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Burlington, IA

40.773°N, 91.126°W · station BRLthr · 130 years of record
76°F
forecast high · Oct 22

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Burlington.
57°SAT10/1766°SUN10/1869°MON10/1971°TUE10/2073°WED10/2176°THU10/2276°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#15 / 128
warmest Oct 22 in 128 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 22 ever

85°F
set in 1963

Coolest Oct 22 ever

35°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 76°F — 15th warmest Oct 22 of 128 years · record 85°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
1897: 64°F1898: 40°F1900: 67°F1901: 84°F1902: 81°F1903: 61°F1904: 56°F1905: 52°F1906: 66°F1907: 61°F1908: 76°F1909: 72°F1910: 46°F1911: 47°F1912: 68°F1913: 42°F1914: 77°F1915: 68°F1916: 35°F1917: 50°F1918: 66°F1919: 62°F1920: 82°F1921: 68°F1922: 67°F1923: 58°F1924: 57°F1925: 42°F1926: 54°F1927: 84°F1928: 59°F1929: 48°F1930: 44°F1931: 75°F1932: 66°F1933: 53°F1934: 76°F1935: 46°F1936: 70°F1937: 39°F1938: 60°F1939: 69°F1940: 68°F1941: 79°F1942: 48°F1943: 68°F1944: 66°F1945: 55°F1946: 75°F1947: 82°F1948: 66°F1949: 60°F1950: 71°F1951: 67°F1952: 53°F1953: 80°F1954: 70°F1955: 68°F1956: 79°F1957: 59°F1958: 62°F1959: 72°F1960: 57°F1961: 59°F1962: 64°F1963: 85°F1964: 61°F1965: 59°F1966: 60°F1967: 75°F1968: 75°F1969: 49°F1970: 61°F1971: 67°F1972: 53°F1973: 75°F1974: 71°F1975: 80°F1976: 46°F1977: 69°F1978: 68°F1979: 64°F1980: 63°F1981: 48°F1982: 53°F1983: 52°F1984: 54°F1985: 69°F1986: 66°F1987: 58°F1988: 59°F1989: 69°F1990: 57°F1991: 78°F1992: 68°F1993: 66°F1994: 76°F1995: 68°F1996: 63°F1997: 47°F1998: 60°F1999: 63°F2000: 76°F2001: 69°F2002: 50°F2003: 65°F2004: 62°F2005: 55°F2006: 42°F2007: 61°F2008: 60°F2009: 60°F2010: 71°F2011: 70°F2012: 74°F2013: 43°F2014: 62°F2015: 73°F2016: 56°F2017: 69°F2018: 68°F2019: 57°F2020: 56°F2021: 56°F2022: 82°F2023: 62°F2024: 81°F2025: 60°F76° forecast35404550556065707580851900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2276°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#15 of 128
Hottest at any time since2026
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°FJan 31, 1989-24°FJan 14, 1957
Feb77°FFeb 27, 2024-27°FFeb 13, 1905
Mar88°FMar 22, 1907-13°FMar 5, 1960
Apr93°FApr 10, 193011°FApr 6, 1982
May103°FMay 31, 193426°FMay 4, 1907
Jun105°FJun 27, 193439°FJun 8, 1913
Jul111°FJul 14, 193646°FJul 30, 1971
Aug110°FAug 8, 193441°FAug 20, 1950
Sep103°FSep 5, 189923°FSep 30, 1899
Oct95°FOct 13, 189910°FOct 30, 1925
Nov86°FNov 17, 1899-2°FNov 26, 1898
Dec73°FDec 4, 1998-22°FDec 23, 1989
All-time111°FJul 14, 1936-27°FFeb 13, 1905

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Burlington so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 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

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 · Jul 27, 1936

Coldest high ever

-10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 24, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan51°FJan 21, 1921-9°FJan 18, 1994
Feb53°FFeb 22, 1922-10°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar65°FMar 20, 19216°FMar 2, 2014
Apr67°FApr 18, 200228°FApr 1, 2018
May74°FMay 27, 190039°FMay 5, 1944
Jun80°FJun 29, 193450°FJun 3, 1945
Jul84°FJul 27, 193664°FJul 6, 1909
Aug81°FAug 4, 193058°FAug 26, 1944
Sep76°FSep 6, 192545°FSep 25, 1942
Oct74°FOct 15, 189730°FOct 29, 1925
Nov63°FNov 12, 190210°FNov 24, 1950
Dec60°FDec 3, 1998-10°FDec 24, 1983
All-time84°FJul 27, 1936-10°FDec 24, 1983

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

20 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: 62°F · forecast is +14° 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

Sunrise6:17 AM
Sunset5:23 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight11h 06m · losing 19 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 Oct 22 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
20 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 83rd most in 130 years. Normal for this point: 27. Record: 74 in 1936.

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