Illinois · THREADEX · 1898–2026

Carbondale, IL

37.783°N, 89.245°W · station MDHthr · 129 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Carbondale.
86°MON7/1388°TUE7/1489°WED7/1590°THU7/1692°FRI7/1793°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#38 / 121
warmest Jul 18 in 121 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

104°F
set in 1913

Coolest Jul 18 ever

75°F
set in 2003

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Carbondale. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
75901041899: 89°F1900: 82°F1901: 102°F1902: 96°F1903: 88°F1904: 90°F1910: 85°F1911: 90°F1912: 92°F1913: 104°F1914: 88°F1915: 95°F1916: 97°F1917: 87°F1918: 91°F1919: 93°F1920: 90°F1921: 98°F1922: 89°F1923: 97°F1924: 88°F1925: 90°F1926: 100°F1927: 92°F1928: 93°F1929: 94°F1930: 101°F1931: 94°F1932: 99°F1933: 81°F1934: 102°F1935: 99°F1936: 96°F1937: 83°F1938: 80°F1939: 98°F1940: 89°F1941: 99°F1942: 91°F1943: 90°F1944: 87°F1945: 87°F1946: 100°F1947: 87°F1948: 91°F1949: 89°F1950: 86°F1951: 95°F1952: 91°F1953: 91°F1954: 102°F1955: 86°F1956: 90°F1957: 95°F1958: 91°F1959: 88°F1960: 85°F1961: 91°F1962: 86°F1963: 93°F1964: 93°F1965: 94°F1966: 99°F1967: 88°F1968: 90°F1969: 91°F1970: 91°F1971: 88°F1972: 90°F1973: 87°F1974: 90°F1975: 89°F1976: 85°F1977: 96°F1978: 90°F1979: 84°F1980: 100°F1981: 90°F1982: 91°F1983: 93°F1984: 90°F1985: 87°F1987: 91°F1988: 97°F1989: 86°F1990: 89°F1991: 93°F1992: 87°F1993: 92°F1994: 86°F1995: 92°F1996: 87°F1997: 90°F1998: 88°F1999: 91°F2000: 80°F2001: 91°F2002: 86°F2003: 75°F2004: 87°F2005: 88°F2006: 92°F2007: 92°F2008: 91°F2009: 75°F2010: 87°F2011: 93°F2012: 99°F2013: 94°F2014: 82°F2015: 93°F2016: 91°F2017: 92°F2018: 87°F2019: 92°F2020: 94°F2021: 78°F2022: 87°F2023: 83°F2024: 85°F2025: 88°F93° forecast189919132025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1893°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#38 of 121
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record113°F (1930)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1898–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan76°F1943-25°F1977
Feb79°F1982-22°F1951
Mar93°F1910-11°F1978
Apr92°F191520°F1954
May101°F191129°F1903
Jun107°F201239°F1917
Jul112°F190142°F1972
Aug113°F193041°F1902
Sep108°F192520°F1899
Oct96°F192216°F1952
Nov88°F1933-1°F1929
Dec77°F1982-14°F1989
All-time113°F1930-25°F1977

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Carbondale so far this year — through Jul 10.

Record Highs in 2026

6 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

52 days
record run, ended Aug 2 1921

So far in 2026

11 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: 89°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 24°FFeb: 47°FFeb: 28°FMar: 57°FMar: 36°FApr: 68°FApr: 45°FMay: 77°FMay: 55°FJun: 85°FJun: 64°FJul: 88°FJul: 68°FAug: 87°FAug: 65°FSep: 81°FSep: 56°FOct: 70°FOct: 45°FNov: 56°FNov: 35°FDec: 46°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:45 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight14h 34m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.78°N, 89.25°W

Nearby Stations

Paducah, KY56 mi SESt Louis, MO90 mi NWPoplar Bluff, MO91 mi SWEvansville, IN96 mi ESpringfield, IL144 mi NJonesboro, AR155 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Carbondale, IL — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Carbondale, IL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1898

Each cell is one day's high at Carbondale, coloured by temperature — 129 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Carbondale, IL daily high heat map 1898–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Carbondale — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
11 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 99th most in 129 years. Normal for this point: 18. Record: 49 in 1911.

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