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Erie, PA

42.080°N, 80.182°W · station ERIthr · 154 years of record
86°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Erie.
83°TUE9/186°WED9/279°THU9/379°FRI9/476°SAT9/577°SUN9/677°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#21 / 153
warmest Sep 2 in 153 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

93°F
set in 1953

Coolest Sep 2 ever

62°F
set in 1892
Forecast high 86°F — 21st warmest Sep 2 of 153 years · record 93°F (1953) · warmest since 2018.
1873: 75°F1874: 80°F1875: 81°F1876: 76°F1877: 63°F1878: 83°F1879: 81°F1880: 86°F1881: 77°F1882: 88°F1883: 72°F1884: 73°F1885: 64°F1886: 69°F1887: 73°F1888: 65°F1889: 85°F1890: 73°F1891: 79°F1892: 62°F1893: 63°F1894: 83°F1895: 71°F1896: 63°F1897: 68°F1898: 88°F1899: 73°F1900: 92°F1901: 73°F1902: 72°F1903: 73°F1904: 76°F1905: 77°F1906: 83°F1907: 72°F1908: 88°F1909: 67°F1910: 69°F1911: 87°F1912: 84°F1913: 90°F1914: 83°F1915: 77°F1916: 78°F1917: 76°F1918: 81°F1919: 69°F1920: 69°F1921: 84°F1922: 86°F1923: 86°F1924: 79°F1925: 79°F1926: 68°F1927: 76°F1928: 69°F1929: 84°F1930: 87°F1931: 69°F1932: 82°F1933: 80°F1934: 85°F1935: 70°F1936: 72°F1937: 89°F1938: 70°F1939: 82°F1940: 70°F1941: 72°F1942: 80°F1943: 74°F1944: 83°F1945: 72°F1946: 66°F1947: 75°F1948: 71°F1949: 75°F1950: 69°F1951: 67°F1952: 85°F1953: 93°F1954: 81°F1955: 70°F1956: 84°F1957: 85°F1958: 68°F1959: 83°F1960: 86°F1961: 88°F1962: 77°F1963: 78°F1964: 68°F1965: 67°F1966: 83°F1967: 68°F1968: 72°F1969: 77°F1970: 70°F1971: 78°F1972: 82°F1973: 86°F1974: 66°F1975: 74°F1976: 74°F1977: 78°F1978: 76°F1979: 83°F1980: 87°F1981: 77°F1982: 75°F1983: 79°F1984: 74°F1985: 78°F1986: 77°F1987: 67°F1988: 81°F1989: 72°F1990: 80°F1991: 78°F1992: 71°F1993: 80°F1994: 65°F1995: 72°F1996: 81°F1997: 79°F1998: 71°F1999: 79°F2000: 84°F2001: 69°F2002: 87°F2003: 70°F2004: 73°F2005: 76°F2006: 63°F2007: 77°F2008: 81°F2009: 73°F2010: 85°F2011: 90°F2012: 80°F2013: 77°F2014: 79°F2015: 86°F2016: 75°F2017: 66°F2018: 87°F2019: 74°F2020: 84°F2021: 75°F2022: 84°F2023: 80°F2024: 79°F2025: 76°F86° forecast6065707580859095188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 286°F
Hottest this date since2018
This-date record93°F
This-date rank#21 of 153
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record100°F (1988)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1873–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Erie in each calendar month, and for the whole 1873–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°FJan 1, 1876-18°FJan 19, 1994
Feb77°FFeb 24, 2017-18°FFeb 16, 2015
Mar82°FMar 24, 1910-9°FMar 2, 1980
Apr89°FApr 28, 19907°FApr 1, 1923
May91°FMay 30, 187926°FMay 7, 1970
Jun100°FJun 25, 198832°FJun 11, 1972
Jul99°FJul 4, 199044°FJul 9, 1963
Aug96°FAug 6, 191837°FAug 29, 1982
Sep99°FSep 3, 195333°FSep 27, 1957
Oct89°FOct 4, 195123°FOct 28, 1895
Nov82°FNov 1, 19506°FNov 22, 1880
Dec75°FDec 3, 1982-11°FDec 30, 1880
All-time100°FJun 25, 1988-18°FJan 19, 1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Erie so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 7, 1918

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 19, 1994
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 25, 1950-4°FJan 19, 1994
Feb62°FFeb 20, 2018-3°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar66°FMar 30, 19106°FMar 3, 2014
Apr71°FApr 25, 199023°FApr 7, 1972
May74°FMay 28, 194138°FMay 5, 1891
Jun80°FJun 25, 195247°FJun 1, 1910
Jul82°FJul 10, 193656°FJul 5, 1972
Aug82°FAug 7, 191859°FAug 30, 1935
Sep80°FSep 6, 188146°FSep 30, 1888
Oct72°FOct 15, 189734°FOct 31, 1906
Nov67°FNov 1, 195014°FNov 30, 1929
Dec63°FDec 3, 19823°FDec 29, 1880
All-time82°FAug 7, 1918-4°FJan 19, 1994

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

7 days
record run, ended Jul 14 1936

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Erie's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 78°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 34°FJan: 21°FFeb: 36°FFeb: 22°FMar: 44°FMar: 28°FApr: 56°FApr: 38°FMay: 68°FMay: 49°FJun: 76°FJun: 60°FJul: 80°FJul: 64°FAug: 79°FAug: 63°FSep: 73°FSep: 57°FOct: 62°FOct: 46°FNov: 50°FNov: 37°FDec: 39°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:46 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon12:20 PM
Daylight13h 09m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.08°N, 80.18°W

Nearby Stations

Youngstown, OH62 mi SWBuffalo, NY94 mi NECleveland, OH97 mi WAkron, OH103 mi SWPittsburgh, PA110 mi SNew Philadelphia, OH128 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Erie'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.
Erie, PA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Erie's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Erie, PA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1873

Each cell is one day's high at Erie, coloured by temperature — 154 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Erie, PA daily high heat map 1873–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Erie — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 35th most in 154 years. Normal for this point: 3. Record: 17 in 1988.

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