36.770°N, 90.322°W · station POFthr · 134 years of record
98°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 1953
forecast high · Sep 1
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
#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.
Ranks
#4 / 115
warmest Sep 2 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
103°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
65°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 97°F — 4th warmest Sep 2 of 115 years · record 103°F (1953) · warmest since 1953.
Ranks
#7 / 115
warmest Sep 3 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 3 ever
74°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 97°F — 7th warmest Sep 3 of 115 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 1999.
Ranks
#8 / 115
warmest Sep 4 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
71°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 97°F — 8th warmest Sep 4 of 115 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 1999.
Ranks
#10 / 114
warmest Sep 5 in 114 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
105°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 5 ever
71°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 97°F — 10th warmest Sep 5 of 114 years · record 105°F (1925) · warmest since 1960.
Ranks
#9 / 115
warmest Sep 6 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
105°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 6 ever
67°F
set in 1934
Forecast high 96°F — 9th warmest Sep 6 of 115 years · record 105°F (1925) · warmest since 1990.
Ranks
#17 / 115
warmest Sep 7 in 115 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
108°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 7 ever
71°F
set in 1957
Forecast high 94°F — 17th warmest Sep 7 of 115 years · record 108°F (1925) · warmest since 1990.
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 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
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
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.
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.