37.056°N, 88.774°W · station PAHthr · 90 years of record
79°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Paducah.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Paducah — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#75 / 87
warmest Oct 17 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
87°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
50°F
set in 1943
Forecast high 60°F — 75th warmest Oct 17 of 87 years · record 87°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 87
warmest Oct 18 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
88°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
48°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 66°F — 66th warmest Oct 18 of 87 years · record 88°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#42 / 87
warmest Oct 19 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 19 ever
41°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 70°F — 42nd warmest Oct 19 of 87 years · record 90°F (1938) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#43 / 87
warmest Oct 20 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
89°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
50°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 73°F — 43rd warmest Oct 20 of 87 years · record 89°F (2016) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#33 / 87
warmest Oct 21 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
88°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 21 ever
48°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 75°F — 33rd warmest Oct 21 of 87 years · record 88°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#27 / 87
warmest Oct 22 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
88°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 22 ever
52°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 77°F — 27th warmest Oct 22 of 87 years · record 88°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#13 / 87
warmest Oct 23 in 87 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
84°F
set in 2020
Coolest Oct 23 ever
46°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 79°F — 13th warmest Oct 23 of 87 years · record 84°F (2020) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
77°FJan 25, 1943
-15°FJan 20, 1985
Feb
78°FFeb 13, 1962
-14°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar
87°FMar 22, 2026
-6°FMar 6, 2015
Apr
90°FApr 21, 1946
21°FApr 8, 2007
May
96°FMay 22, 1941
32°FMay 7, 1944
Jun
108°FJun 29, 2012
44°FJun 1, 1993
Jul
108°FJul 17, 1942
47°FJul 23, 1947
Aug
106°FAug 4, 1947
44°FAug 29, 1986
Sep
104°FSep 9, 1939
34°FSep 30, 1949
Oct
96°FOct 2, 2019
22°FOct 24, 1981
Nov
86°FNov 3, 1946
-3°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
77°FDec 31, 1951
-10°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
108°FJul 17, 1942
-15°FJan 20, 1985
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Paducah so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
9 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
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
82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 16, 1980
Coldest high ever
1°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1985
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
66°FJan 25, 1950
1°FJan 20, 1985
Feb
67°FFeb 20, 2018
7°FFeb 3, 1996
Mar
66°FMar 28, 1998
19°FMar 4, 1960
Apr
71°FApr 28, 1970
36°FApr 6, 1971
May
75°FMay 25, 1989
48°FMay 4, 1945
Jun
81°FJun 23, 2016
62°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
82°FJul 16, 1980
69°FJul 5, 1967
Aug
80°FAug 16, 1954
64°FAug 15, 1964
Sep
78°FSep 9, 1939
54°FSep 28, 1967
Oct
74°FOct 3, 1986
38°FOct 30, 1993
Nov
71°FNov 4, 2024
15°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
66°FDec 2, 1982
4°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
82°FJul 16, 1980
1°FJan 20, 1985
Hot Streaks
Current run
1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
38 days
record run, ended Aug 3 1993
So far in 2026
49 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: 68°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
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.
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.