42.398°N, 90.709°W · station DBQthr · 153 years of record
90°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2000
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Dubuque.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Dubuque — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#12 / 152
warmest Sep 1 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
97°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 1 ever
58°F
set in 1886
Forecast high 89°F — 12th warmest Sep 1 of 152 years · record 97°F (1913) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#11 / 152
warmest Sep 2 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
97°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 2 ever
61°F
set in 1909
Forecast high 90°F — 11th warmest Sep 2 of 152 years · record 97°F (1913) · warmest since 2000.
Ranks
#13 / 152
warmest Sep 3 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
95°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 3 ever
58°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 88°F — 13th warmest Sep 3 of 152 years · record 95°F (1939) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#20 / 152
warmest Sep 4 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
97°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
58°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 87°F — 20th warmest Sep 4 of 152 years · record 97°F (1925) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#19 / 152
warmest Sep 5 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
96°F
set in 1899
Coolest Sep 5 ever
60°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 88°F — 19th warmest Sep 5 of 152 years · record 96°F (1899) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#44 / 152
warmest Sep 6 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
99°F
set in 1922
Coolest Sep 6 ever
58°F
set in 1949
Forecast high 84°F — 44th warmest Sep 6 of 152 years · record 99°F (1922) · warmest since 2016.
Ranks
#48 / 152
warmest Sep 7 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
99°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 7 ever
58°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 81°F — 48th warmest Sep 7 of 152 years · record 99°F (1939) · warmest since 2022.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Dubuque in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
63°FJan 1, 1897
-32°FJan 7, 1887
Feb
72°FFeb 26, 2024
-31°FFeb 9, 1875
Mar
86°FMar 29, 1895
-20°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
93°FApr 22, 1980
10°FApr 6, 1982
May
104°FMay 31, 1934
21°FMay 3, 2005
Jun
104°FJun 28, 1934
36°FJun 11, 1972
Jul
110°FJul 14, 1936
40°FJul 9, 1895
Aug
107°FAug 18, 1936
40°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
99°FSep 6, 1922
24°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
90°FOct 3, 1997
10°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
78°FNov 7, 1915
-17°FNov 26, 1977
Dec
69°FDec 15, 2021
-25°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
110°FJul 14, 1936
-32°FJan 7, 1887
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Dubuque so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 1 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
82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 29, 1931
Coldest high ever
-16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 30, 2019
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
47°FJan 1, 1897
-16°FJan 30, 2019
Feb
50°FFeb 20, 1930
-13°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
61°FMar 26, 1907
3°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
68°FApr 17, 1896
23°FApr 3, 1954
May
75°FMay 28, 1874
36°FMay 1, 1909
Jun
82°FJun 29, 1931
48°FJun 1, 1946
Jul
81°FJul 25, 1874
60°FJul 23, 1992
Aug
80°FAug 6, 1918
56°FAug 25, 1987
Sep
79°FSep 7, 1939
43°FSep 26, 1942
Oct
72°FOct 5, 1900
25°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
64°FNov 12, 1902
4°FNov 29, 1929
Dec
56°FDec 8, 1946
-13°FDec 23, 1983
All-time
82°FJun 29, 1931
-16°FJan 30, 2019
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
16 days
record run, ended Jul 27 1901
So far in 2026
10 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Dubuque's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 78°F · forecast is +12° vs normal.
Dubuque'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Dubuque's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.