Iowa · THREADEX · 1897–2026

Burlington, IA

40.773°N, 91.126°W · station BRLthr · 130 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Burlington.
89°MON7/1392°TUE7/1493°WED7/1593°THU7/1693°FRI7/1792°SAT7/1890°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#20 / 127
warmest Jul 15 in 127 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

111°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

71°F
set in 1989

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Burlington. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
71911111897: 82°F1899: 87°F1900: 92°F1901: 95°F1902: 85°F1903: 83°F1904: 88°F1905: 93°F1906: 88°F1907: 80°F1908: 94°F1909: 89°F1910: 90°F1911: 89°F1912: 88°F1914: 86°F1915: 88°F1916: 98°F1917: 81°F1918: 89°F1919: 85°F1920: 82°F1921: 92°F1922: 88°F1923: 88°F1924: 79°F1925: 94°F1926: 83°F1927: 95°F1928: 84°F1929: 74°F1930: 81°F1931: 99°F1932: 97°F1933: 80°F1934: 101°F1935: 84°F1936: 111°F1937: 94°F1938: 86°F1939: 83°F1940: 90°F1941: 88°F1942: 89°F1943: 88°F1944: 91°F1945: 82°F1946: 83°F1947: 86°F1948: 72°F1949: 83°F1950: 88°F1951: 87°F1952: 82°F1953: 90°F1954: 86°F1955: 85°F1956: 85°F1957: 89°F1958: 80°F1959: 87°F1960: 77°F1961: 83°F1962: 81°F1963: 90°F1964: 87°F1965: 82°F1966: 80°F1967: 80°F1968: 90°F1969: 86°F1970: 80°F1971: 82°F1972: 91°F1973: 81°F1974: 84°F1975: 88°F1976: 98°F1977: 99°F1978: 86°F1979: 86°F1980: 99°F1981: 84°F1982: 88°F1983: 89°F1984: 93°F1985: 84°F1986: 92°F1987: 81°F1988: 92°F1989: 71°F1990: 78°F1991: 86°F1992: 75°F1993: 78°F1994: 82°F1995: 95°F1996: 77°F1997: 91°F1998: 90°F1999: 95°F2000: 87°F2001: 84°F2002: 85°F2003: 85°F2004: 81°F2005: 93°F2006: 95°F2007: 85°F2008: 89°F2009: 85°F2010: 88°F2011: 87°F2012: 89°F2013: 91°F2014: 71°F2015: 82°F2016: 85°F2017: 83°F2018: 87°F2019: 87°F2020: 86°F2021: 77°F2022: 81°F2023: 83°F2024: 89°F2025: 89°F93° forecast189719362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1593°F
Hottest this date since2006
This-date record111°F
This-date rank#20 of 127
Hottest at any time since2025
All-time record111°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1897–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Burlington in each calendar month, and for the whole 1897–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan70°F1989-24°F1957
Feb77°F2024-27°F1905
Mar88°F1907-13°F1960
Apr93°F193011°F1982
May103°F193426°F1907
Jun105°F193439°F1913
Jul111°F193646°F1971
Aug110°F193441°F1950
Sep103°F189923°F1899
Oct95°F189910°F1925
Nov86°F1899-2°F1898
Dec73°F1998-22°F1989
All-time111°F1936-27°F1905

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

22 days
record run, ended Aug 1 1916

So far in 2026

5 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Burlington's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 33°FJan: 16°FFeb: 38°FFeb: 21°FMar: 51°FMar: 31°FApr: 63°FApr: 42°FMay: 74°FMay: 53°FJun: 83°FJun: 63°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 64°FSep: 78°FSep: 56°FOct: 65°FOct: 44°FNov: 50°FNov: 32°FDec: 38°FDec: 22°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:44 AM
Sunset7:36 PM
Solar noon12:10 PM
Daylight14h 52m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.77°N, 91.13°W

Nearby Stations

Moline, IL56 mi NEQuincy, IL57 mi SPeoria, IL75 mi ECedar Rapids, IA82 mi NWSpringfield, IL99 mi SEDubuque, IA114 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Burlington's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Burlington, IA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Burlington's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Burlington, IA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1897

Each cell is one day's high at Burlington, coloured by temperature — 130 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Burlington, IA daily high heat map 1897–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Burlington — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 95th most in 130 years. Normal for this point: 11. Record: 43 in 1934.

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