Illinois · THREADEX · 1898–2026

Carbondale, IL

37.783°N, 89.245°W · station MDHthr · 129 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Carbondale.
68°TUE7/1470°WED7/1571°THU7/1673°FRI7/1774°SAT7/1874°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#60 / 119
coldest Jul 14 in 119 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

50°F
set in 1950

Mildest Jul 14 ever

80°F
set in 1966

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Carbondale. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5065801899: 67°F1900: 68°F1901: 65°F1902: 63°F1903: 54°F1904: 52°F1910: 67°F1911: 61°F1912: 72°F1913: 73°F1914: 73°F1915: 74°F1916: 67°F1917: 69°F1918: 54°F1919: 73°F1920: 69°F1921: 70°F1922: 60°F1923: 64°F1924: 67°F1925: 68°F1926: 52°F1927: 69°F1928: 66°F1929: 73°F1930: 60°F1931: 74°F1932: 75°F1933: 67°F1934: 70°F1935: 65°F1936: 78°F1937: 76°F1938: 70°F1939: 65°F1940: 55°F1941: 64°F1942: 74°F1943: 72°F1944: 63°F1945: 65°F1946: 62°F1947: 62°F1948: 76°F1949: 64°F1950: 50°F1951: 65°F1952: 61°F1953: 56°F1954: 75°F1956: 75°F1957: 68°F1958: 74°F1959: 58°F1960: 72°F1961: 70°F1962: 76°F1963: 69°F1964: 53°F1965: 64°F1966: 80°F1967: 53°F1968: 69°F1969: 71°F1970: 69°F1971: 67°F1972: 66°F1973: 67°F1974: 66°F1975: 52°F1976: 65°F1977: 71°F1978: 72°F1980: 71°F1981: 72°F1982: 62°F1983: 67°F1984: 60°F1985: 71°F1987: 57°F1988: 71°F1989: 62°F1990: 56°F1991: 64°F1992: 77°F1993: 73°F1994: 71°F1995: 73°F1996: 63°F1997: 74°F1998: 70°F1999: 59°F2000: 71°F2001: 56°F2002: 63°F2003: 60°F2004: 75°F2005: 71°F2006: 73°F2007: 64°F2008: 64°F2009: 65°F2010: 72°F2011: 72°F2012: 66°F2013: 62°F2014: 68°F2015: 77°F2016: 70°F2017: 71°F2018: 73°F2019: 71°F2020: 66°F2021: 67°F2022: 64°F2023: 70°F2024: 69°F2025: 71°F68° forecast189920251950

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1468°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#60 of 119
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-25°F (1977)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1898–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Carbondale in each calendar month, and for the whole 1898–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°F1943-25°F1977
Feb79°F1982-22°F1951
Mar93°F1910-11°F1978
Apr92°F191520°F1954
May101°F191129°F1903
Jun107°F201239°F1917
Jul112°F190142°F1972
Aug113°F193041°F1902
Sep108°F192520°F1899
Oct96°F192216°F1952
Nov88°F1933-1°F1929
Dec77°F1982-14°F1989
All-time113°F1930-25°F1977

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Carbondale so far this year — through Jul 10.

Record Highs in 2026

6 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

74 days
record run, ended Feb 9 1977

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Carbondale's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 69°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 24°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 28°FMar: 57°FMar: 36°FApr: 68°FApr: 45°FMay: 77°FMay: 55°FJun: 85°FJun: 64°FJul: 88°FJul: 68°FAug: 87°FAug: 65°FSep: 81°FSep: 56°FOct: 70°FOct: 45°FNov: 56°FNov: 35°FDec: 46°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:45 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight14h 34m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.78°N, 89.25°W

Nearby Stations

Paducah, KY56 mi SESt Louis, MO90 mi NWPoplar Bluff, MO91 mi SWEvansville, IN96 mi ESpringfield, IL144 mi NJonesboro, AR155 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Carbondale'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.
Carbondale, IL — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Carbondale's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Carbondale, IL — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1898

Each cell is one day's low at Carbondale, coloured by temperature — 129 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Carbondale, IL daily low heat map 1898–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Carbondale — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
51 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — the 103rd most in 129 years. Normal for this point: 55. Record: 79 in 1900.

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