37.783°N, 89.245°W · station MDHthr · 129 years of record
69°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Carbondale.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Carbondale — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#121 / 120
coldest Sep 2 in 120 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
40°F
set in 1949
Mildest Sep 2 ever
75°F
set in 1961
Forecast low 76°F — 121st coldest Sep 2 of 120 years · record 40°F (1949) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#121 / 120
coldest Sep 3 in 120 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
45°F
set in 1949
Mildest Sep 3 ever
73°F
set in 1933
Forecast low 76°F — 121st coldest Sep 3 of 120 years · record 45°F (1949) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#120 / 120
coldest Sep 4 in 120 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
44°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 4 ever
77°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 76°F — 120th coldest Sep 4 of 120 years · record 44°F (1952) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#119 / 118
coldest Sep 5 in 118 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
40°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 5 ever
72°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 74°F — 119th coldest Sep 5 of 118 years · record 40°F (1952) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#116 / 117
coldest Sep 6 in 117 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
43°F
set in 1953
Mildest Sep 6 ever
74°F
set in 1971
Forecast low 72°F — 116th coldest Sep 6 of 117 years · record 43°F (1953) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#107 / 118
coldest Sep 7 in 118 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
40°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 7 ever
74°F
set in 1899
Forecast low 71°F — 107th coldest Sep 7 of 118 years · record 40°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#99 / 118
coldest Sep 8 in 118 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
38°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 8 ever
75°F
set in 1916
Forecast low 69°F — 99th coldest Sep 8 of 118 years · record 38°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
76°FJan 24, 1943
-25°FJan 11, 1977
Feb
79°FFeb 24, 1982
-22°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar
93°FMar 23, 1910
-11°FMar 5, 1978
Apr
92°FApr 28, 1915
20°FApr 1, 1954
May
101°FMay 28, 1911
29°FMay 1, 1903
Jun
107°FJun 29, 2012
39°FJun 16, 1917
Jul
112°FJul 22, 1901
42°FJul 6, 1972
Aug
113°FAug 9, 1930
41°FAug 12, 1902
Sep
108°FSep 4, 1925
20°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
96°FOct 3, 1922
16°FOct 29, 1952
Nov
88°FNov 1, 1933
-1°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
77°FDec 3, 1982
-14°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
113°FAug 9, 1930
-25°FJan 11, 1977
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Carbondale so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 6, 1900
Coldest high ever
-3°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 23, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
63°FJan 12, 2005
0°FJan 17, 1977
Feb
65°FFeb 27, 2024
-2°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
69°FMar 25, 1929
20°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
71°FApr 30, 1962
33°FApr 3, 1899
May
76°FMay 29, 1918
47°FMay 3, 1945
Jun
80°FJun 22, 1914
60°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
82°FJul 23, 1900
66°FJul 15, 1990
Aug
84°FAug 6, 1900
65°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
78°FSep 15, 1931
56°FSep 16, 1993
Oct
73°FOct 5, 1941
35°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
70°FNov 2, 1936
22°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
65°FDec 15, 1948
-3°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
84°FAug 6, 1900
-3°FDec 23, 1989
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: 59°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
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.
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.