46.402°N, 94.127°W · station BRDthr · 129 years of record
86°F
HOTTEST SEP 4 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Sep 4
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
#29 / 114
warmest Sep 1 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
95°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 1 ever
54°F
set in 1951
Forecast high 82°F — 29th warmest Sep 1 of 114 years · record 95°F (1913) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#31 / 113
warmest Sep 2 in 113 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
93°F
set in 1929
Coolest Sep 2 ever
57°F
set in 1934
Forecast high 81°F — 31st warmest Sep 2 of 113 years · record 93°F (1929) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#21 / 111
warmest Sep 3 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
102°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 3 ever
54°F
set in 1926
Forecast high 84°F — 21st warmest Sep 3 of 111 years · record 102°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
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.
Ranks
#19 / 109
warmest Sep 5 in 109 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
96°F
set in 1922
Coolest Sep 5 ever
57°F
set in 1962
Forecast high 86°F — 19th warmest Sep 5 of 109 years · record 96°F (1922) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#24 / 110
warmest Sep 6 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
94°F
set in 2013
Coolest Sep 6 ever
55°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 81°F — 24th warmest Sep 6 of 110 years · record 94°F (2013) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#46 / 110
warmest Sep 7 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
96°F
set in 1960
Coolest Sep 7 ever
52°F
set in 1924
Forecast high 75°F — 46th warmest Sep 7 of 110 years · record 96°F (1960) · warmest since 2022.
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 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
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: 75°F · forecast is +11° 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.