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Quincy, IL

39.937°N, 91.197°W · station UINthr · 126 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Quincy.
76°WED9/278°THU9/377°FRI9/475°SAT9/572°SUN9/669°MON9/767°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#87 / 124
coldest Sep 8 in 124 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

40°F
set in 1986

Mildest Sep 8 ever

79°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 67°F — 87th coldest Sep 8 of 124 years · record 40°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
1901: 62°F1902: 51°F1903: 67°F1904: 57°F1905: 60°F1906: 64°F1907: 50°F1908: 60°F1910: 67°F1911: 60°F1912: 70°F1913: 72°F1914: 58°F1915: 65°F1916: 70°F1917: 59°F1918: 56°F1919: 73°F1920: 57°F1921: 65°F1922: 79°F1923: 57°F1924: 59°F1925: 68°F1926: 69°F1927: 70°F1928: 55°F1929: 63°F1930: 64°F1931: 75°F1932: 50°F1933: 70°F1934: 51°F1935: 64°F1936: 75°F1937: 62°F1938: 70°F1939: 68°F1940: 61°F1941: 73°F1942: 68°F1943: 55°F1944: 48°F1945: 72°F1946: 70°F1947: 74°F1948: 65°F1949: 46°F1950: 53°F1951: 54°F1952: 57°F1953: 50°F1954: 50°F1955: 54°F1956: 42°F1957: 53°F1958: 59°F1959: 71°F1960: 70°F1961: 70°F1962: 62°F1963: 61°F1964: 67°F1965: 66°F1966: 46°F1967: 55°F1968: 53°F1969: 56°F1970: 62°F1971: 67°F1972: 68°F1973: 64°F1974: 54°F1975: 60°F1976: 58°F1977: 65°F1978: 67°F1979: 50°F1980: 71°F1981: 53°F1982: 59°F1983: 67°F1984: 70°F1985: 70°F1986: 40°F1987: 60°F1988: 46°F1989: 69°F1990: 64°F1991: 70°F1992: 65°F1993: 56°F1994: 58°F1995: 51°F1996: 65°F1997: 63°F1998: 50°F1999: 58°F2000: 63°F2001: 65°F2002: 69°F2003: 58°F2004: 51°F2005: 64°F2006: 57°F2007: 64°F2008: 59°F2009: 59°F2010: 51°F2011: 47°F2012: 57°F2013: 71°F2014: 54°F2015: 69°F2016: 76°F2017: 49°F2018: 62°F2019: 61°F2020: 71°F2021: 57°F2022: 60°F2023: 53°F2024: 48°F2025: 49°F67° forecast404550556065707580191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 867°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#87 of 124
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-29°F (1905)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1901–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Quincy in each calendar month, and for the whole 1901–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°FJan 24, 1950-21°FJan 10, 1982
Feb80°FFeb 27, 2024-29°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar89°FMar 26, 2026-13°FMar 5, 1960
Apr92°FApr 10, 19309°FApr 2, 2018
May103°FMay 30, 193426°FMay 4, 1907
Jun105°FJun 19, 193639°FJun 12, 1903
Jul114°FJul 15, 193647°FJul 14, 1950
Aug111°FAug 9, 193442°FAug 20, 1950
Sep105°FSep 4, 191326°FSep 28, 1942
Oct96°FOct 7, 193910°FOct 30, 1925
Nov84°FNov 7, 1915-11°FNov 30, 1964
Dec75°FDec 15, 2021-22°FDec 22, 1989
All-time114°FJul 15, 1936-29°FFeb 13, 1905

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (89°F)

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

87°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 21, 1934

Coldest high ever

-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 15, 1972
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan53°FJan 7, 2008-8°FJan 15, 1972
Feb57°FFeb 22, 1922-6°FFeb 2, 1905
Mar64°FMar 23, 190711°FMar 4, 1960
Apr70°FApr 22, 192529°FApr 1, 2018
May80°FMay 30, 191943°FMay 1, 1909
Jun82°FJun 5, 191156°FJun 8, 1913
Jul87°FJul 21, 193464°FJul 3, 2016
Aug87°FAug 22, 193660°FAug 26, 1944
Sep80°FSep 2, 191350°FSep 27, 1926
Oct72°FOct 21, 197929°FOct 29, 1925
Nov66°FNov 6, 19249°FNov 24, 1950
Dec59°FDec 2, 1982-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time87°FJul 21, 1934-8°FJan 15, 1972

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

85 days
record run, ended Mar 13 1978

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Quincy's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
Jan: 35°FJan: 19°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 23°FMar: 52°FMar: 32°FApr: 64°FApr: 43°FMay: 73°FMay: 54°FJun: 82°FJun: 63°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 64°FSep: 78°FSep: 56°FOct: 65°FOct: 45°FNov: 51°FNov: 33°FDec: 39°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset6:37 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.94°N, 91.20°W

Nearby Stations

Burlington, IA57 mi NSpringfield, IL80 mi ESt Louis, MO92 mi SEPeoria, IL94 mi NEColumbia, MO94 mi SWJefferson City, MO106 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Quincy's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Quincy, IL — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1901

Each cell is one day's low at Quincy, coloured by temperature — 126 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Quincy, IL daily low heat map 1901–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Quincy — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
55 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 120th most in 126 years. Normal for this point: 72. Record: 94 in 1904.

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