38.177°N, 85.731°W · station SDFthr · 155 years of record
68°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Louisville.
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
#155 / 154
coldest Sep 2 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
46°F
set in 1949
Mildest Sep 2 ever
76°F
set in 1875
Forecast low 77°F — 155th coldest Sep 2 of 154 years · record 46°F (1949) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#155 / 154
coldest Sep 3 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
51°F
set in 1948
Mildest Sep 3 ever
77°F
set in 1875
Forecast low 78°F — 155th coldest Sep 3 of 154 years · record 51°F (1948) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#154 / 154
coldest Sep 4 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
47°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 4 ever
77°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 77°F — 154th coldest Sep 4 of 154 years · record 47°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#151 / 154
coldest Sep 5 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
47°F
set in 1952
Mildest Sep 5 ever
78°F
set in 1881
Forecast low 75°F — 151st coldest Sep 5 of 154 years · record 47°F (1952) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#135 / 154
coldest Sep 6 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
49°F
set in 1953
Mildest Sep 6 ever
80°F
set in 1881
Forecast low 71°F — 135th coldest Sep 6 of 154 years · record 49°F (1953) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Ranks
#108 / 154
coldest Sep 8 in 154 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
46°F
set in 1988
Mildest Sep 8 ever
77°F
set in 2007
Forecast low 68°F — 108th coldest Sep 8 of 154 years · record 46°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
77°FJan 24, 1943
-22°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
82°FFeb 20, 2018
-19°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar
89°FMar 22, 2026
-1°FMar 6, 1960
Apr
91°FApr 30, 1894
21°FApr 17, 1875
May
98°FMay 28, 1911
31°FMay 1, 1963
Jun
105°FJun 29, 2012
42°FJun 1, 1966
Jul
107°FJul 24, 1901
49°FJul 23, 1947
Aug
105°FAug 12, 1881
45°FAug 31, 1946
Sep
104°FSep 5, 1954
33°FSep 30, 1949
Oct
97°FOct 1, 2019
23°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
85°FNov 1, 2016
-1°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
76°FDec 3, 1982
-15°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
107°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
66°FJan 25, 1950
-2°FJan 12, 1918
Feb
66°FFeb 20, 2018
2°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
70°FMar 27, 1907
17°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
71°FApr 6, 1873
32°FApr 1, 1881
May
76°FMay 30, 1991
42°FMay 2, 1897
Jun
83°FJun 14, 2022
57°FJun 15, 1917
Jul
83°FJul 25, 1901
67°FJul 24, 1895
Aug
84°FAug 19, 1936
61°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
80°FSep 6, 1881
52°FSep 30, 1876
Oct
76°FOct 5, 1941
34°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
68°FNov 12, 1879
14°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
64°FDec 15, 1948
3°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
84°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.
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.
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.