Kentucky · THREADEX · 1872–2026

Louisville, KY

38.177°N, 85.731°W · station SDFthr · 155 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Jul 16

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Louisville.
88°MON7/1390°TUE7/1491°WED7/1592°THU7/1692°FRI7/1791°SAT7/1890°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 16

Today ranks

#41 / 153
warmest Jul 16 in 153 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 16 ever

106°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 16 ever

78°F
set in 1897

Hottest Jul 16 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 16 at Louisville. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
78921061873: 90°F1874: 81°F1875: 93°F1876: 90°F1877: 82°F1878: 93°F1879: 98°F1880: 94°F1881: 98°F1882: 89°F1883: 89°F1884: 84°F1885: 93°F1886: 85°F1887: 96°F1888: 84°F1889: 82°F1890: 92°F1891: 83°F1892: 90°F1893: 89°F1894: 94°F1895: 91°F1896: 93°F1897: 78°F1898: 94°F1899: 94°F1900: 92°F1901: 99°F1902: 83°F1903: 80°F1904: 89°F1905: 96°F1906: 78°F1907: 93°F1908: 87°F1909: 85°F1910: 78°F1911: 80°F1912: 94°F1913: 93°F1914: 88°F1915: 90°F1916: 90°F1917: 79°F1918: 88°F1919: 82°F1920: 84°F1921: 94°F1922: 89°F1923: 89°F1924: 84°F1925: 90°F1926: 84°F1927: 83°F1928: 84°F1929: 86°F1930: 86°F1931: 94°F1932: 97°F1933: 84°F1934: 97°F1935: 87°F1936: 106°F1937: 94°F1938: 86°F1939: 83°F1940: 88°F1941: 90°F1942: 93°F1943: 95°F1944: 93°F1945: 78°F1946: 86°F1947: 84°F1948: 90°F1949: 84°F1950: 88°F1951: 92°F1952: 85°F1953: 91°F1954: 91°F1955: 88°F1956: 88°F1957: 89°F1958: 85°F1959: 94°F1960: 79°F1961: 85°F1962: 87°F1963: 89°F1964: 87°F1965: 87°F1966: 87°F1967: 82°F1968: 92°F1969: 92°F1970: 85°F1971: 85°F1972: 81°F1973: 84°F1974: 85°F1975: 87°F1976: 94°F1977: 95°F1978: 85°F1979: 90°F1980: 101°F1981: 88°F1982: 91°F1983: 93°F1984: 88°F1985: 84°F1986: 94°F1987: 84°F1988: 98°F1989: 85°F1990: 88°F1991: 92°F1992: 84°F1993: 84°F1994: 87°F1995: 94°F1996: 82°F1997: 89°F1998: 84°F1999: 90°F2000: 85°F2001: 90°F2002: 89°F2003: 87°F2004: 83°F2005: 83°F2006: 94°F2007: 90°F2008: 92°F2009: 85°F2010: 95°F2011: 88°F2012: 93°F2013: 94°F2014: 78°F2015: 87°F2016: 92°F2017: 90°F2018: 88°F2019: 92°F2020: 92°F2021: 91°F2022: 96°F2023: 87°F2024: 95°F2025: 93°F92° forecast187320251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1692°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#41 of 153
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1901)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Louisville in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1943-22°F1994
Feb82°F2018-19°F1951
Mar89°F2026-1°F1960
Apr91°F189421°F1875
May98°F191131°F1963
Jun105°F201242°F1966
Jul107°F190149°F1947
Aug105°F188145°F1946
Sep104°F195433°F1949
Oct97°F201923°F1925
Nov85°F2016-1°F1950
Dec76°F1982-15°F1989
All-time107°F1901-22°F1994

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (89°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

22 days
record run, ended Aug 20 2007

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Louisville's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 43°FJan: 27°FFeb: 48°FFeb: 30°FMar: 57°FMar: 38°FApr: 69°FApr: 47°FMay: 77°FMay: 58°FJun: 85°FJun: 66°FJul: 88°FJul: 70°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 81°FSep: 61°FOct: 70°FOct: 49°FNov: 57°FNov: 38°FDec: 46°FDec: 31°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:30 AM
Sunset7:07 PM
Solar noon11:48 AM
Daylight14h 36m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.18°N, 85.73°W

Nearby Stations

Lexington, KY61 mi ECincinnati, OH82 mi NEEvansville, IN97 mi WIndianapolis, IN110 mi NWilmington, OH136 mi NEJackson, KY137 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Louisville — counted through Jul 16 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 102nd most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 32 in 1954.

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