Kentucky · THREADEX · 1981–2026

Jackson, KY

37.591°N, 83.314°W · station JKLthr · 46 years of record
88°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Jackson.
81°MON7/1385°TUE7/1488°WED7/1588°THU7/1688°FRI7/1787°SAT7/1885°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#10 / 45
warmest Jul 15 in 45 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

95°F
set in 1995

Coolest Jul 15 ever

73°F
set in 2011

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Jackson. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
7384951981: 85°F1982: 91°F1983: 90°F1984: 88°F1985: 94°F1986: 83°F1987: 78°F1988: 90°F1989: 84°F1990: 76°F1991: 83°F1992: 88°F1993: 87°F1994: 84°F1995: 95°F1996: 85°F1997: 87°F1998: 81°F1999: 89°F2000: 85°F2001: 80°F2002: 84°F2003: 84°F2004: 81°F2005: 84°F2006: 87°F2007: 90°F2008: 80°F2009: 78°F2010: 87°F2011: 73°F2012: 84°F2013: 87°F2014: 79°F2015: 77°F2016: 89°F2017: 84°F2018: 88°F2019: 86°F2020: 87°F2021: 85°F2022: 85°F2023: 84°F2024: 93°F2025: 88°F88° forecast198120251995

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1588°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record95°F
This-date rank#10 of 45
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1981–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Jackson in each calendar month, and for the whole 1981–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F2002-18°F1985
Feb80°F2018-8°F1996
Mar88°F20267°F1996
Apr92°F198620°F1982
May91°F200630°F2020
Jun104°F201244°F1988
Jul101°F198852°F1983
Aug101°F198845°F1986
Sep98°F201934°F1989
Oct97°F201926°F1981
Nov84°F201613°F1986
Dec79°F1982-13°F1989
All-time104°F2012-18°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

14 days
record run, ended Aug 25 1995

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Jackson's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 85°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 27°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 30°FMar: 58°FMar: 38°FApr: 69°FApr: 47°FMay: 75°FMay: 56°FJun: 82°FJun: 63°FJul: 85°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 65°FSep: 79°FSep: 59°FOct: 68°FOct: 48°FNov: 57°FNov: 39°FDec: 47°FDec: 32°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:22 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight14h 33m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.59°N, 83.31°W

Nearby Stations

Huntington, WV67 mi NELexington, KY77 mi WBristol-Johnson City, TN91 mi SECharleston, WV108 mi NEBluefield, WV117 mi EOak Ridge, TN119 mi SW

The Last 6 Weeks

Jackson'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.
Jackson, KY — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Jackson's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Jackson, KY — 2026 daily high trace
Download year chart

Every Day Since 1981

Each cell is one day's high at Jackson, coloured by temperature — 46 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Jackson, KY daily high heat map 1981–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Jackson — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
4 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 19th most in 46 years. Normal for this point: 5. Record: 18 in 1988.

Share Card

A ready-to-share summary of Jackson's outlook — post it, or link this page.
Jackson, KY hot share card
Download card
See Jackson on coldestsince.com →
Hottest Since · Browse all states · See where it's coldest → coldestsince.com
part of Weather Trader · supported by Substack Subscribers · data: NWS NDFD forecast + NOAA/ACIS ThreadEx records · updated 2026-07-13T12:58:10Z
© 2026 Weather Trader · All rights reserved