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Philadelphia, PA

39.873°N, 75.227°W · station PHLthr · 155 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Philadelphia.
92°TUE9/182°WED9/289°THU9/387°FRI9/483°SAT9/581°SUN9/680°MON9/7

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.
1874: 81°F1875: 80°F1876: 84°F1877: 84°F1878: 88°F1879: 86°F1880: 72°F1881: 87°F1882: 82°F1883: 79°F1884: 80°F1885: 79°F1886: 73°F1887: 77°F1888: 86°F1889: 82°F1890: 77°F1891: 74°F1892: 82°F1893: 69°F1894: 82°F1895: 75°F1896: 82°F1897: 82°F1898: 96°F1899: 85°F1900: 89°F1901: 79°F1902: 88°F1903: 71°F1904: 78°F1905: 80°F1906: 75°F1907: 77°F1908: 83°F1909: 81°F1910: 73°F1911: 78°F1912: 66°F1913: 84°F1914: 88°F1915: 68°F1916: 89°F1917: 78°F1918: 81°F1919: 70°F1920: 88°F1921: 88°F1922: 80°F1923: 83°F1924: 92°F1925: 88°F1926: 80°F1927: 71°F1928: 78°F1929: 92°F1930: 88°F1931: 85°F1932: 95°F1933: 77°F1934: 79°F1935: 75°F1936: 74°F1937: 91°F1938: 79°F1939: 83°F1940: 87°F1941: 93°F1942: 81°F1943: 95°F1944: 88°F1945: 90°F1946: 81°F1947: 81°F1948: 80°F1949: 81°F1950: 88°F1951: 88°F1952: 84°F1953: 97°F1954: 78°F1955: 83°F1956: 89°F1957: 88°F1958: 78°F1959: 84°F1960: 83°F1961: 89°F1962: 89°F1963: 80°F1964: 88°F1965: 82°F1966: 88°F1967: 75°F1968: 83°F1969: 90°F1970: 74°F1971: 76°F1972: 85°F1973: 95°F1974: 88°F1975: 73°F1976: 75°F1977: 88°F1978: 80°F1979: 85°F1980: 92°F1981: 84°F1982: 79°F1983: 83°F1984: 84°F1985: 74°F1986: 77°F1987: 77°F1988: 81°F1989: 86°F1990: 86°F1991: 76°F1992: 83°F1993: 91°F1994: 82°F1995: 90°F1996: 84°F1997: 85°F1998: 84°F1999: 80°F2000: 86°F2001: 82°F2002: 67°F2003: 79°F2004: 81°F2005: 86°F2006: 67°F2007: 81°F2008: 87°F2009: 76°F2010: 96°F2011: 83°F2012: 92°F2013: 89°F2014: 89°F2015: 95°F2016: 91°F2017: 69°F2018: 79°F2019: 85°F2020: 77°F2021: 82°F2022: 88°F2023: 79°F2024: 83°F2025: 82°F92° forecast65707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 192°F
Hottest this date since2015
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#9 of 152
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°FJan 26, 1950-7°FJan 17, 1982
Feb79°FFeb 25, 1930-11°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar87°FMar 29, 19455°FMar 5, 1872
Apr95°FApr 17, 200214°FApr 1, 1923
May98°FMay 19, 202628°FMay 11, 1966
Jun102°FJun 29, 193444°FJun 1, 1945
Jul104°FJul 10, 193651°FJul 21, 1966
Aug106°FAug 7, 191844°FAug 29, 1986
Sep102°FSep 7, 188135°FSep 25, 1963
Oct96°FOct 5, 194125°FOct 25, 1962
Nov84°FNov 1, 19508°FNov 30, 1875
Dec73°FDec 4, 1998-5°FDec 30, 1880
All-time106°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 8, 19986°FJan 19, 1994
Feb54°FFeb 17, 18915°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar63°FMar 29, 190715°FMar 13, 1888
Apr70°FApr 19, 189633°FApr 5, 1881
May78°FMay 31, 189545°FMay 5, 1917
Jun82°FJun 6, 192549°FJun 2, 1907
Jul83°FJul 24, 201061°FJul 8, 1891
Aug82°FAug 1, 191759°FAug 26, 1908
Sep80°FSep 9, 201652°FSep 28, 1984
Oct74°FOct 8, 201740°FOct 23, 1889
Nov67°FNov 2, 197118°FNov 30, 1875
Dec62°FDec 24, 20155°FDec 30, 1880
All-time83°FJul 24, 20105°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.
Jan: 41°FJan: 27°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 28°FMar: 53°FMar: 35°FApr: 65°FApr: 45°FMay: 74°FMay: 55°FJun: 83°FJun: 65°FJul: 88°FJul: 70°FAug: 86°FAug: 69°FSep: 79°FSep: 62°FOct: 67°FOct: 50°FNov: 56°FNov: 40°FDec: 46°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:29 AM
Sunset6:33 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.87°N, 75.23°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, DE24 mi SWTrenton, NJ35 mi NEAtlantic City, NJ45 mi SEReading, PA51 mi NWAtlantic City Marina, NJ54 mi SEAllentown, PA54 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Philadelphia, PA — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Philadelphia, PA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's high at Philadelphia, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Philadelphia, PA daily high heat map 1872–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Philadelphia — counted through Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
39 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 8th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 49 in 1988.

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