, 1967
Jun
100°FJun 19, 1988
21°FJun 15, 1917
Jul
106°FJul 10, 1936
33°FJul 4, 1917
Aug
102°FAug 4, 1947
29°FAug 15, 1976
Sep
103°FSep 10, 1931
18°FSep 22, 1974
Oct
89°FOct 1, 2023
3°FOct 23, 1917
Nov
75°FNov 4, 2020
-24°FNov 30, 1964
Dec
61°FDec 6, 1939
-43°FDec 19, 1983
All-time
106°FJul 10, 1936
-54°FFeb 2, 1996
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Brainerd so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Oct (89°F)
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 · Aug 3, 1916
Coldest high ever
-23°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
36°FJan 9, 2002
-23°FJan 25, 1904
Feb
38°FFeb 26, 1998
-23°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
62°FMar 18, 2012
-8°FMar 1, 1919
Apr
62°FApr 27, 1901
16°FApr 7, 1997
May
70°FMay 28, 1969
33°FMay 2, 1954
Jun
76°FJun 29, 1931
45°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
79°FJul 19, 1934
55°FJul 2, 1992
Aug
79°FAug 3, 1916
53°FAug 10, 2004
Sep
76°FSep 6, 1912
36°FSep 29, 1899
Oct
67°FOct 4, 2025
20°FOct 27, 1925
Nov
56°FNov 1, 2000
0°FNov 30, 1985
Dec
44°FDec 1, 1962
-19°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
79°FAug 3, 1916
-23°FFeb 9, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
13 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936
So far in 2026
8 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Brainerd's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 51°F · forecast is +16° vs normal.
Brainerd'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 Brainerd's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.