Missouri · THREADEX · 1894–2026

Jefferson City, MO

38.594°N, 92.157°W · station JEFthr · 133 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Jefferson City.
88°MON7/1390°TUE7/1490°WED7/1591°THU7/1692°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#29 / 128
warmest Jul 18 in 128 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

111°F
set in 1954

Coolest Jul 18 ever

70°F
set in 1933

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Jefferson City. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
70901111895: 94°F1896: 81°F1897: 86°F1898: 93°F1899: 92°F1900: 86°F1901: 103°F1902: 89°F1903: 85°F1904: 91°F1905: 92°F1906: 92°F1907: 91°F1908: 94°F1909: 90°F1910: 79°F1911: 90°F1912: 86°F1913: 104°F1914: 85°F1915: 86°F1916: 97°F1917: 89°F1918: 85°F1919: 89°F1920: 92°F1921: 95°F1922: 84°F1923: 86°F1924: 78°F1925: 93°F1926: 95°F1927: 88°F1928: 91°F1929: 94°F1930: 103°F1931: 94°F1932: 101°F1933: 70°F1934: 110°F1935: 92°F1936: 105°F1937: 86°F1938: 79°F1939: 101°F1940: 89°F1941: 89°F1942: 91°F1943: 88°F1944: 96°F1945: 85°F1946: 102°F1947: 82°F1948: 88°F1949: 90°F1950: 83°F1951: 90°F1952: 83°F1953: 95°F1954: 111°F1955: 88°F1956: 87°F1957: 97°F1958: 93°F1959: 89°F1960: 86°F1961: 89°F1962: 88°F1963: 98°F1964: 95°F1965: 81°F1966: 101°F1967: 86°F1968: 94°F1969: 94°F1970: 94°F1972: 95°F1973: 94°F1974: 100°F1975: 95°F1977: 96°F1978: 90°F1979: 86°F1980: 105°F1981: 89°F1982: 93°F1983: 93°F1984: 86°F1985: 87°F1986: 97°F1987: 91°F1988: 100°F1989: 83°F1990: 87°F1991: 91°F1992: 72°F1993: 92°F1994: 80°F1995: 87°F1996: 90°F1997: 94°F1998: 94°F1999: 93°F2000: 80°F2001: 90°F2002: 91°F2003: 83°F2004: 81°F2005: 92°F2006: 97°F2007: 93°F2008: 90°F2009: 75°F2010: 92°F2011: 94°F2012: 99°F2013: 95°F2014: 80°F2015: 92°F2016: 92°F2017: 94°F2018: 86°F2020: 94°F2021: 86°F2022: 91°F2023: 82°F2024: 86°F2025: 90°F94° forecast189519542025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1894°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record111°F
This-date rank#29 of 128
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record114°F (1901)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1894–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Jefferson City in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°F1950-23°F1912
Feb89°F1930-25°F1899
Mar97°F1929-16°F1960
Apr96°F189913°F1920
May102°F193424°F1961
Jun107°F201238°F1972
Jul114°F190142°F1967
Aug111°F193441°F1950
Sep107°F193929°F1899
Oct96°F193914°F1987
Nov88°F19151°F1929
Dec79°F1949-24°F1901
All-time114°F1901-25°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

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

37 days
record run, ended Aug 12 1916

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Jefferson City's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 89°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Jan: 41°FJan: 22°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 26°FMar: 57°FMar: 35°FApr: 68°FApr: 45°FMay: 76°FMay: 55°FJun: 85°FJun: 65°FJul: 88°FJul: 69°FAug: 87°FAug: 66°FSep: 80°FSep: 58°FOct: 69°FOct: 46°FNov: 56°FNov: 35°FDec: 45°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:55 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight14h 39m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.59°N, 92.16°W

Nearby Stations

Columbia, MO15 mi NSt Louis, MO96 mi EQuincy, IL106 mi NESpringfield, MO115 mi SWKansas City, MO146 mi WSpringfield, IL158 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Jefferson City'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.
Jefferson City, MO — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Jefferson City's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Jefferson City, MO — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1894

Each cell is one day's high at Jefferson City, coloured by temperature — 133 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Jefferson City, MO daily high heat map 1894–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Jefferson City — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
15 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 76th most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 17. Record: 45 in 1901.

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