37.783°N, 89.245°W · station MDHthr · 129 years of record
80°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Carbondale.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Carbondale — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#101 / 118
warmest Oct 17 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
52°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 60°F — 101st warmest Oct 17 of 118 years · record 90°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#84 / 118
warmest Oct 18 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
51°F
set in 1966
Forecast high 65°F — 84th warmest Oct 18 of 118 years · record 90°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#64 / 118
warmest Oct 19 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1924
Coolest Oct 19 ever
45°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 70°F — 64th warmest Oct 19 of 118 years · record 90°F (1924) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#58 / 117
warmest Oct 20 in 117 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 1924
Coolest Oct 20 ever
39°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 73°F — 58th warmest Oct 20 of 117 years · record 91°F (1924) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#27 / 118
warmest Oct 21 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 21 ever
48°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 76°F — 27th warmest Oct 21 of 118 years · record 89°F (1963) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#21 / 118
warmest Oct 22 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 22 ever
47°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 78°F — 21st warmest Oct 22 of 118 years · record 89°F (1953) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#17 / 118
warmest Oct 23 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
89°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 23 ever
40°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 80°F — 17th warmest Oct 23 of 118 years · record 89°F (1927) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Carbondale in each calendar month, and for the whole 1898–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
76°FJan 24, 1943
-25°FJan 11, 1977
Feb
79°FFeb 24, 1982
-22°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar
93°FMar 23, 1910
-11°FMar 5, 1978
Apr
92°FApr 28, 1915
20°FApr 1, 1954
May
101°FMay 28, 1911
29°FMay 1, 1903
Jun
107°FJun 29, 2012
39°FJun 16, 1917
Jul
112°FJul 22, 1901
42°FJul 6, 1972
Aug
113°FAug 9, 1930
41°FAug 12, 1902
Sep
108°FSep 4, 1925
20°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
96°FOct 3, 1922
16°FOct 29, 1952
Nov
88°FNov 1, 1933
-1°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
77°FDec 3, 1982
-14°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
113°FAug 9, 1930
-25°FJan 11, 1977
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Carbondale so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
7 broke
plus 5 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 · Aug 6, 1900
Coldest high ever
-3°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 23, 1989
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
63°FJan 12, 2005
0°FJan 17, 1977
Feb
65°FFeb 27, 2024
-2°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
69°FMar 25, 1929
20°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
71°FApr 30, 1962
33°FApr 3, 1899
May
76°FMay 29, 1918
47°FMay 3, 1945
Jun
80°FJun 22, 1914
60°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
82°FJul 23, 1900
66°FJul 15, 1990
Aug
84°FAug 6, 1900
65°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
78°FSep 15, 1931
56°FSep 16, 1993
Oct
73°FOct 5, 1941
35°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
70°FNov 2, 1936
22°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
65°FDec 15, 1948
-3°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
84°FAug 6, 1900
-3°FDec 23, 1989
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
52 days
record run, ended Aug 2 1921
So far in 2026
50 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Carbondale's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 67°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
Carbondale'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 Carbondale's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.