Iowa · THREADEX · 1874–2026

Dubuque, IA

42.398°N, 90.709°W · station DBQthr · 153 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Dubuque.
68°TUE7/1470°WED7/1571°THU7/1672°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1869°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#108 / 152
coldest Jul 14 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

47°F
set in 1975

Mildest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 1890

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Dubuque. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4762781874: 72°F1875: 67°F1876: 69°F1877: 67°F1878: 72°F1879: 75°F1880: 77°F1881: 70°F1882: 51°F1883: 63°F1884: 55°F1885: 55°F1886: 62°F1887: 70°F1888: 54°F1889: 62°F1890: 78°F1891: 60°F1892: 66°F1893: 73°F1894: 58°F1895: 70°F1896: 73°F1897: 60°F1898: 55°F1899: 67°F1900: 71°F1901: 68°F1902: 68°F1903: 55°F1904: 58°F1905: 64°F1906: 67°F1907: 64°F1908: 69°F1909: 62°F1910: 65°F1911: 59°F1912: 67°F1913: 68°F1914: 71°F1915: 69°F1916: 70°F1917: 61°F1918: 65°F1919: 74°F1920: 67°F1921: 73°F1922: 64°F1923: 71°F1924: 60°F1925: 68°F1926: 51°F1927: 64°F1928: 59°F1929: 65°F1930: 54°F1931: 67°F1932: 76°F1933: 69°F1934: 69°F1935: 65°F1936: 77°F1937: 71°F1938: 66°F1939: 68°F1940: 52°F1941: 61°F1942: 65°F1943: 67°F1944: 61°F1945: 60°F1946: 66°F1947: 66°F1948: 70°F1949: 65°F1950: 50°F1951: 59°F1952: 66°F1953: 61°F1954: 66°F1955: 63°F1956: 63°F1957: 65°F1958: 67°F1959: 59°F1960: 57°F1961: 59°F1962: 59°F1963: 64°F1964: 52°F1965: 64°F1966: 66°F1967: 53°F1968: 64°F1969: 69°F1970: 68°F1971: 53°F1972: 65°F1973: 60°F1974: 69°F1975: 47°F1976: 62°F1977: 73°F1978: 56°F1979: 65°F1980: 70°F1981: 70°F1982: 66°F1983: 68°F1984: 63°F1985: 69°F1986: 61°F1987: 50°F1988: 66°F1989: 56°F1990: 54°F1991: 59°F1992: 63°F1993: 61°F1994: 59°F1995: 76°F1996: 59°F1997: 67°F1998: 64°F1999: 64°F2000: 65°F2001: 57°F2002: 56°F2003: 59°F2004: 63°F2005: 64°F2006: 69°F2007: 57°F2008: 56°F2009: 61°F2010: 70°F2011: 57°F2012: 67°F2013: 62°F2014: 54°F2015: 69°F2016: 67°F2017: 55°F2018: 70°F2019: 71°F2020: 61°F2021: 65°F2022: 61°F2023: 63°F2024: 70°F2025: 60°F68° forecast187419752025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1468°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#108 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-32°F (1887)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Dubuque in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°F1897-32°F1887
Feb72°F2024-31°F1875
Mar86°F1895-20°F1962
Apr93°F198010°F1982
May104°F193421°F2005
Jun104°F193436°F1972
Jul110°F193640°F1895
Aug107°F193640°F1915
Sep99°F192224°F1899
Oct90°F199710°F1925
Nov78°F1915-17°F1977
Dec69°F2021-25°F1983
All-time110°F1936-32°F1887

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 1 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

130 days
record run, ended Mar 31 1956

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Dubuque's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 63°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 27°FJan: 11°FFeb: 31°FFeb: 15°FMar: 44°FMar: 26°FApr: 58°FApr: 37°FMay: 69°FMay: 49°FJun: 78°FJun: 59°FJul: 82°FJul: 62°FAug: 80°FAug: 60°FSep: 73°FSep: 52°FOct: 60°FOct: 40°FNov: 45°FNov: 28°FDec: 32°FDec: 17°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:37 AM
Sunset7:39 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight15h 02m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.40°N, 90.71°W

Nearby Stations

Cedar Rapids, IA63 mi SWMoline, IL66 mi SRockford, IL83 mi EMadison, WI86 mi NEWaterloo, IA86 mi WLa Crosse, WI105 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Dubuque's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Dubuque, IA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's low at Dubuque, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Dubuque, IA daily low heat map 1874–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Dubuque — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
83 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 105th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 87. Record: 109 in 1956.

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