41.707°N, 86.316°W · station SBNthr · 134 years of record
72°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for South Bend.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at South Bend — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#99 / 129
warmest Oct 17 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 17 ever
43°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 55°F — 99th warmest Oct 17 of 129 years · record 86°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#69 / 129
warmest Oct 18 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
85°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 18 ever
40°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 62°F — 69th warmest Oct 18 of 129 years · record 85°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#33 / 128
warmest Oct 19 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
83°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 19 ever
36°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 67°F — 33rd warmest Oct 19 of 128 years · record 83°F (1950) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#30 / 128
warmest Oct 20 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
85°F
set in 1908
Coolest Oct 20 ever
37°F
set in 1895
Forecast high 70°F — 30th warmest Oct 20 of 128 years · record 85°F (1908) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#26 / 129
warmest Oct 21 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
85°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 21 ever
39°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 71°F — 26th warmest Oct 21 of 129 years · record 85°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 129
warmest Oct 22 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
84°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 22 ever
38°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 72°F — 22nd warmest Oct 22 of 129 years · record 84°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#17 / 129
warmest Oct 23 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
83°F
set in 1908
Coolest Oct 23 ever
38°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 72°F — 17th warmest Oct 23 of 129 years · record 83°F (1908) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
68°FJan 25, 1950
-22°FJan 25, 1897
Feb
74°FFeb 25, 2000
-20°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
85°FMar 31, 1981
-13°FMar 8, 1943
Apr
91°FApr 30, 1942
11°FApr 8, 1972
May
97°FMay 27, 2012
24°FMay 6, 1968
Jun
106°FJun 1, 1934
35°FJun 16, 1917
Jul
109°FJul 24, 1934
42°FJul 15, 1930
Aug
105°FAug 9, 1934
40°FAug 31, 1911
Sep
99°FSep 2, 1913
29°FSep 28, 1942
Oct
92°FOct 6, 1963
12°FOct 11, 1906
Nov
82°FNov 1, 1950
-7°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
70°FDec 2, 1982
-18°FDec 28, 1924
All-time
109°FJul 24, 1934
-22°FJan 25, 1897
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at South Bend so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 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
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 · Jul 23, 1914
Coldest high ever
-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 24, 1909
-6°FJan 20, 1985
Feb
57°FFeb 25, 1930
-8°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
65°FMar 30, 1998
11°FMar 17, 1941
Apr
69°FApr 30, 1899
26°FApr 1, 1899
May
74°FMay 31, 2022
36°FMay 2, 1940
Jun
78°FJun 20, 1953
47°FJun 1, 1910
Jul
84°FJul 23, 1914
62°FJul 21, 1996
Aug
80°FAug 22, 1936
59°FAug 5, 1915
Sep
75°FSep 7, 1985
46°FSep 22, 1913
Oct
72°FOct 1, 2019
30°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
62°FNov 12, 1902
8°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
60°FDec 2, 1982
-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
84°FJul 23, 1914
-8°FFeb 9, 1899
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
13 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: 59°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
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.
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.