Pennsylvania · THREADEX · 1888–2026

Reading, PA

40.373°N, 75.959°W · station RDGthr · 139 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Reading.
64°TUE7/1471°WED7/1571°THU7/1669°FRI7/1768°SAT7/1867°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#35 / 130
coldest Jul 14 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

51°F
set in 1888

Mildest Jul 14 ever

75°F
set in 1966

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Reading. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5163751888: 51°F1889: 66°F1898: 69°F1899: 64°F1900: 59°F1901: 69°F1902: 65°F1903: 58°F1904: 57°F1905: 70°F1906: 57°F1907: 61°F1908: 68°F1909: 64°F1910: 60°F1911: 63°F1912: 68°F1913: 66°F1914: 70°F1915: 64°F1916: 68°F1917: 66°F1918: 60°F1919: 66°F1920: 66°F1921: 74°F1922: 67°F1923: 64°F1924: 68°F1925: 60°F1926: 59°F1927: 74°F1928: 68°F1929: 68°F1930: 62°F1931: 71°F1932: 69°F1933: 58°F1934: 70°F1935: 68°F1936: 72°F1937: 64°F1938: 71°F1939: 64°F1940: 59°F1941: 65°F1942: 74°F1943: 72°F1944: 71°F1945: 65°F1946: 63°F1947: 68°F1948: 72°F1949: 67°F1950: 64°F1951: 68°F1952: 70°F1953: 63°F1954: 71°F1955: 67°F1956: 66°F1957: 71°F1958: 71°F1959: 68°F1960: 68°F1961: 68°F1962: 62°F1963: 62°F1964: 65°F1965: 71°F1966: 75°F1967: 68°F1968: 67°F1969: 59°F1970: 61°F1971: 64°F1972: 69°F1973: 64°F1974: 61°F1975: 65°F1976: 66°F1977: 69°F1978: 63°F1979: 74°F1980: 53°F1981: 72°F1982: 65°F1983: 60°F1984: 63°F1985: 67°F1986: 66°F1987: 70°F1988: 67°F1989: 61°F1990: 58°F1991: 67°F1992: 73°F1993: 66°F1994: 70°F1995: 74°F1996: 68°F1997: 65°F1998: 66°F1999: 61°F2000: 58°F2001: 57°F2002: 65°F2003: 62°F2004: 65°F2005: 75°F2006: 66°F2007: 58°F2008: 70°F2009: 54°F2010: 71°F2011: 61°F2012: 69°F2013: 72°F2014: 70°F2015: 72°F2016: 73°F2017: 73°F2018: 67°F2019: 68°F2020: 67°F2021: 73°F2022: 66°F2023: 74°F2024: 74°F2025: 74°F64° forecast18882025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1464°F
Coldest this date since2011
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#35 of 130
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-14°F (1912)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1888–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Reading in each calendar month, and for the whole 1888–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1950-14°F1912
Feb82°F2018-13°F1899
Mar89°F1998-2°F1984
Apr97°F197612°F1923
May97°F199626°F1978
Jun102°F195236°F1972
Jul106°F201143°F1888
Aug105°F191839°F1888
Sep102°F195330°F1974
Oct94°F194120°F1969
Nov84°F19508°F1976
Dec77°F1984-6°F1917
All-time106°F2011-14°F1912

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

7 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: May (97°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

89 days
record run, ended Mar 20 1978

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Reading's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 66°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 38°FJan: 23°FFeb: 42°FFeb: 24°FMar: 51°FMar: 31°FApr: 63°FApr: 41°FMay: 74°FMay: 51°FJun: 82°FJun: 61°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 64°FSep: 77°FSep: 56°FOct: 65°FOct: 45°FNov: 54°FNov: 35°FDec: 43°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:45 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight14h 49m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.37°N, 75.96°W

Nearby Stations

Allentown, PA32 mi NEMiddletown-Harrisburg, PA44 mi WWilmington, DE51 mi SEPhiladelphia, PA51 mi SETrenton, NJ60 mi EMount Pocono, PA60 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Reading'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.
Reading, PA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Reading's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Reading, PA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1888

Each cell is one day's low at Reading, coloured by temperature — 139 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Reading, PA daily low heat map 1888–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Reading — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
63 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 94th most in 139 years. Normal for this point: 66. Record: 97 in 1978.

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