Indiana · THREADEX · 1893–2026

South Bend, IN

41.707°N, 86.316°W · station SBNthr · 134 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for South Bend.
89°MON7/1392°TUE7/1493°WED7/1592°THU7/1691°FRI7/1788°SAT7/1886°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#13 / 130
warmest Jul 15 in 130 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

108°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

65°F
set in 1967

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at South Bend. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
65861081894: 86°F1895: 88°F1896: 92°F1897: 85°F1898: 96°F1899: 79°F1900: 91°F1901: 96°F1902: 79°F1903: 73°F1904: 83°F1905: 86°F1906: 89°F1907: 78°F1908: 91°F1909: 87°F1910: 86°F1911: 83°F1912: 88°F1913: 87°F1914: 87°F1915: 84°F1916: 88°F1917: 81°F1918: 83°F1919: 81°F1920: 72°F1921: 87°F1922: 85°F1923: 78°F1924: 79°F1925: 91°F1926: 80°F1927: 83°F1928: 76°F1929: 83°F1930: 80°F1931: 96°F1932: 97°F1933: 82°F1934: 90°F1935: 82°F1936: 108°F1937: 87°F1940: 82°F1941: 89°F1942: 77°F1943: 84°F1944: 86°F1945: 72°F1946: 80°F1947: 76°F1948: 76°F1949: 81°F1950: 83°F1951: 86°F1952: 83°F1953: 92°F1954: 75°F1955: 83°F1956: 83°F1957: 85°F1958: 83°F1959: 88°F1960: 75°F1961: 85°F1962: 68°F1963: 77°F1964: 76°F1965: 76°F1966: 77°F1967: 65°F1968: 89°F1969: 87°F1970: 82°F1971: 81°F1972: 88°F1973: 78°F1974: 85°F1975: 84°F1976: 98°F1977: 96°F1978: 88°F1979: 87°F1980: 94°F1981: 75°F1982: 84°F1983: 94°F1984: 89°F1985: 80°F1986: 88°F1987: 67°F1988: 93°F1989: 79°F1990: 71°F1991: 86°F1992: 79°F1993: 82°F1994: 74°F1995: 95°F1996: 82°F1997: 84°F1998: 87°F1999: 90°F2000: 81°F2001: 86°F2002: 88°F2003: 83°F2004: 73°F2005: 90°F2006: 90°F2007: 81°F2008: 80°F2009: 86°F2010: 93°F2011: 86°F2012: 92°F2013: 88°F2014: 69°F2015: 80°F2016: 87°F2017: 79°F2018: 91°F2019: 90°F2020: 85°F2021: 83°F2022: 77°F2023: 83°F2024: 82°F2025: 91°F93° forecast189420251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1593°F
Hottest this date since2010
This-date record108°F
This-date rank#13 of 130
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record109°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at South Bend in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan68°F1950-22°F1897
Feb74°F2000-20°F1899
Mar85°F1981-13°F1943
Apr91°F194211°F1972
May97°F201224°F1968
Jun106°F193435°F1917
Jul109°F193442°F1930
Aug105°F193440°F1911
Sep99°F191329°F1942
Oct92°F196312°F1906
Nov82°F1950-7°F1950
Dec70°F1982-18°F1924
All-time109°F1934-22°F1897

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at South Bend so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 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

15 days
record run, ended Jul 24 1901

So far in 2026

6 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from South Bend's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 32°FJan: 18°FFeb: 36°FFeb: 20°FMar: 47°FMar: 28°FApr: 60°FApr: 38°FMay: 71°FMay: 49°FJun: 80°FJun: 59°FJul: 83°FJul: 63°FAug: 81°FAug: 62°FSep: 75°FSep: 54°FOct: 62°FOct: 43°FNov: 48°FNov: 33°FDec: 37°FDec: 24°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset7:20 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 57m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.71°N, 86.32°W

Nearby Stations

Kalamazoo, MI53 mi NEBattle Creek, MI69 mi NEHolland, MI72 mi NFort Wayne, IN76 mi SEChicago, IL85 mi WGrand Rapids, MI90 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

South Bend'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.
South Bend, IN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against South Bend's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
South Bend, IN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at South Bend, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
South Bend, IN daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at South Bend — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
6 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 56th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 7. Record: 28 in 1934.

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