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Louisville, KY

38.177°N, 85.731°W · station SDFthr · 155 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Louisville.
77°WED9/278°THU9/377°FRI9/475°SAT9/571°SUN9/668°MON9/768°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#103 / 154
coldest Sep 7 in 154 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

46°F
set in 1962

Mildest Sep 7 ever

77°F
set in 1881
Forecast low 68°F — 103rd coldest Sep 7 of 154 years · record 46°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
1872: 74°F1873: 60°F1874: 71°F1875: 65°F1876: 64°F1877: 59°F1878: 67°F1879: 59°F1880: 68°F1881: 77°F1882: 65°F1883: 54°F1884: 73°F1885: 59°F1886: 65°F1887: 74°F1888: 58°F1889: 55°F1890: 69°F1891: 52°F1892: 58°F1893: 70°F1894: 73°F1895: 70°F1896: 53°F1897: 62°F1898: 58°F1899: 74°F1900: 72°F1901: 68°F1902: 56°F1903: 64°F1904: 59°F1905: 63°F1906: 65°F1907: 59°F1908: 66°F1909: 59°F1910: 72°F1911: 70°F1912: 74°F1913: 74°F1914: 66°F1915: 66°F1916: 72°F1917: 66°F1918: 55°F1919: 70°F1920: 63°F1921: 66°F1922: 71°F1923: 67°F1924: 51°F1925: 75°F1926: 59°F1927: 72°F1928: 63°F1929: 71°F1930: 67°F1931: 66°F1932: 58°F1933: 68°F1934: 60°F1935: 56°F1936: 71°F1937: 61°F1938: 75°F1939: 71°F1940: 64°F1941: 71°F1942: 68°F1943: 60°F1944: 63°F1945: 69°F1946: 62°F1947: 65°F1948: 67°F1949: 60°F1950: 56°F1951: 54°F1952: 55°F1953: 56°F1954: 71°F1955: 57°F1956: 57°F1957: 60°F1958: 65°F1959: 70°F1960: 70°F1961: 70°F1962: 46°F1963: 52°F1964: 55°F1965: 64°F1966: 57°F1967: 56°F1968: 59°F1969: 69°F1970: 72°F1971: 69°F1972: 54°F1973: 61°F1974: 57°F1975: 54°F1976: 54°F1977: 73°F1978: 65°F1979: 63°F1980: 70°F1981: 64°F1982: 60°F1983: 67°F1984: 52°F1985: 72°F1986: 57°F1987: 68°F1988: 50°F1989: 68°F1990: 73°F1991: 66°F1992: 67°F1993: 63°F1994: 57°F1995: 64°F1996: 66°F1997: 60°F1998: 68°F1999: 59°F2000: 58°F2001: 69°F2002: 67°F2003: 57°F2004: 65°F2005: 59°F2006: 60°F2007: 77°F2008: 66°F2009: 66°F2010: 68°F2011: 58°F2012: 69°F2013: 65°F2014: 62°F2015: 71°F2016: 71°F2017: 51°F2018: 74°F2019: 63°F2020: 61°F2021: 63°F2022: 66°F2023: 66°F2024: 68°F2025: 53°F68° forecast4550556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 768°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record46°F
This-date rank#103 of 154
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°FJan 24, 1943-22°FJan 19, 1994
Feb82°FFeb 20, 2018-19°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar89°FMar 22, 2026-1°FMar 6, 1960
Apr91°FApr 30, 189421°FApr 17, 1875
May98°FMay 28, 191131°FMay 1, 1963
Jun105°FJun 29, 201242°FJun 1, 1966
Jul107°FJul 24, 190149°FJul 23, 1947
Aug105°FAug 12, 188145°FAug 31, 1946
Sep104°FSep 5, 195433°FSep 30, 1949
Oct97°FOct 1, 201923°FOct 29, 1925
Nov85°FNov 1, 2016-1°FNov 25, 1950
Dec76°FDec 3, 1982-15°FDec 22, 1989
All-time107°FJul 24, 1901-22°FJan 19, 1994

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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 · Aug 19, 1936

Coldest high ever

-2°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 12, 1918
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan66°FJan 25, 1950-2°FJan 12, 1918
Feb66°FFeb 20, 20182°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar70°FMar 27, 190717°FMar 1, 1980
Apr71°FApr 6, 187332°FApr 1, 1881
May76°FMay 30, 199142°FMay 2, 1897
Jun83°FJun 14, 202257°FJun 15, 1917
Jul83°FJul 25, 190167°FJul 24, 1895
Aug84°FAug 19, 193661°FAug 30, 1915
Sep80°FSep 6, 188152°FSep 30, 1876
Oct76°FOct 5, 194134°FOct 30, 1917
Nov68°FNov 12, 187914°FNov 24, 1950
Dec64°FDec 15, 19483°FDec 22, 1989
All-time84°FAug 19, 1936-2°FJan 12, 1918

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: 64°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise5:12 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight13h 01m · losing 16 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 Sep 7 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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