38.594°N, 92.157°W · station JEFthr · 133 years of record
82°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Jefferson City.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Jefferson City — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#102 / 123
warmest Oct 17 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1950
Coolest Oct 17 ever
50°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 61°F — 102nd warmest Oct 17 of 123 years · record 90°F (1950) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#77 / 122
warmest Oct 18 in 122 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 18 ever
47°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 67°F — 77th warmest Oct 18 of 122 years · record 90°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#54 / 127
warmest Oct 19 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 19 ever
38°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 71°F — 54th warmest Oct 19 of 127 years · record 88°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#46 / 125
warmest Oct 20 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
87°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 20 ever
42°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 75°F — 46th warmest Oct 20 of 125 years · record 87°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#26 / 124
warmest Oct 21 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
88°F
set in 1979
Coolest Oct 21 ever
45°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 78°F — 26th warmest Oct 21 of 124 years · record 88°F (1979) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#21 / 125
warmest Oct 22 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
90°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 22 ever
41°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 81°F — 21st warmest Oct 22 of 125 years · record 90°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#18 / 127
warmest Oct 23 in 127 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
91°F
set in 1939
Coolest Oct 23 ever
43°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 82°F — 18th warmest Oct 23 of 127 years · record 91°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
79°FJan 24, 1950
-23°FJan 7, 1912
Feb
89°FFeb 24, 1930
-25°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
97°FMar 24, 1929
-16°FMar 5, 1960
Apr
96°FApr 28, 1899
13°FApr 5, 1920
May
102°FMay 30, 1934
24°FMay 2, 1961
Jun
107°FJun 28, 2012
38°FJun 1, 1972
Jul
114°FJul 12, 1901
42°FJul 14, 1967
Aug
111°FAug 9, 1934
41°FAug 21, 1950
Sep
107°FSep 3, 1939
29°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
96°FOct 7, 1939
14°FOct 7, 1987
Nov
88°FNov 1, 1915
1°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
79°FDec 11, 1949
-24°FDec 20, 1901
All-time
114°FJul 12, 1901
-25°FFeb 12, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Jefferson City so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
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
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 1934
Coldest high ever
-5°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
58°FJan 4, 1955
0°FJan 17, 1977
Feb
62°FFeb 15, 1954
-5°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
66°FMar 27, 1907
16°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
72°FApr 16, 2024
31°FApr 2, 1936
May
76°FMay 28, 2012
40°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
80°FJun 14, 2022
57°FJun 5, 1928
Jul
83°FJul 25, 1934
63°FJul 2, 1988
Aug
82°FAug 7, 1934
64°FAug 20, 1915
Sep
79°FSep 15, 1897
45°FSep 26, 1942
Oct
73°FOct 2, 2019
26°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
65°FNov 4, 2022
13°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
66°FDec 15, 2021
-1°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
83°FJul 25, 1934
-5°FFeb 12, 1899
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
57 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: 66°F · forecast is +16° vs normal.
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.
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.
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.
Days Above the Mark
How many days a year hit a given high at Jefferson City — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
57 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 39th most in 133 years. Normal for this point: 48. Record: 111 in 1901.
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