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Rochester, MN

43.904°N, 92.492°W · station RSTthr · 141 years of record
71°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Rochester.
55°SAT10/1760°SUN10/1863°MON10/1965°TUE10/2067°WED10/2170°THU10/2271°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#15 / 115
warmest Oct 23 in 115 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

80°F
set in 1992

Coolest Oct 23 ever

30°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 71°F — 15th warmest Oct 23 of 115 years · record 80°F (1992) · warmest since 2024.
1886: 64°F1887: 39°F1888: 43°F1892: 62°F1893: 73°F1909: 45°F1910: 52°F1911: 46°F1912: 54°F1913: 45°F1914: 75°F1915: 74°F1916: 43°F1917: 35°F1918: 54°F1919: 56°F1920: 72°F1928: 63°F1929: 40°F1930: 52°F1931: 69°F1932: 56°F1933: 41°F1934: 70°F1935: 52°F1936: 39°F1937: 31°F1938: 35°F1939: 56°F1940: 77°F1941: 60°F1942: 37°F1943: 54°F1944: 60°F1945: 52°F1946: 73°F1947: 59°F1948: 60°F1949: 49°F1950: 48°F1951: 44°F1952: 67°F1953: 52°F1954: 70°F1955: 52°F1956: 73°F1957: 54°F1958: 48°F1959: 56°F1960: 61°F1961: 55°F1962: 44°F1963: 77°F1964: 44°F1965: 46°F1966: 52°F1967: 73°F1968: 54°F1969: 46°F1970: 55°F1971: 58°F1972: 43°F1973: 73°F1974: 64°F1975: 73°F1976: 45°F1977: 49°F1978: 47°F1979: 40°F1980: 50°F1981: 30°F1982: 58°F1983: 49°F1984: 45°F1985: 67°F1986: 61°F1987: 42°F1988: 52°F1989: 75°F1990: 62°F1991: 69°F1992: 80°F1993: 71°F1994: 48°F1995: 50°F1996: 46°F1997: 49°F1998: 66°F1999: 44°F2000: 69°F2001: 63°F2002: 36°F2003: 55°F2004: 62°F2005: 49°F2006: 38°F2007: 66°F2008: 47°F2009: 39°F2010: 65°F2011: 68°F2012: 64°F2013: 40°F2014: 59°F2015: 57°F2016: 66°F2017: 59°F2018: 49°F2019: 45°F2020: 34°F2021: 51°F2022: 75°F2023: 66°F2024: 71°F2025: 48°F71° forecast3035404550556065707580191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2371°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record80°F
This-date rank#15 of 115
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1886–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Rochester in each calendar month, and for the whole 1886–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan58°FJan 25, 1944-42°FJan 7, 1887
Feb69°FFeb 26, 2024-35°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar82°FMar 24, 1910-31°FMar 1, 1962
Apr92°FApr 24, 20095°FApr 6, 1982
May106°FMay 31, 193421°FMay 3, 1910
Jun105°FJun 27, 193431°FJun 9, 1937
Jul108°FJul 14, 193640°FJul 17, 1911
Aug100°FAug 3, 193032°FAug 30, 1915
Sep100°FSep 6, 191322°FSep 28, 1893
Oct93°FOct 3, 1997-6°FOct 25, 1887
Nov77°FNov 1, 1893-24°FNov 28, 1887
Dec64°FDec 4, 2017-33°FDec 19, 1983
All-time108°FJul 14, 1936-42°FJan 7, 1887

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Rochester so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

6 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

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 3, 1911

Coldest high ever

-22°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 6, 1912
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan42°FJan 25, 1944-22°FJan 6, 1912
Feb43°FFeb 25, 2000-20°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar62°FMar 19, 2012-3°FMar 2, 2014
Apr63°FApr 26, 191222°FApr 1, 1975
May74°FMay 27, 191133°FMay 2, 2013
Jun77°FJun 26, 194346°FJun 2, 1945
Jul85°FJul 3, 191158°FJul 18, 2000
Aug78°FAug 27, 188655°FAug 31, 1958
Sep74°FSep 3, 193734°FSep 29, 1945
Oct71°FOct 4, 200521°FOct 25, 1887
Nov57°FNov 2, 1938-4°FNov 28, 1887
Dec49°FDec 2, 1982-20°FDec 23, 1983
All-time85°FJul 3, 1911-22°FJan 6, 1912

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

14 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Rochester's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 54°F · forecast is +17° vs normal.
Jan: 22°FJan: 7°FFeb: 27°FFeb: 11°FMar: 40°FMar: 24°FApr: 55°FApr: 35°FMay: 68°FMay: 47°FJun: 78°FJun: 58°FJul: 80°FJul: 61°FAug: 78°FAug: 58°FSep: 72°FSep: 50°FOct: 58°FOct: 38°FNov: 42°FNov: 26°FDec: 28°FDec: 14°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:25 AM
Sunset5:25 PM
Solar noon11:55 AM
Daylight11h 00m · losing 20 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

43.90°N, 92.49°W

Nearby Stations

La Crosse, WI61 mi EMinneapolis-St Paul, MN76 mi NWEau Claire, WI82 mi NEWaterloo, IA93 mi SSaint Cloud, MN136 mi NWDubuque, IA137 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

Rochester'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.
Rochester, MN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Rochester's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Rochester, MN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1886

Each cell is one day's high at Rochester, coloured by temperature — 141 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Rochester, MN daily high heat map 1886–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Rochester — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
6 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 69th most in 141 years. Normal for this point: 9. Record: 38 in 1934.

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