Indiana · THREADEX · 1893–2026

South Bend, IN

41.707°N, 86.316°W · station SBNthr · 134 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for South Bend.
69°TUE7/1471°WED7/1570°THU7/1670°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1868°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#87 / 129
coldest Jul 19 in 129 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

46°F
set in 1909

Mildest Jul 19 ever

78°F
set in 2019

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at South Bend. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4662781894: 71°F1895: 66°F1896: 55°F1897: 65°F1898: 67°F1899: 65°F1900: 67°F1902: 70°F1903: 60°F1904: 69°F1905: 73°F1906: 58°F1907: 64°F1908: 67°F1909: 46°F1910: 50°F1911: 61°F1912: 55°F1913: 62°F1914: 52°F1915: 62°F1916: 70°F1917: 61°F1918: 65°F1919: 64°F1920: 60°F1921: 70°F1922: 57°F1923: 60°F1924: 50°F1925: 62°F1926: 71°F1927: 54°F1928: 68°F1929: 54°F1930: 74°F1931: 64°F1932: 57°F1933: 63°F1934: 75°F1935: 70°F1936: 70°F1937: 53°F1940: 58°F1941: 51°F1942: 75°F1943: 59°F1944: 66°F1945: 59°F1946: 75°F1947: 51°F1948: 62°F1949: 69°F1950: 62°F1951: 55°F1952: 71°F1953: 70°F1954: 60°F1955: 68°F1956: 54°F1957: 62°F1958: 57°F1959: 63°F1960: 64°F1961: 66°F1962: 55°F1963: 67°F1964: 69°F1965: 55°F1966: 63°F1967: 62°F1968: 71°F1969: 70°F1970: 61°F1971: 54°F1972: 67°F1973: 68°F1974: 71°F1975: 70°F1976: 58°F1977: 75°F1978: 73°F1979: 51°F1980: 65°F1981: 71°F1982: 70°F1983: 73°F1984: 59°F1985: 65°F1986: 73°F1987: 74°F1988: 69°F1989: 64°F1990: 66°F1991: 70°F1992: 62°F1993: 67°F1994: 66°F1995: 61°F1996: 69°F1997: 64°F1998: 68°F1999: 69°F2000: 58°F2001: 67°F2002: 67°F2003: 53°F2004: 58°F2005: 65°F2006: 66°F2007: 57°F2008: 68°F2009: 54°F2010: 68°F2011: 75°F2012: 75°F2013: 76°F2014: 55°F2015: 65°F2016: 64°F2017: 65°F2018: 58°F2019: 78°F2020: 69°F2021: 61°F2022: 67°F2023: 58°F2024: 56°F2025: 66°F68° forecast189420251909

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1968°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#87 of 129
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-22°F (1897)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at South Bend in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°F1950-22°F1897
Feb74°F2000-20°F1899
Mar85°F1981-13°F1943
Apr91°F194211°F1972
May97°F201224°F1968
Jun106°F193435°F1917
Jul109°F193442°F1930
Aug105°F193440°F1911
Sep99°F191329°F1942
Oct92°F196312°F1906
Nov82°F1950-7°F1950
Dec70°F1982-18°F1924
All-time109°F1934-22°F1897

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

96 days
record run, ended Mar 8 1962

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from South Bend's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 64°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 18°FFeb: 36°FFeb: 20°FMar: 47°FMar: 28°FApr: 60°FApr: 38°FMay: 71°FMay: 49°FJun: 80°FJun: 59°FJul: 83°FJul: 63°FAug: 81°FAug: 62°FSep: 75°FSep: 54°FOct: 62°FOct: 43°FNov: 48°FNov: 33°FDec: 37°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 57m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.71°N, 86.32°W

Nearby Stations

Kalamazoo, MI53 mi NEBattle Creek, MI69 mi NEHolland, MI72 mi NFort Wayne, IN76 mi SEChicago, IL85 mi WGrand Rapids, MI90 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

South Bend'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.
South Bend, IN — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against South Bend's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
South Bend, IN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at South Bend, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
South Bend, IN daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at South Bend — counted through Jul 19 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 114th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 83. Record: 102 in 1904.

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