Missouri · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Poplar Bluff, MO

36.770°N, 90.322°W · station POFthr · 134 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Poplar Bluff.
87°MON7/1387°TUE7/1488°WED7/1589°THU7/1691°FRI7/1793°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#52 / 116
warmest Jul 18 in 116 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

109°F
set in 1901

Coolest Jul 18 ever

78°F
set in 2002

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Poplar Bluff. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
78941091894: 87°F1895: 91°F1899: 88°F1900: 85°F1901: 109°F1902: 96°F1915: 95°F1916: 98°F1917: 85°F1918: 83°F1919: 95°F1920: 94°F1921: 97°F1922: 89°F1923: 93°F1924: 92°F1925: 95°F1926: 99°F1927: 93°F1928: 86°F1929: 94°F1930: 91°F1931: 88°F1932: 99°F1933: 85°F1934: 101°F1935: 93°F1936: 94°F1937: 80°F1938: 79°F1939: 97°F1940: 86°F1941: 92°F1942: 103°F1943: 96°F1944: 101°F1945: 91°F1946: 98°F1947: 91°F1948: 97°F1949: 91°F1950: 85°F1951: 95°F1952: 92°F1953: 86°F1954: 98°F1955: 89°F1956: 93°F1957: 95°F1958: 94°F1959: 89°F1960: 87°F1961: 95°F1962: 88°F1963: 92°F1964: 95°F1965: 90°F1966: 96°F1967: 85°F1968: 93°F1969: 99°F1970: 91°F1971: 92°F1972: 82°F1973: 90°F1974: 94°F1975: 93°F1976: 88°F1977: 97°F1978: 91°F1979: 86°F1980: 108°F1982: 94°F1983: 95°F1984: 89°F1985: 90°F1986: 97°F1987: 91°F1988: 98°F1989: 86°F1990: 92°F1991: 96°F1992: 86°F1993: 96°F1994: 88°F1995: 91°F1996: 91°F1997: 93°F1998: 96°F1999: 93°F2000: 81°F2001: 96°F2002: 78°F2003: 85°F2004: 88°F2005: 87°F2006: 93°F2007: 91°F2008: 91°F2009: 80°F2010: 88°F2011: 94°F2012: 94°F2013: 96°F2014: 79°F2015: 93°F2016: 91°F2017: 91°F2018: 89°F2019: 91°F2020: 90°F2021: 83°F2022: 88°F2023: 82°F2024: 86°F2025: 90°F93° forecast189420251901

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1893°F
Hottest this date since2015
This-date record109°F
This-date rank#52 of 116
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record112°F (1901)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan78°F1943-23°F1930
Feb83°F1962-25°F1899
Mar92°F19290°F1943
Apr94°F192723°F1898
May100°F193428°F1903
Jun110°F193641°F1917
Jul112°F190148°F1947
Aug112°F193044°F1967
Sep108°F192531°F1899
Oct96°F193817°F1952
Nov85°F19244°F1950
Dec79°F1939-10°F1989
All-time112°F1901-25°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 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

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

12 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: 90°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 44°FJan: 27°FFeb: 50°FFeb: 31°FMar: 59°FMar: 38°FApr: 70°FApr: 48°FMay: 79°FMay: 58°FJun: 87°FJun: 66°FJul: 90°FJul: 70°FAug: 88°FAug: 68°FSep: 82°FSep: 59°FOct: 72°FOct: 47°FNov: 58°FNov: 37°FDec: 47°FDec: 30°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset7:21 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight14h 29m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

36.77°N, 90.32°W

Nearby Stations

Jonesboro, AR66 mi SPaducah, KY87 mi ECarbondale, IL91 mi NEMemphis, TN119 mi SSt Louis, MO136 mi NJefferson City, MO161 mi NW

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Poplar Bluff, MO — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Poplar Bluff, MO — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

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.
Poplar Bluff, MO daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Poplar Bluff — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
12 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 103rd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 48 in 1925.

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