Kentucky · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Lexington, KY

38.034°N, 84.611°W · station LEXthr · 155 years of record
90°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lexington.
86°MON7/1388°TUE7/1490°WED7/1590°THU7/1690°FRI7/1789°SAT7/1888°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#22 / 142
warmest Jul 15 in 142 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

106°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

70°F
set in 1917

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Lexington. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
70881061873: 83°F1874: 87°F1875: 85°F1876: 86°F1888: 78°F1889: 76°F1890: 87°F1891: 78°F1892: 90°F1893: 91°F1894: 87°F1895: 83°F1896: 88°F1897: 81°F1898: 89°F1899: 94°F1900: 93°F1901: 96°F1902: 88°F1903: 78°F1904: 88°F1905: 88°F1906: 85°F1907: 86°F1908: 89°F1909: 86°F1910: 86°F1911: 91°F1912: 91°F1913: 90°F1914: 83°F1915: 89°F1916: 90°F1917: 70°F1918: 86°F1919: 87°F1920: 83°F1921: 88°F1922: 87°F1923: 90°F1924: 76°F1925: 89°F1926: 76°F1927: 83°F1928: 79°F1929: 76°F1930: 80°F1931: 94°F1932: 94°F1933: 78°F1934: 94°F1935: 91°F1936: 106°F1937: 94°F1938: 88°F1939: 82°F1940: 87°F1941: 91°F1942: 90°F1943: 93°F1944: 91°F1945: 75°F1946: 86°F1947: 78°F1948: 85°F1949: 88°F1950: 79°F1951: 88°F1952: 95°F1953: 89°F1954: 88°F1955: 79°F1956: 85°F1957: 89°F1958: 87°F1959: 87°F1960: 75°F1961: 81°F1962: 86°F1963: 85°F1964: 79°F1965: 83°F1966: 80°F1967: 72°F1968: 88°F1969: 89°F1970: 89°F1971: 85°F1972: 88°F1973: 75°F1974: 81°F1975: 87°F1976: 89°F1977: 93°F1978: 78°F1979: 83°F1980: 93°F1981: 84°F1982: 88°F1983: 95°F1984: 88°F1985: 90°F1986: 86°F1987: 77°F1988: 90°F1989: 83°F1990: 74°F1991: 84°F1992: 88°F1993: 86°F1994: 80°F1995: 96°F1996: 87°F1997: 90°F1998: 74°F1999: 89°F2000: 87°F2001: 85°F2002: 88°F2003: 83°F2004: 81°F2005: 84°F2006: 89°F2007: 90°F2008: 84°F2009: 80°F2010: 90°F2011: 88°F2012: 88°F2013: 90°F2014: 78°F2015: 81°F2016: 89°F2017: 84°F2018: 84°F2019: 89°F2020: 87°F2021: 87°F2022: 90°F2023: 82°F2024: 97°F2025: 88°F90° forecast187319362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1590°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#22 of 142
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (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°F1943-21°F1963
Feb80°F1996-20°F1899
Mar86°F1929-2°F1960
Apr91°F194215°F1875
May96°F194126°F1966
Jun104°F193639°F1966
Jul108°F193647°F1937
Aug105°F193642°F1965
Sep103°F195432°F1899
Oct97°F201920°F1976
Nov83°F1987-3°F1929
Dec75°F1982-19°F1989
All-time108°F1936-21°F1963

2026 Records So Far

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

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Aug 28 1936

So far in 2026

7 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: 87°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise4:26 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight14h 36m · losing 6 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 Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 63rd most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 42 in 1944.

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