39.873°N, 75.227°W · station PHLthr · 155 years of record
92°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2015
forecast high · Sep 1
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Philadelphia.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Philadelphia — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#9 / 152
warmest Sep 1 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
97°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
66°F
set in 1912
Forecast high 92°F — 9th warmest Sep 1 of 152 years · record 97°F (1953) · warmest since 2015.
Ranks
#78 / 152
warmest Sep 2 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
100°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
66°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 82°F — 78th warmest Sep 2 of 152 years · record 100°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 152
warmest Sep 3 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
100°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 3 ever
65°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 89°F — 23rd warmest Sep 3 of 152 years · record 100°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#24 / 152
warmest Sep 4 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
96°F
set in 2023
Coolest Sep 4 ever
67°F
set in 1926
Forecast high 87°F — 24th warmest Sep 4 of 152 years · record 96°F (2023) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#58 / 152
warmest Sep 5 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
95°F
set in 2018
Coolest Sep 5 ever
66°F
set in 1926
Forecast high 83°F — 58th warmest Sep 5 of 152 years · record 95°F (2018) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#71 / 152
warmest Sep 6 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
95°F
set in 1983
Coolest Sep 6 ever
64°F
set in 1963
Forecast high 81°F — 71st warmest Sep 6 of 152 years · record 95°F (1983) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#84 / 152
warmest Sep 7 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
102°F
set in 1881
Coolest Sep 7 ever
60°F
set in 1928
Forecast high 80°F — 84th warmest Sep 7 of 152 years · record 102°F (1881) · warmest since 2023.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Philadelphia in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
74°FJan 26, 1950
-7°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
79°FFeb 25, 1930
-11°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar
87°FMar 29, 1945
5°FMar 5, 1872
Apr
95°FApr 17, 2002
14°FApr 1, 1923
May
98°FMay 19, 2026
28°FMay 11, 1966
Jun
102°FJun 29, 1934
44°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
104°FJul 10, 1936
51°FJul 21, 1966
Aug
106°FAug 7, 1918
44°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
102°FSep 7, 1881
35°FSep 25, 1963
Oct
96°FOct 5, 1941
25°FOct 25, 1962
Nov
84°FNov 1, 1950
8°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
73°FDec 4, 1998
-5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time
106°FAug 7, 1918
-11°FFeb 9, 1934
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Philadelphia so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
11 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: May (98°F)
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
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 24, 2010
Coldest high ever
5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1880
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
60°FJan 8, 1998
6°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
54°FFeb 17, 1891
5°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
63°FMar 29, 1907
15°FMar 13, 1888
Apr
70°FApr 19, 1896
33°FApr 5, 1881
May
78°FMay 31, 1895
45°FMay 5, 1917
Jun
82°FJun 6, 1925
49°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
83°FJul 24, 2010
61°FJul 8, 1891
Aug
82°FAug 1, 1917
59°FAug 26, 1908
Sep
80°FSep 9, 2016
52°FSep 28, 1984
Oct
74°FOct 8, 2017
40°FOct 23, 1889
Nov
67°FNov 2, 1971
18°FNov 30, 1875
Dec
62°FDec 24, 2015
5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time
83°FJul 24, 2010
5°FDec 30, 1880
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
18 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1988
So far in 2026
39 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Philadelphia's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Philadelphia'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 Philadelphia's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.