Iowa · THREADEX · 1897–2026

Burlington, IA

40.773°N, 91.126°W · station BRLthr · 130 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Burlington.
68°TUE7/1471°WED7/1572°THU7/1673°FRI7/1775°SAT7/1872°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#74 / 127
coldest Jul 14 in 127 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

48°F
set in 1950

Mildest Jul 14 ever

80°F
set in 1936

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Burlington. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4864801897: 58°F1899: 68°F1900: 71°F1901: 65°F1902: 64°F1903: 55°F1904: 62°F1905: 69°F1906: 66°F1907: 64°F1908: 73°F1909: 64°F1910: 63°F1911: 63°F1912: 68°F1914: 69°F1915: 69°F1916: 74°F1917: 64°F1918: 58°F1919: 75°F1920: 68°F1921: 76°F1922: 63°F1923: 69°F1924: 65°F1925: 71°F1926: 53°F1927: 67°F1928: 60°F1929: 70°F1930: 58°F1931: 71°F1932: 75°F1933: 67°F1934: 71°F1935: 66°F1936: 80°F1937: 72°F1938: 65°F1939: 68°F1940: 55°F1941: 61°F1942: 68°F1943: 63°F1944: 57°F1945: 60°F1946: 65°F1947: 67°F1948: 71°F1949: 66°F1950: 48°F1951: 62°F1952: 70°F1953: 64°F1954: 72°F1955: 65°F1956: 69°F1957: 73°F1958: 69°F1959: 59°F1960: 66°F1961: 61°F1962: 68°F1963: 63°F1964: 53°F1965: 64°F1966: 70°F1967: 51°F1968: 68°F1969: 71°F1970: 64°F1971: 63°F1972: 65°F1973: 63°F1974: 72°F1975: 49°F1976: 66°F1977: 73°F1978: 61°F1979: 66°F1980: 72°F1981: 72°F1982: 67°F1983: 73°F1984: 66°F1985: 70°F1986: 70°F1987: 55°F1988: 70°F1989: 60°F1990: 58°F1991: 64°F1992: 69°F1993: 67°F1994: 66°F1995: 78°F1996: 61°F1997: 68°F1998: 69°F1999: 64°F2000: 68°F2001: 58°F2002: 54°F2003: 61°F2004: 69°F2005: 69°F2006: 68°F2007: 59°F2008: 60°F2009: 66°F2010: 76°F2011: 63°F2012: 69°F2013: 67°F2014: 55°F2015: 72°F2016: 67°F2017: 64°F2018: 72°F2019: 74°F2020: 63°F2021: 66°F2022: 68°F2023: 64°F2024: 71°F2025: 65°F68° forecast189719502025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1468°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record48°F
This-date rank#74 of 127
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-27°F (1905)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1897–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Burlington in each calendar month, and for the whole 1897–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan70°F1989-24°F1957
Feb77°F2024-27°F1905
Mar88°F1907-13°F1960
Apr93°F193011°F1982
May103°F193426°F1907
Jun105°F193439°F1913
Jul111°F193646°F1971
Aug110°F193441°F1950
Sep103°F189923°F1899
Oct95°F189910°F1925
Nov86°F1899-2°F1898
Dec73°F1998-22°F1989
All-time111°F1936-27°F1905

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

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

93 days
record run, ended Mar 10 1917

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Burlington's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 16°FFeb: 38°FFeb: 21°FMar: 51°FMar: 31°FApr: 63°FApr: 42°FMay: 74°FMay: 53°FJun: 83°FJun: 63°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 64°FSep: 78°FSep: 56°FOct: 65°FOct: 44°FNov: 50°FNov: 32°FDec: 38°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:44 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight14h 52m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.77°N, 91.13°W

Nearby Stations

Moline, IL56 mi NEQuincy, IL57 mi SPeoria, IL75 mi ECedar Rapids, IA82 mi NWSpringfield, IL99 mi SEDubuque, IA114 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Burlington'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.
Burlington, IA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Burlington's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Burlington, IA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1897

Each cell is one day's low at Burlington, coloured by temperature — 130 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Burlington, IA daily low heat map 1897–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Burlington — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
65 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 117th most in 130 years. Normal for this point: 77. Record: 96 in 1956.

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