36.770°N, 90.322°W · station POFthr · 134 years of record
82°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Poplar Bluff.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Poplar Bluff — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#103 / 118
warmest Oct 17 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1924
Coolest Oct 17 ever
54°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 62°F — 103rd warmest Oct 17 of 118 years · record 90°F (1924) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#95 / 118
warmest Oct 18 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
89°F
set in 1924
Coolest Oct 18 ever
52°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 66°F — 95th warmest Oct 18 of 118 years · record 89°F (1924) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#64 / 119
warmest Oct 19 in 119 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1924
Coolest Oct 19 ever
50°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 71°F — 64th warmest Oct 19 of 119 years · record 90°F (1924) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#53 / 118
warmest Oct 20 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 1924
Coolest Oct 20 ever
45°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 74°F — 53rd warmest Oct 20 of 118 years · record 91°F (1924) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#40 / 118
warmest Oct 21 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
90°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 21 ever
49°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 77°F — 40th warmest Oct 21 of 118 years · record 90°F (1920) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#20 / 117
warmest Oct 22 in 117 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1920
Coolest Oct 22 ever
45°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 80°F — 20th warmest Oct 22 of 117 years · record 89°F (1920) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#21 / 118
warmest Oct 23 in 118 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
92°F
set in 1927
Coolest Oct 23 ever
50°F
set in 1981
Forecast high 82°F — 21st warmest Oct 23 of 118 years · record 92°F (1927) · warmest since 2020.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Poplar Bluff in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
78°FJan 24, 1943
-23°FJan 18, 1930
Feb
83°FFeb 13, 1962
-25°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
92°FMar 24, 1929
0°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
94°FApr 27, 1927
23°FApr 7, 1898
May
100°FMay 30, 1934
28°FMay 1, 1903
Jun
110°FJun 20, 1936
41°FJun 16, 1917
Jul
112°FJul 12, 1901
48°FJul 23, 1947
Aug
112°FAug 9, 1930
44°FAug 28, 1967
Sep
108°FSep 7, 1925
31°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
96°FOct 5, 1938
17°FOct 29, 1952
Nov
85°FNov 4, 1924
4°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
79°FDec 7, 1939
-10°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
112°FJul 12, 1901
-25°FFeb 13, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Poplar Bluff so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 3 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
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 9, 1989
Coldest high ever
3°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
66°FJan 25, 1950
3°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
61°FFeb 15, 1954
8°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
68°FMar 25, 1929
25°FMar 7, 1920
Apr
71°FApr 30, 1962
39°FApr 7, 1971
May
76°FMay 18, 2026
50°FMay 11, 1960
Jun
79°FJun 30, 1894
62°FJun 15, 1942
Jul
84°FJul 9, 1989
67°FJul 1, 1924
Aug
80°FAug 1, 1980
65°FAug 31, 1915
Sep
79°FSep 11, 1900
56°FSep 28, 1896
Oct
76°FOct 5, 1941
31°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
69°FNov 4, 2024
25°FNov 29, 1976
Dec
65°FDec 15, 1948
9°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
84°FJul 9, 1989
3°FJan 21, 1985
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
36 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1934
So far in 2026
65 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Poplar Bluff's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 69°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
Poplar Bluff'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 Poplar Bluff'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 Poplar Bluff, coloured by temperature — 134 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 Poplar Bluff — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
65 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 37th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 52. Record: 103 in 1953.
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