Kentucky · THREADEX · 1937–2026

Paducah, KY

37.056°N, 88.774°W · station PAHthr · 90 years of record
91°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Paducah.
86°MON7/1387°TUE7/1488°WED7/1589°THU7/1690°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1890°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#44 / 87
warmest Jul 18 in 87 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

100°F
set in 1943

Coolest Jul 18 ever

75°F
set in 2009

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Paducah. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
75881001938: 82°F1939: 96°F1940: 83°F1941: 93°F1942: 98°F1943: 100°F1944: 98°F1945: 85°F1946: 97°F1947: 94°F1949: 87°F1950: 83°F1951: 92°F1952: 94°F1953: 91°F1954: 100°F1955: 86°F1956: 90°F1957: 89°F1958: 91°F1959: 87°F1960: 84°F1961: 87°F1962: 84°F1963: 89°F1964: 90°F1965: 87°F1966: 95°F1967: 86°F1968: 91°F1969: 90°F1970: 93°F1971: 88°F1972: 91°F1973: 90°F1974: 97°F1975: 90°F1976: 82°F1977: 95°F1978: 91°F1979: 85°F1980: 95°F1981: 90°F1982: 90°F1983: 93°F1984: 88°F1985: 89°F1986: 96°F1987: 92°F1988: 100°F1989: 85°F1990: 90°F1991: 95°F1992: 87°F1993: 98°F1994: 92°F1995: 91°F1996: 90°F1997: 91°F1998: 91°F1999: 93°F2000: 83°F2001: 94°F2002: 86°F2003: 77°F2004: 88°F2005: 87°F2006: 92°F2007: 96°F2008: 91°F2009: 75°F2010: 86°F2011: 93°F2012: 97°F2013: 92°F2014: 80°F2015: 93°F2016: 92°F2017: 92°F2018: 89°F2019: 89°F2020: 92°F2021: 80°F2022: 88°F2023: 86°F2024: 86°F2025: 92°F91° forecast193819432025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1891°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#44 of 87
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1942)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1937–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Paducah in each calendar month, and for the whole 1937–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1943-15°F1985
Feb78°F1962-14°F1951
Mar87°F2026-6°F2015
Apr90°F194621°F2007
May96°F194132°F1944
Jun108°F201244°F1993
Jul108°F194247°F1947
Aug106°F194744°F1986
Sep104°F193934°F1949
Oct96°F201922°F1981
Nov86°F1946-3°F1950
Dec77°F1951-10°F1989
All-time108°F1942-15°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (87°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 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

38 days
record run, ended Aug 3 1993

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Paducah's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 27°FFeb: 49°FFeb: 30°FMar: 59°FMar: 38°FApr: 70°FApr: 47°FMay: 79°FMay: 57°FJun: 87°FJun: 66°FJul: 90°FJul: 69°FAug: 89°FAug: 66°FSep: 83°FSep: 58°FOct: 71°FOct: 47°FNov: 58°FNov: 37°FDec: 48°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset7:16 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight14h 30m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

37.06°N, 88.77°W

Nearby Stations

Carbondale, IL56 mi NWPoplar Bluff, MO87 mi WEvansville, IN97 mi NENashville, TN132 mi SEJonesboro, AR133 mi SWSt Louis, MO146 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Paducah's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Paducah, KY — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1937

Each cell is one day's high at Paducah, coloured by temperature — 90 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Paducah, KY daily high heat map 1937–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Paducah — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
8 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 80th most in 90 years. Normal for this point: 18. Record: 42 in 1944.

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