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Jefferson City, MO

38.594°N, 92.157°W · station JEFthr · 133 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Jefferson City.
74°WED9/275°THU9/376°FRI9/475°SAT9/573°SUN9/671°MON9/770°TUE9/8

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#118 / 127
coldest Sep 8 in 127 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

38°F
set in 1986

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 2016
Forecast low 70°F — 118th coldest Sep 8 of 127 years · record 38°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
1895: 57°F1896: 52°F1897: 72°F1898: 46°F1899: 60°F1900: 69°F1901: 65°F1902: 56°F1903: 67°F1904: 58°F1905: 62°F1906: 61°F1907: 62°F1908: 53°F1909: 57°F1910: 66°F1911: 63°F1912: 64°F1913: 67°F1914: 65°F1915: 67°F1916: 73°F1917: 63°F1918: 51°F1919: 67°F1920: 56°F1921: 58°F1922: 67°F1923: 53°F1924: 57°F1925: 71°F1926: 65°F1927: 70°F1928: 50°F1929: 63°F1930: 66°F1931: 70°F1932: 51°F1933: 66°F1934: 51°F1935: 60°F1936: 70°F1937: 64°F1938: 69°F1939: 71°F1940: 61°F1941: 69°F1942: 65°F1943: 50°F1944: 49°F1945: 70°F1946: 63°F1947: 63°F1948: 65°F1949: 53°F1950: 54°F1951: 61°F1952: 59°F1953: 48°F1954: 58°F1955: 57°F1956: 45°F1957: 49°F1958: 53°F1959: 68°F1960: 63°F1961: 64°F1962: 58°F1964: 64°F1965: 65°F1966: 44°F1967: 61°F1968: 50°F1969: 59°F1970: 66°F1971: 66°F1972: 66°F1973: 58°F1974: 48°F1976: 57°F1977: 62°F1978: 63°F1979: 53°F1980: 67°F1981: 53°F1982: 60°F1984: 68°F1985: 69°F1986: 38°F1987: 51°F1988: 43°F1989: 69°F1990: 70°F1991: 71°F1992: 64°F1993: 58°F1994: 56°F1995: 55°F1996: 65°F1997: 66°F1999: 58°F2000: 61°F2001: 66°F2002: 66°F2003: 51°F2004: 57°F2005: 63°F2006: 55°F2007: 72°F2008: 62°F2009: 62°F2010: 57°F2011: 48°F2012: 62°F2013: 71°F2014: 53°F2015: 71°F2016: 75°F2017: 49°F2018: 65°F2019: 67°F2020: 73°F2021: 58°F2022: 58°F2023: 57°F2024: 53°F2025: 45°F70° forecast3540455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 870°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record38°F
This-date rank#118 of 127
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-25°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1894–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Jefferson City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 24, 1950-23°FJan 7, 1912
Feb89°FFeb 24, 1930-25°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar97°FMar 24, 1929-16°FMar 5, 1960
Apr96°FApr 28, 189913°FApr 5, 1920
May102°FMay 30, 193424°FMay 2, 1961
Jun107°FJun 28, 201238°FJun 1, 1972
Jul114°FJul 12, 190142°FJul 14, 1967
Aug111°FAug 9, 193441°FAug 21, 1950
Sep107°FSep 3, 193929°FSep 30, 1899
Oct96°FOct 7, 193914°FOct 7, 1987
Nov88°FNov 1, 19151°FNov 30, 1929
Dec79°FDec 11, 1949-24°FDec 20, 1901
All-time114°FJul 12, 1901-25°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 1934

Coldest high ever

-5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan58°FJan 4, 19550°FJan 17, 1977
Feb62°FFeb 15, 1954-5°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar66°FMar 27, 190716°FMar 11, 1948
Apr72°FApr 16, 202431°FApr 2, 1936
May76°FMay 28, 201240°FMay 3, 2013
Jun80°FJun 14, 202257°FJun 5, 1928
Jul83°FJul 25, 193463°FJul 2, 1988
Aug82°FAug 7, 193464°FAug 20, 1915
Sep79°FSep 15, 189745°FSep 26, 1942
Oct73°FOct 2, 201926°FOct 29, 1925
Nov65°FNov 4, 202213°FNov 24, 1950
Dec66°FDec 15, 2021-1°FDec 23, 1989
All-time83°FJul 25, 1934-5°FFeb 12, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

99 days
record run, ended Mar 19 1912

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Jefferson City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 61°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 41°FJan: 22°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 26°FMar: 57°FMar: 35°FApr: 68°FApr: 45°FMay: 76°FMay: 55°FJun: 85°FJun: 65°FJul: 88°FJul: 69°FAug: 87°FAug: 66°FSep: 80°FSep: 58°FOct: 69°FOct: 46°FNov: 56°FNov: 35°FDec: 45°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:39 PM
Solar noon12:08 PM
Daylight13h 01m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.59°N, 92.16°W

Nearby Stations

Columbia, MO15 mi NSt Louis, MO96 mi EQuincy, IL106 mi NESpringfield, MO115 mi SWKansas City, MO146 mi WSpringfield, IL158 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Jefferson City'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.
Jefferson City, MO — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Jefferson City's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Jefferson City, MO — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1894

Each cell is one day's low at Jefferson City, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Jefferson City, MO daily low heat map 1894–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Jefferson City — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
53 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 122nd most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 68. Record: 87 in 1912.

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