Minnesota · THREADEX · 1898–2026

Brainerd, MN

46.402°N, 94.127°W · station BRDthr · 129 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Brainerd.
92°MON7/1393°TUE7/1489°WED7/1589°THU7/1688°FRI7/1788°SAT7/1884°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#8 / 111
warmest Jul 14 in 111 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 14 ever

102°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 14 ever

60°F
set in 1924

Hottest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 14 at Brainerd. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
60811021899: 87°F1900: 87°F1901: 98°F1902: 85°F1904: 80°F1912: 80°F1913: 77°F1914: 87°F1916: 91°F1917: 80°F1918: 74°F1919: 75°F1920: 72°F1921: 88°F1923: 80°F1924: 60°F1925: 88°F1926: 70°F1927: 75°F1928: 80°F1929: 79°F1930: 76°F1931: 93°F1932: 87°F1933: 81°F1934: 84°F1935: 78°F1936: 102°F1937: 77°F1938: 76°F1939: 72°F1940: 78°F1941: 75°F1942: 82°F1943: 82°F1944: 81°F1945: 82°F1946: 85°F1947: 97°F1948: 80°F1949: 81°F1950: 79°F1951: 85°F1952: 77°F1953: 79°F1954: 85°F1955: 85°F1956: 82°F1958: 81°F1959: 85°F1960: 80°F1961: 73°F1962: 78°F1963: 82°F1965: 80°F1967: 71°F1968: 85°F1970: 85°F1971: 76°F1972: 76°F1973: 77°F1974: 94°F1975: 77°F1976: 76°F1977: 86°F1980: 90°F1981: 87°F1982: 72°F1983: 93°F1984: 92°F1985: 81°F1986: 73°F1987: 73°F1988: 90°F1989: 82°F1990: 80°F1991: 82°F1992: 65°F1993: 73°F1994: 73°F1995: 86°F1996: 73°F1997: 76°F1998: 91°F1999: 88°F2000: 84°F2001: 87°F2002: 84°F2003: 82°F2004: 77°F2005: 89°F2006: 95°F2007: 77°F2008: 77°F2009: 69°F2010: 84°F2011: 65°F2012: 85°F2013: 71°F2014: 64°F2015: 81°F2016: 75°F2017: 75°F2018: 87°F2019: 92°F2020: 86°F2021: 78°F2022: 80°F2023: 82°F2024: 86°F2025: 86°F93° forecast189919362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1493°F
Hottest this date since2006
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#8 of 111
Hottest at any time since2025
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°F1981-48°F1972
Feb60°F1932-54°F1996
Mar80°F1946-35°F1948
Apr94°F1980-12°F1975
May101°F193416°F1967
Jun100°F198821°F1917
Jul106°F193633°F1917
Aug102°F194729°F1976
Sep103°F193118°F1974
Oct89°F20233°F1917
Nov75°F2020-24°F1964
Dec61°F1939-43°F1983
All-time106°F1936-54°F1996

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Brainerd so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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

0 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: 81°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise4:37 AM
Sunset8:07 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight15h 30m · losing 10 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 Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
No days ≥90°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 3. Record: 15 in 1988.

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