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Lexington, KY

38.034°N, 84.611°W · station LEXthr · 155 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lexington.
93°TUE9/194°WED9/297°THU9/395°FRI9/490°SAT9/587°SUN9/686°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lexington — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#3 / 141
warmest Sep 3 in 141 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

100°F
set in 1953

Coolest Sep 3 ever

63°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 97°F — 3rd warmest Sep 3 of 141 years · record 100°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
1873: 86°F1874: 85°F1875: 89°F1888: 74°F1889: 82°F1890: 83°F1891: 82°F1892: 78°F1893: 78°F1894: 88°F1895: 86°F1896: 90°F1897: 81°F1898: 90°F1899: 93°F1900: 79°F1901: 80°F1902: 82°F1903: 87°F1904: 88°F1905: 75°F1906: 80°F1907: 69°F1908: 80°F1909: 71°F1910: 82°F1911: 87°F1912: 89°F1913: 95°F1914: 76°F1915: 70°F1916: 77°F1917: 83°F1918: 81°F1919: 81°F1920: 67°F1921: 86°F1922: 83°F1923: 79°F1924: 71°F1925: 97°F1926: 86°F1927: 89°F1928: 81°F1929: 90°F1930: 81°F1931: 77°F1932: 95°F1933: 81°F1934: 84°F1935: 70°F1936: 72°F1937: 95°F1938: 82°F1939: 94°F1940: 80°F1941: 91°F1942: 87°F1943: 86°F1944: 84°F1945: 81°F1946: 77°F1947: 90°F1948: 88°F1949: 86°F1950: 83°F1951: 86°F1952: 70°F1953: 100°F1954: 95°F1955: 85°F1956: 78°F1957: 91°F1958: 88°F1959: 84°F1960: 92°F1961: 87°F1962: 79°F1963: 86°F1964: 85°F1965: 81°F1966: 88°F1967: 76°F1968: 81°F1969: 85°F1970: 85°F1971: 80°F1972: 83°F1973: 93°F1974: 63°F1975: 92°F1976: 74°F1977: 89°F1978: 80°F1979: 85°F1980: 86°F1981: 77°F1982: 75°F1983: 88°F1984: 93°F1985: 86°F1986: 81°F1987: 87°F1988: 82°F1989: 77°F1990: 84°F1991: 82°F1992: 80°F1993: 84°F1994: 73°F1995: 85°F1996: 84°F1997: 75°F1998: 88°F1999: 95°F2000: 87°F2001: 78°F2002: 93°F2003: 76°F2004: 80°F2005: 82°F2006: 74°F2007: 91°F2008: 91°F2009: 81°F2010: 84°F2011: 98°F2012: 79°F2013: 80°F2014: 85°F2015: 93°F2016: 81°F2017: 79°F2018: 93°F2019: 91°F2020: 84°F2021: 79°F2022: 83°F2023: 92°F2024: 80°F2025: 85°F97° forecast606570758085909510018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 397°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#3 of 141
Hottest at any time since2024
All-time record108°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break4.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lexington in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°FJan 24, 1943-21°FJan 24, 1963
Feb80°FFeb 23, 1996-20°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar86°FMar 25, 1929-2°FMar 5, 1960
Apr91°FApr 30, 194215°FApr 18, 1875
May96°FMay 22, 194126°FMay 10, 1966
Jun104°FJun 29, 193639°FJun 1, 1966
Jul108°FJul 10, 193647°FJul 2, 1937
Aug105°FAug 19, 193642°FAug 29, 1965
Sep103°FSep 5, 195432°FSep 30, 1899
Oct97°FOct 1, 201920°FOct 28, 1976
Nov83°FNov 1, 1987-3°FNov 30, 1929
Dec75°FDec 2, 1982-19°FDec 22, 1989
All-time108°FJul 10, 1936-21°FJan 24, 1963

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lexington so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 4 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 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

83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 8, 1874

Coldest high ever

-3°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 3, 2004-3°FJan 12, 1918
Feb62°FFeb 20, 2018-3°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar65°FMar 28, 190714°FMar 1, 1980
Apr70°FApr 30, 189931°FApr 17, 1875
May74°FMay 31, 191842°FMay 15, 1895
Jun80°FJun 8, 193354°FJun 4, 1945
Jul83°FJul 8, 187468°FJul 8, 1891
Aug81°FAug 31, 193259°FAug 30, 1915
Sep78°FSep 1, 193247°FSep 30, 1924
Oct71°FOct 6, 190030°FOct 30, 1917
Nov67°FNov 6, 202414°FNov 30, 1929
Dec62°FDec 2, 19820°FDec 22, 1989
All-time83°FJul 8, 1874-3°FFeb 9, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Aug 28 1936

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Lexington's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 84°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
Jan: 42°FJan: 25°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 28°FMar: 55°FMar: 36°FApr: 66°FApr: 45°FMay: 75°FMay: 55°FJun: 83°FJun: 63°FJul: 86°FJul: 67°FAug: 86°FAug: 65°FSep: 80°FSep: 58°FOct: 68°FOct: 47°FNov: 55°FNov: 36°FDec: 45°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:08 AM
Sunset6:08 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight13h 00m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.03°N, 84.61°W

Nearby Stations

Louisville, KY61 mi WCincinnati, OH69 mi NJackson, KY77 mi EWilmington, OH106 mi NEHuntington, WV113 mi EDayton, OH131 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lexington's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lexington, KY — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's high at Lexington, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lexington, KY daily high heat map 1872–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lexington — counted through Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
17 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 79th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 71 in 1936.

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