Missouri · THREADEX · 1874–2026

St Louis, MO

38.752°N, 90.373°W · station STLthr · 153 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for St Louis.
86°MON7/1390°TUE7/1490°WED7/1591°THU7/1693°FRI7/1794°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#36 / 151
warmest Jul 18 in 151 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

112°F
set in 1954

Coolest Jul 18 ever

73°F
set in 2009

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at St Louis. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
73921121874: 88°F1875: 82°F1876: 93°F1877: 84°F1878: 97°F1879: 80°F1880: 83°F1881: 85°F1882: 84°F1883: 78°F1884: 82°F1885: 92°F1886: 84°F1887: 98°F1888: 82°F1889: 92°F1890: 88°F1891: 84°F1892: 82°F1893: 86°F1894: 89°F1895: 94°F1896: 82°F1897: 90°F1898: 89°F1899: 86°F1900: 78°F1901: 98°F1902: 87°F1903: 83°F1904: 92°F1905: 94°F1906: 88°F1907: 91°F1908: 90°F1909: 87°F1910: 77°F1911: 81°F1912: 86°F1913: 102°F1914: 81°F1915: 90°F1916: 96°F1917: 83°F1918: 85°F1919: 88°F1920: 92°F1921: 89°F1922: 84°F1923: 88°F1924: 80°F1925: 85°F1926: 96°F1927: 87°F1928: 90°F1929: 91°F1930: 103°F1931: 94°F1932: 98°F1933: 78°F1934: 104°F1935: 96°F1936: 101°F1937: 86°F1938: 84°F1939: 95°F1940: 84°F1941: 92°F1942: 91°F1943: 90°F1944: 86°F1945: 86°F1946: 101°F1948: 92°F1949: 83°F1950: 87°F1951: 92°F1952: 89°F1953: 94°F1954: 112°F1955: 89°F1956: 86°F1957: 95°F1958: 91°F1959: 84°F1960: 82°F1961: 86°F1962: 82°F1963: 95°F1964: 93°F1965: 88°F1966: 102°F1967: 85°F1968: 93°F1969: 93°F1970: 88°F1971: 88°F1972: 96°F1973: 90°F1974: 98°F1975: 90°F1976: 83°F1977: 96°F1978: 91°F1979: 84°F1980: 97°F1981: 85°F1982: 89°F1983: 96°F1984: 88°F1985: 90°F1986: 98°F1987: 91°F1988: 100°F1989: 83°F1990: 93°F1991: 95°F1992: 88°F1993: 95°F1994: 91°F1995: 91°F1996: 94°F1997: 98°F1998: 96°F1999: 94°F2000: 79°F2001: 88°F2002: 87°F2003: 82°F2004: 82°F2005: 93°F2006: 98°F2007: 96°F2008: 93°F2009: 73°F2010: 91°F2011: 97°F2012: 103°F2013: 94°F2014: 82°F2015: 94°F2016: 96°F2017: 98°F2018: 89°F2019: 96°F2020: 93°F2021: 85°F2022: 91°F2023: 84°F2024: 87°F2025: 88°F94° forecast187420251954

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1894°F
Hottest this date since2019
This-date record112°F
This-date rank#36 of 151
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record115°F (1954)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1874–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at St Louis in each calendar month, and for the whole 1874–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°F1950-22°F1884
Feb86°F2024-18°F1905
Mar93°F2026-5°F1960
Apr93°F193020°F1936
May98°F193431°F1966
Jun108°F201243°F1969
Jul115°F195451°F1962
Aug110°F193447°F1965
Sep104°F195432°F1942
Oct94°F195321°F1925
Nov86°F19371°F1964
Dec78°F2025-16°F1989
All-time115°F1954-22°F1884

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at St Louis so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (93°F)

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

28 days
record run, ended Jul 29 1936

So far in 2026

13 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from St Louis's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 40°FJan: 24°FFeb: 46°FFeb: 28°FMar: 57°FMar: 37°FApr: 68°FApr: 48°FMay: 77°FMay: 58°FJun: 86°FJun: 68°FJul: 90°FJul: 72°FAug: 88°FAug: 70°FSep: 81°FSep: 61°FOct: 69°FOct: 49°FNov: 56°FNov: 38°FDec: 44°FDec: 29°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:47 AM
Sunset7:27 PM
Solar noon12:07 PM
Daylight14h 40m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.75°N, 90.37°W

Nearby Stations

Springfield, IL84 mi NECarbondale, IL90 mi SEQuincy, IL92 mi NWJefferson City, MO96 mi WColumbia, MO99 mi WPoplar Bluff, MO136 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

St Louis'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.
St Louis, MO — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against St Louis's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
St Louis, MO — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1874

Each cell is one day's high at St Louis, coloured by temperature — 153 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
St Louis, MO daily high heat map 1874–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at St Louis — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
13 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 93rd most in 153 years. Normal for this point: 17. Record: 38 in 1934.

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