Kentucky · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Lexington, KY

38.034°N, 84.611°W · station LEXthr · 155 years of record
67°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lexington.
67°TUE7/1468°WED7/1570°THU7/1671°FRI7/1771°SAT7/1871°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#57 / 142
coldest Jul 14 in 142 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

53°F
set in 1975

Mildest Jul 14 ever

77°F
set in 1874

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Lexington. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5365771873: 68°F1874: 77°F1875: 71°F1876: 70°F1888: 58°F1889: 70°F1890: 71°F1891: 70°F1892: 70°F1893: 74°F1894: 69°F1895: 66°F1896: 68°F1897: 55°F1898: 66°F1899: 67°F1900: 63°F1901: 68°F1902: 63°F1903: 58°F1904: 62°F1905: 68°F1906: 67°F1907: 64°F1908: 74°F1909: 67°F1910: 69°F1911: 66°F1912: 68°F1913: 72°F1914: 70°F1915: 70°F1916: 69°F1917: 67°F1918: 64°F1919: 74°F1920: 70°F1921: 71°F1922: 62°F1923: 69°F1924: 68°F1925: 62°F1926: 55°F1927: 68°F1928: 63°F1929: 66°F1930: 60°F1931: 73°F1932: 72°F1933: 64°F1934: 68°F1935: 65°F1936: 74°F1937: 71°F1938: 68°F1939: 66°F1940: 54°F1941: 65°F1942: 69°F1943: 68°F1944: 67°F1945: 66°F1946: 63°F1947: 63°F1948: 68°F1949: 69°F1950: 58°F1951: 68°F1952: 68°F1953: 64°F1954: 76°F1955: 73°F1956: 64°F1957: 71°F1958: 67°F1959: 65°F1960: 68°F1961: 67°F1962: 68°F1963: 66°F1964: 58°F1965: 69°F1966: 72°F1967: 57°F1968: 67°F1969: 64°F1970: 68°F1971: 70°F1972: 67°F1973: 69°F1974: 60°F1975: 53°F1976: 56°F1977: 72°F1978: 69°F1979: 69°F1980: 72°F1981: 73°F1982: 63°F1983: 74°F1984: 59°F1985: 72°F1986: 68°F1987: 62°F1988: 71°F1989: 62°F1990: 62°F1991: 65°F1992: 74°F1993: 71°F1994: 72°F1995: 72°F1996: 68°F1997: 66°F1998: 68°F1999: 63°F2000: 71°F2001: 53°F2002: 67°F2003: 62°F2004: 66°F2005: 69°F2006: 70°F2007: 61°F2008: 66°F2009: 61°F2010: 64°F2011: 66°F2012: 69°F2013: 66°F2014: 68°F2015: 67°F2016: 71°F2017: 72°F2018: 66°F2019: 69°F2020: 59°F2021: 68°F2022: 64°F2023: 72°F2024: 67°F2025: 69°F67° forecast187319752025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1467°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record53°F
This-date rank#57 of 142
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-21°F (1963)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lexington in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F1943-21°F1963
Feb80°F1996-20°F1899
Mar86°F1929-2°F1960
Apr91°F194215°F1875
May96°F194126°F1966
Jun104°F193639°F1966
Jul108°F193647°F1937
Aug105°F193642°F1965
Sep103°F195432°F1899
Oct97°F201920°F1976
Nov83°F1987-3°F1929
Dec75°F1982-19°F1989
All-time108°F1936-21°F1963

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

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

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

60 days
record run, ended Mar 8 1978

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Lexington's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is +0° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 25°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 28°FMar: 55°FMar: 36°FApr: 66°FApr: 45°FMay: 75°FMay: 55°FJun: 83°FJun: 63°FJul: 86°FJul: 67°FAug: 86°FAug: 65°FSep: 80°FSep: 58°FOct: 68°FOct: 47°FNov: 55°FNov: 36°FDec: 45°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:26 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight14h 36m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.03°N, 84.61°W

Nearby Stations

Louisville, KY61 mi WCincinnati, OH69 mi NJackson, KY77 mi EWilmington, OH106 mi NEHuntington, WV113 mi EDayton, OH131 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Lexington'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.
Lexington, KY — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lexington's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lexington, KY — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's low at Lexington, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lexington, KY daily low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Lexington — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
54 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 104th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 55. Record: 78 in 1947.

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