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Brainerd, MN

46.402°N, 94.127°W · station BRDthr · 129 years of record
86°F
forecast high · Sep 4

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Brainerd.
82°TUE9/181°WED9/284°THU9/386°FRI9/486°SAT9/581°SUN9/675°MON9/7

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

#14 / 110
warmest Sep 4 in 110 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 4 ever

97°F
set in 2023

Coolest Sep 4 ever

52°F
set in 2025
Forecast high 86°F — 14th warmest Sep 4 of 110 years · record 97°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
1899: 70°F1900: 76°F1901: 86°F1912: 82°F1913: 73°F1914: 73°F1916: 84°F1917: 69°F1918: 59°F1919: 63°F1920: 68°F1921: 68°F1922: 82°F1923: 80°F1924: 75°F1925: 88°F1926: 53°F1927: 84°F1928: 67°F1929: 73°F1930: 84°F1931: 80°F1932: 68°F1933: 78°F1934: 65°F1935: 53°F1936: 82°F1937: 68°F1938: 76°F1939: 71°F1940: 86°F1941: 78°F1942: 75°F1943: 67°F1944: 78°F1945: 84°F1946: 81°F1947: 83°F1948: 87°F1949: 68°F1950: 77°F1951: 74°F1952: 78°F1953: 63°F1954: 66°F1955: 82°F1956: 82°F1957: 65°F1958: 71°F1959: 64°F1960: 94°F1961: 62°F1962: 63°F1963: 68°F1964: 87°F1965: 73°F1967: 79°F1969: 81°F1970: 82°F1973: 79°F1974: 65°F1975: 67°F1976: 83°F1977: 74°F1980: 73°F1981: 65°F1982: 72°F1983: 77°F1984: 59°F1985: 70°F1986: 75°F1987: 77°F1988: 70°F1989: 74°F1990: 81°F1991: 76°F1992: 68°F1993: 64°F1994: 61°F1995: 84°F1996: 79°F1997: 72°F1998: 86°F1999: 77°F2000: 62°F2001: 80°F2002: 82°F2003: 73°F2004: 87°F2005: 87°F2006: 81°F2007: 89°F2008: 67°F2009: 77°F2010: 66°F2011: 66°F2012: 87°F2013: 78°F2014: 72°F2015: 86°F2016: 74°F2017: 68°F2018: 74°F2019: 70°F2020: 70°F2021: 76°F2022: 72°F2023: 97°F2024: 79°F2025: 52°F86° forecast50556065707580859095100190019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 486°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#14 of 110
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1898–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan56°FJan 25, 1981-48°FJan 15, 1972
Feb60°FFeb 27, 1932-54°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar80°FMar 28, 1946-35°FMar 11, 1948
Apr94°FApr 22, 1980-12°FApr 1, 1975
May101°FMay 31, 193416°FMay 3, 1967
Jun100°FJun 19, 198821°FJun 15, 1917
Jul106°FJul 10, 193633°FJul 4, 1917
Aug102°FAug 4, 194729°FAug 15, 1976
Sep103°FSep 10, 193118°FSep 22, 1974
Oct89°FOct 1, 20233°FOct 23, 1917
Nov75°FNov 4, 2020-24°FNov 30, 1964
Dec61°FDec 6, 1939-43°FDec 19, 1983
All-time106°FJul 10, 1936-54°FFeb 2, 1996

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Brainerd 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

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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan36°FJan 9, 2002-23°FJan 25, 1904
Feb38°FFeb 26, 1998-23°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar62°FMar 18, 2012-8°FMar 1, 1919
Apr62°FApr 27, 190116°FApr 7, 1997
May70°FMay 28, 196933°FMay 2, 1954
Jun76°FJun 29, 193145°FJun 1, 1945
Jul79°FJul 19, 193455°FJul 2, 1992
Aug79°FAug 3, 191653°FAug 10, 2004
Sep76°FSep 6, 191236°FSep 29, 1899
Oct67°FOct 4, 202520°FOct 27, 1925
Nov56°FNov 1, 20000°FNov 30, 1985
Dec44°FDec 1, 1962-19°FDec 24, 1983
All-time79°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: 75°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Jan: 20°FJan: 0°FFeb: 26°FFeb: 4°FMar: 39°FMar: 18°FApr: 54°FApr: 31°FMay: 67°FMay: 44°FJun: 76°FJun: 54°FJul: 80°FJul: 58°FAug: 78°FAug: 56°FSep: 70°FSep: 47°FOct: 55°FOct: 36°FNov: 38°FNov: 22°FDec: 25°FDec: 8°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:36 AM
Sunset6:56 PM
Solar noon12:16 PM
Daylight13h 19m · losing 22 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

46.40°N, 94.13°W

Nearby Stations

Saint Cloud, MN59 mi SHibbing, MN91 mi NEDuluth, MN96 mi EMinneapolis-St Paul, MN113 mi SEHayward, WI130 mi EFargo, ND132 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Brainerd, MN — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Brainerd, MN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1898

Each cell is one day's high at Brainerd, coloured by temperature — 129 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Brainerd, MN daily high heat map 1898–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Brainerd — counted through Sep 4 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
8 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 37th most in 129 years. Normal for this point: 6. Record: 31 in 1988.

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