Arizona · THREADEX · 1894–2026

Tucson, AZ

32.132°N, 110.956°W · station TUSthr · 133 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Tucson.
76°TUE7/1478°WED7/1577°THU7/1673°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1874°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#34 / 131
coldest Jul 18 in 131 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 18 ever

60°F
set in 1913

Mildest Jul 18 ever

83°F
set in 2020

Coldest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 18 at Tucson. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6072831895: 74°F1896: 74°F1897: 70°F1898: 74°F1899: 68°F1900: 74°F1901: 78°F1902: 73°F1903: 69°F1904: 71°F1905: 67°F1906: 71°F1907: 76°F1908: 67°F1909: 64°F1910: 62°F1911: 72°F1912: 68°F1913: 60°F1914: 74°F1915: 73°F1916: 77°F1917: 66°F1918: 79°F1919: 64°F1920: 72°F1921: 74°F1922: 71°F1923: 75°F1924: 73°F1925: 80°F1926: 70°F1927: 80°F1928: 69°F1929: 70°F1930: 76°F1931: 70°F1932: 72°F1933: 73°F1934: 73°F1935: 71°F1936: 75°F1937: 72°F1938: 73°F1939: 74°F1940: 74°F1941: 71°F1942: 75°F1943: 78°F1944: 72°F1945: 77°F1946: 70°F1947: 72°F1948: 76°F1949: 75°F1950: 73°F1951: 77°F1952: 74°F1953: 73°F1954: 75°F1955: 74°F1956: 75°F1957: 74°F1958: 72°F1959: 69°F1960: 77°F1961: 76°F1962: 72°F1963: 77°F1964: 75°F1965: 72°F1966: 74°F1967: 70°F1968: 77°F1969: 70°F1970: 79°F1971: 75°F1972: 66°F1973: 69°F1974: 71°F1975: 73°F1976: 72°F1977: 72°F1978: 78°F1979: 76°F1980: 77°F1981: 73°F1982: 73°F1983: 74°F1984: 68°F1985: 71°F1986: 72°F1987: 73°F1988: 74°F1989: 75°F1990: 74°F1991: 76°F1992: 71°F1993: 73°F1994: 70°F1995: 72°F1996: 76°F1997: 79°F1998: 80°F1999: 70°F2000: 76°F2001: 74°F2002: 73°F2003: 70°F2004: 74°F2005: 78°F2006: 78°F2007: 79°F2008: 79°F2009: 81°F2010: 77°F2011: 77°F2012: 73°F2013: 80°F2014: 76°F2015: 76°F2016: 74°F2017: 75°F2018: 77°F2019: 80°F2020: 83°F2021: 74°F2022: 80°F2023: 80°F2024: 79°F2025: 76°F72° forecast189519132025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1872°F
Coldest this date since2003
This-date record60°F
This-date rank#34 of 131
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record6°F (1913)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1894–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Tucson in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan88°F19276°F1913
Feb92°F195717°F1899
Mar102°F202620°F1965
Apr104°F198927°F1945
May111°F191032°F1899
Jun117°F199043°F1908
Jul114°F198949°F1911
Aug112°F199355°F1917
Sep111°F202343°F1913
Oct106°F202426°F1971
Nov94°F192419°F1921
Dec85°F189510°F1901
All-time117°F19906°F1913

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

10 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (102°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

17 days
record run, ended Jan 27 1898

So far in 2026

0 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Tucson's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 76°F · forecast is -4° vs normal.
Jan: 67°FJan: 40°FFeb: 70°FFeb: 42°FMar: 76°FMar: 47°FApr: 83°FApr: 53°FMay: 92°FMay: 61°FJun: 102°FJun: 70°FJul: 100°FJul: 76°FAug: 99°FAug: 74°FSep: 96°FSep: 70°FOct: 87°FOct: 58°FNov: 75°FNov: 47°FDec: 66°FDec: 40°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:27 AM
Sunset7:32 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight14h 05m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.13°N, 110.96°W

Nearby Stations

Phoenix, AZ108 mi NWWinslow, AZ200 mi NFlagstaff, AZ212 mi NYuma, AZ215 mi WLake Havasu City, AZ253 mi NWEl Paso, TX269 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Tucson's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Tucson, AZ — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Tucson's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Tucson, AZ — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1894

Each cell is one day's low at Tucson, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Tucson, AZ daily low heat map 1894–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Tucson — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
No days ≤32°F yet in 2026. Normal for this point: 15. Record: 48 in 1903.

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