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Moline, IL

41.448°N, 90.524°W · station MLIthr · 153 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Moline.
73°WED9/274°THU9/374°FRI9/472°SAT9/570°SUN9/667°MON9/763°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Moline — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#102 / 152
coldest Sep 8 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

38°F
set in 1986

Mildest Sep 8 ever

74°F
set in 1897
Forecast low 63°F — 102nd coldest Sep 8 of 152 years · record 38°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
1874: 72°F1875: 71°F1876: 66°F1877: 56°F1878: 69°F1879: 44°F1880: 53°F1881: 63°F1882: 65°F1883: 39°F1884: 70°F1885: 54°F1886: 67°F1887: 49°F1888: 52°F1889: 57°F1890: 52°F1891: 47°F1892: 58°F1893: 59°F1894: 70°F1895: 59°F1896: 52°F1897: 74°F1898: 52°F1899: 62°F1900: 62°F1901: 59°F1902: 54°F1903: 66°F1904: 57°F1905: 61°F1906: 66°F1907: 55°F1908: 53°F1909: 60°F1910: 58°F1911: 59°F1912: 68°F1913: 61°F1914: 51°F1915: 65°F1916: 63°F1917: 55°F1918: 56°F1919: 71°F1920: 54°F1921: 62°F1922: 70°F1923: 57°F1924: 55°F1925: 65°F1926: 63°F1927: 70°F1928: 55°F1929: 61°F1930: 60°F1931: 74°F1932: 41°F1933: 67°F1934: 46°F1935: 56°F1936: 68°F1937: 55°F1938: 64°F1939: 64°F1940: 67°F1941: 60°F1942: 68°F1943: 50°F1944: 47°F1945: 59°F1946: 68°F1947: 67°F1948: 65°F1949: 43°F1950: 51°F1951: 50°F1952: 52°F1953: 46°F1954: 49°F1955: 48°F1956: 39°F1957: 49°F1958: 50°F1959: 71°F1960: 69°F1961: 67°F1962: 59°F1963: 59°F1964: 66°F1965: 63°F1966: 48°F1967: 51°F1968: 43°F1969: 56°F1970: 59°F1971: 69°F1972: 67°F1973: 61°F1974: 55°F1975: 56°F1976: 60°F1977: 59°F1978: 63°F1979: 45°F1980: 65°F1981: 52°F1982: 51°F1983: 52°F1984: 70°F1985: 71°F1986: 38°F1987: 62°F1988: 48°F1989: 67°F1990: 63°F1991: 66°F1992: 62°F1993: 54°F1994: 55°F1995: 53°F1996: 61°F1997: 64°F1998: 50°F1999: 60°F2000: 56°F2001: 64°F2002: 65°F2003: 59°F2004: 53°F2005: 62°F2006: 57°F2007: 58°F2008: 53°F2009: 54°F2010: 50°F2011: 50°F2012: 59°F2013: 71°F2014: 53°F2015: 67°F2016: 74°F2017: 52°F2018: 61°F2019: 63°F2020: 57°F2021: 57°F2022: 57°F2023: 51°F2024: 45°F2025: 44°F63° forecast354045505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 863°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record38°F
This-date rank#102 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-33°F (2019)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Moline in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan69°FJan 31, 1989-33°FJan 31, 2019
Feb79°FFeb 27, 2024-28°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar88°FMar 29, 1986-19°FMar 6, 1960
Apr93°FApr 25, 19867°FApr 7, 1982
May104°FMay 31, 193425°FMay 3, 2005
Jun104°FJun 30, 193139°FJun 4, 1889
Jul111°FJul 14, 193646°FJul 11, 1945
Aug106°FAug 18, 193640°FAug 30, 1915
Sep100°FSep 6, 192224°FSep 28, 1942
Oct95°FOct 3, 200611°FOct 28, 1925
Nov80°FNov 1, 1933-10°FNov 29, 1891
Dec75°FDec 15, 2021-24°FDec 23, 1989
All-time111°FJul 14, 1936-33°FJan 31, 2019

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Moline so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 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 · Jul 14, 1936

Coldest high ever

-12°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 29, 1966
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan49°FJan 1, 1897-12°FJan 29, 1966
Feb50°FFeb 22, 1922-11°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar63°FMar 26, 19077°FMar 2, 2014
Apr70°FApr 5, 192927°FApr 1, 1881
May75°FMay 12, 202238°FMay 1, 1909
Jun81°FJun 28, 193149°FJun 3, 1945
Jul84°FJul 14, 193662°FJul 5, 1909
Aug82°FAug 6, 191859°FAug 25, 1987
Sep77°FSep 2, 191345°FSep 25, 1942
Oct72°FOct 3, 195424°FOct 29, 1925
Nov64°FNov 12, 19025°FNov 29, 1929
Dec59°FDec 4, 1998-10°FDec 24, 1983
All-time84°FJul 14, 1936-12°FJan 29, 1966

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

103 days
record run, ended Feb 28 1979

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Moline's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 58°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 31°FJan: 15°FFeb: 36°FFeb: 19°FMar: 50°FMar: 30°FApr: 62°FApr: 40°FMay: 74°FMay: 51°FJun: 83°FJun: 61°FJul: 86°FJul: 65°FAug: 84°FAug: 63°FSep: 77°FSep: 54°FOct: 64°FOct: 42°FNov: 49°FNov: 31°FDec: 36°FDec: 21°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:28 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight13h 07m · losing 19 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.45°N, 90.52°W

Nearby Stations

Burlington, IA56 mi SWDubuque, IA66 mi NCedar Rapids, IA68 mi WPeoria, IL69 mi SERockford, IL89 mi NEQuincy, IL110 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Moline — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
73 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 127th most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 82. Record: 99 in 1881.

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