Kentucky · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Louisville, KY

38.177°N, 85.731°W · station SDFthr · 155 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Louisville.
71°TUE7/1471°WED7/1574°THU7/1675°FRI7/1775°SAT7/1874°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#88 / 153
coldest Jul 14 in 153 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

53°F
set in 1975

Mildest Jul 14 ever

81°F
set in 1936

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Louisville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5367811873: 77°F1874: 75°F1875: 73°F1876: 73°F1877: 66°F1878: 74°F1879: 71°F1880: 77°F1881: 72°F1882: 62°F1883: 69°F1884: 72°F1885: 62°F1886: 67°F1887: 71°F1888: 64°F1889: 70°F1890: 73°F1891: 72°F1892: 71°F1893: 74°F1894: 72°F1895: 69°F1896: 68°F1897: 60°F1898: 68°F1899: 70°F1900: 62°F1901: 73°F1902: 65°F1903: 60°F1904: 63°F1905: 67°F1906: 69°F1907: 67°F1908: 77°F1909: 71°F1910: 70°F1911: 68°F1912: 73°F1913: 75°F1914: 74°F1915: 73°F1916: 70°F1917: 69°F1918: 66°F1919: 79°F1920: 69°F1921: 73°F1922: 64°F1923: 70°F1924: 70°F1925: 66°F1926: 57°F1927: 69°F1928: 68°F1929: 72°F1930: 60°F1931: 74°F1932: 73°F1933: 69°F1934: 70°F1935: 69°F1936: 81°F1937: 71°F1938: 77°F1939: 71°F1940: 56°F1941: 68°F1942: 77°F1943: 73°F1944: 67°F1945: 65°F1946: 59°F1947: 64°F1948: 71°F1949: 71°F1950: 59°F1951: 72°F1952: 64°F1953: 63°F1954: 77°F1955: 72°F1956: 67°F1957: 73°F1958: 70°F1959: 67°F1960: 67°F1961: 67°F1962: 70°F1963: 69°F1964: 59°F1965: 70°F1966: 78°F1967: 60°F1968: 69°F1969: 66°F1970: 68°F1971: 69°F1972: 67°F1973: 72°F1974: 61°F1975: 53°F1976: 61°F1977: 75°F1978: 72°F1979: 68°F1980: 77°F1981: 78°F1982: 65°F1983: 75°F1984: 63°F1985: 75°F1986: 69°F1987: 65°F1988: 72°F1989: 66°F1990: 61°F1991: 67°F1992: 76°F1993: 72°F1994: 72°F1995: 78°F1996: 69°F1997: 68°F1998: 70°F1999: 62°F2000: 73°F2001: 58°F2002: 64°F2003: 64°F2004: 66°F2005: 68°F2006: 74°F2007: 65°F2008: 72°F2009: 64°F2010: 73°F2011: 72°F2012: 71°F2013: 70°F2014: 69°F2015: 70°F2016: 75°F2017: 76°F2018: 72°F2019: 74°F2020: 69°F2021: 73°F2022: 70°F2023: 75°F2024: 74°F2025: 74°F71° forecast187320251975

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1471°F
Coldest this date since2022
This-date record53°F
This-date rank#88 of 153
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-22°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Louisville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1943-22°F1994
Feb82°F2018-19°F1951
Mar89°F2026-1°F1960
Apr91°F189421°F1875
May98°F191131°F1963
Jun105°F201242°F1966
Jul107°F190149°F1947
Aug105°F188145°F1946
Sep104°F195433°F1949
Oct97°F201923°F1925
Nov85°F2016-1°F1950
Dec76°F1982-15°F1989
All-time107°F1901-22°F1994

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 0 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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

58 days
record run, ended Mar 6 1978

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Louisville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 70°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 43°FJan: 27°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 30°FMar: 57°FMar: 38°FApr: 69°FApr: 47°FMay: 77°FMay: 58°FJun: 85°FJun: 66°FJul: 88°FJul: 70°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 81°FSep: 61°FOct: 70°FOct: 49°FNov: 57°FNov: 38°FDec: 46°FDec: 31°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:30 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight14h 36m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.18°N, 85.73°W

Nearby Stations

Lexington, KY61 mi ECincinnati, OH82 mi NEEvansville, IN97 mi WIndianapolis, IN110 mi NWilmington, OH136 mi NEJackson, KY137 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Louisville — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
45 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 117th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 52. Record: 73 in 1960.

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