37.783°N, 89.245°W · station MDHthr · 129 years of record
99°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 1953
forecast high · Sep 1
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
#4 / 118
warmest Sep 1 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
103°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
72°F
set in 1946
Forecast high 99°F — 4th warmest Sep 1 of 118 years · record 103°F (1953) · warmest since 1953.
Ranks
#5 / 119
warmest Sep 2 in 119 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
103°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 2 ever
65°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 98°F — 5th warmest Sep 2 of 119 years · record 103°F (1913) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#5 / 120
warmest Sep 3 in 120 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 3 ever
70°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 98°F — 5th warmest Sep 3 of 120 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#7 / 119
warmest Sep 4 in 119 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
108°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
69°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 98°F — 7th warmest Sep 4 of 119 years · record 108°F (1925) · warmest since 1999.
Ranks
#5 / 119
warmest Sep 5 in 119 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
108°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 5 ever
70°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 98°F — 5th warmest Sep 5 of 119 years · record 108°F (1925) · warmest since 1960.
Ranks
#17 / 120
warmest Sep 6 in 120 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
108°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 6 ever
68°F
set in 2008
Forecast high 94°F — 17th warmest Sep 6 of 120 years · record 108°F (1925) · warmest since 2002.
Ranks
#22 / 118
warmest Sep 7 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 7 ever
65°F
set in 1982
Forecast high 92°F — 22nd warmest Sep 7 of 118 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 2012.
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 Aug 30.
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
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
2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
52 days
record run, ended Aug 2 1921
So far in 2026
30 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: 86°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.