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Poplar Bluff, MO

36.770°N, 90.322°W · station POFthr · 134 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Poplar Bluff.
98°TUE9/197°WED9/297°THU9/397°FRI9/497°SAT9/596°SUN9/694°MON9/7

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

#5 / 114
warmest Sep 1 in 114 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

102°F
set in 1943

Coolest Sep 1 ever

72°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 98°F — 5th warmest Sep 1 of 114 years · record 102°F (1943) · warmest since 1953.
1894: 89°F1895: 79°F1896: 89°F1897: 98°F1898: 93°F1899: 92°F1900: 94°F1901: 84°F1915: 74°F1916: 88°F1917: 83°F1918: 85°F1919: 81°F1920: 92°F1921: 86°F1922: 82°F1923: 86°F1924: 93°F1925: 86°F1926: 91°F1927: 94°F1928: 80°F1929: 90°F1930: 90°F1931: 89°F1932: 94°F1933: 87°F1934: 88°F1935: 83°F1936: 95°F1937: 92°F1938: 90°F1939: 94°F1940: 89°F1941: 95°F1942: 91°F1943: 102°F1944: 82°F1945: 95°F1946: 82°F1947: 102°F1948: 94°F1949: 81°F1950: 72°F1951: 100°F1952: 96°F1953: 100°F1955: 83°F1956: 89°F1957: 86°F1958: 77°F1959: 87°F1960: 97°F1961: 89°F1962: 82°F1963: 87°F1964: 89°F1965: 86°F1966: 87°F1967: 75°F1969: 93°F1970: 85°F1971: 88°F1972: 87°F1973: 89°F1974: 85°F1975: 87°F1976: 84°F1977: 92°F1978: 82°F1981: 88°F1982: 93°F1983: 91°F1984: 92°F1985: 94°F1986: 79°F1987: 83°F1988: 80°F1989: 91°F1990: 90°F1991: 90°F1992: 88°F1993: 87°F1994: 85°F1996: 87°F1997: 90°F1998: 85°F1999: 94°F2000: 96°F2001: 85°F2002: 91°F2003: 86°F2004: 84°F2005: 91°F2006: 83°F2007: 88°F2008: 90°F2009: 77°F2010: 89°F2011: 96°F2012: 86°F2013: 81°F2014: 88°F2015: 89°F2016: 90°F2017: 79°F2018: 87°F2019: 88°F2020: 85°F2021: 85°F2022: 86°F2023: 83°F2024: 90°F2025: 86°F98° forecast70758085909510010519001920193019401950196019701990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 198°F
Hottest this date since1953
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#5 of 114
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°FJan 24, 1943-23°FJan 18, 1930
Feb83°FFeb 13, 1962-25°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar92°FMar 24, 19290°FMar 3, 1943
Apr94°FApr 27, 192723°FApr 7, 1898
May100°FMay 30, 193428°FMay 1, 1903
Jun110°FJun 20, 193641°FJun 16, 1917
Jul112°FJul 12, 190148°FJul 23, 1947
Aug112°FAug 9, 193044°FAug 28, 1967
Sep108°FSep 7, 192531°FSep 30, 1899
Oct96°FOct 5, 193817°FOct 29, 1952
Nov85°FNov 4, 19244°FNov 25, 1950
Dec79°FDec 7, 1939-10°FDec 22, 1989
All-time112°FJul 12, 1901-25°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Poplar Bluff so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan66°FJan 25, 19503°FJan 21, 1985
Feb61°FFeb 15, 19548°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar68°FMar 25, 192925°FMar 7, 1920
Apr71°FApr 30, 196239°FApr 7, 1971
May76°FMay 18, 202650°FMay 11, 1960
Jun79°FJun 30, 189462°FJun 15, 1942
Jul84°FJul 9, 198967°FJul 1, 1924
Aug80°FAug 1, 198065°FAug 31, 1915
Sep79°FSep 11, 190056°FSep 28, 1896
Oct76°FOct 5, 194131°FOct 29, 1925
Nov69°FNov 4, 202425°FNov 29, 1976
Dec65°FDec 15, 19489°FDec 23, 1989
All-time84°FJul 9, 19893°FJan 21, 1985

Hot Streaks

Current run

2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

36 days
record run, ended Aug 15 1934

So far in 2026

40 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: 87°F · forecast is +11° 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

Sunrise5:32 AM
Sunset6:30 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight12h 58m · losing 15 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 Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
40 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 84th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 45. Record: 86 in 1952.

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